''Mora moro'', the common mora, is a

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fish, the only species in the genus ''Mora''. It is found worldwide in temperate seas, at depths of between 300 and 2,500 m. Its length is up to about 80 cm. Other names in English include goodly-eyed cod, googly-eyed cod, and ribaldo. In the month-long NORFANZ Expedition of 2003 which was examining the

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of the

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s and slopes of the Norfolk Ridge, 594 specimens averaging 1.25 kg (2.6 lb) were collected from 24 locations.NORFANZ Voyage
Retrieved 2011-10-29. This large-eyed, generally gray species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.

References

* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Moridae Taxa named by Antoine Risso Fish described in 1810 {{Gadiformes-stub