Deep-Sea taxon details
Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878)
126486 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126486)
accepted
Species
Antimora australis Barnard, 1925 · unaccepted
Haloporphyrus rostratus Günther, 1878 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
Description May move offshore with age and spawn in the deep parts of its range. Off the eastern coast of United States, it is...
Distribution Davis Strait, southern Baffin Island, Ungava Bay southward on the continental slope, off Labrador, Grand Bank, and Scotian...
Description May move offshore with age and spawn in the deep parts of its range. Off the eastern coast of United States, it is speculated that the population use the area only as feeding grounds with spawning taking place to the north. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9319). [details]
Distribution Davis Strait, southern Baffin Island, Ungava Bay southward on the continental slope, off Labrador, Grand Bank, and Scotian...
Distribution Davis Strait, southern Baffin Island, Ungava Bay southward on the continental slope, off Labrador, Grand Bank, and Scotian Shelf to Cape Hatteras [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126486 on 2026-06-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126486 on 2026-06-30
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(of ) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937808682376 [details]
original description (of Antimora australis Barnard, 1925) Barnard, K. H. (1925). Descriptions of new species of marine fishes from S. Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> 15 (86) (56): 498-504., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932508633240 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
original description (of Antimora australis Barnard, 1925) Barnard, K. H. (1925). Descriptions of new species of marine fishes from S. Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> 15 (86) (56): 498-504., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932508633240 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description May move offshore with age and spawn in the deep parts of its range. Off the eastern coast of United States, it is speculated that the population use the area only as feeding grounds with spawning taking place to the north. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9319). [details]Diet Feeds on bottom dwelling invertebrates including crustaceans and squids [details]
Distribution Davis Strait, southern Baffin Island, Ungava Bay southward on the continental slope, off Labrador, Grand Bank, and Scotian Shelf to Cape Hatteras [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat benthopelagic species, found at depths of 350- 3000 m, close to mud bottoms [details]
Reproduction May move offshore with age and spawn in the deep parts of its range [details]
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Haloporphyrus rostratus Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Antimora australis Barnard, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antimora rostrata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Haloporphyrus rostratus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Antimora australis Barnard, 1925)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Haloporphyrus rostratus Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Haloporphyrus rostratus Günther, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Antimora australis Barnard, 1925)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antimora rostrata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Haloporphyrus rostratus Günther, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Antimora australis Barnard, 1925)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Haloporphyrus rostratus Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (63 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
