Bighead Mora

Slender body with elongated tail; depth 12-15% of its length. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36399).

Oviparous (Ref. 36399).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 46 - 51; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 39 - 42; Vertebrae: 42 - 43

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 9316). Adults usually collected in midwater trawls and in the stomachs of deep-feeding predators (Ref. 31160). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36399).