mora moro

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Other uses|Mora (disambiguation){{!}}Mora}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Common mora

| image = Mora moro (common mora).gif

| image_caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal | author = Iwamoto, T. | year = 2015 | title = Mora moro | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2015 | page = e.T198602A15577323 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198602A15577323.en | doi-access = free }}

| genus = Mora

| parent_authority = A. Risso, 1827

| species = moro

| authority = (A. Risso, 1810)

| synonyms = *Gadus moro {{small|Risso, 1810}}

• Mora mora {{small|(Risso, 1810) (misspelling)}}
• Mora mediterranea {{small|Risso, 1827}}
• Asellus canariensis {{small|Valenciennes, 1838}}
• Mora pacifica {{small|Waite, 1914}}
• Mora dannevigi {{small|Whitley, 1948}}

| synonyms_ref = {{FishBase|genus=Mora|species=moro|month=November|year=2024}}

}}

Mora moro, the common mora, is a deep-sea 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 biodiversity of the seamounts and slopes of the Norfolk Ridge, 594 specimens averaging 1.25 kg (2.6 lb) were collected from 24 locations.[https://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/pdfs/seas/NORFANZ_voyage_report.pdf NORFANZ Voyage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415035042/https://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/pdfs/seas/NORFANZ_voyage_report.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} Retrieved 2011-10-29.

This large-eyed, generally gray species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.