Desmodema polystictum

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Desmodema polystictum
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Trachipteridae
Genus: Desmodema
Species:
D. polystictum
Binomial name
Desmodema polystictum
(Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms

Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908
Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898)
Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953
Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898

Desmodema polystictum, also called the deal fish, polka-dot ribbonfish, or spotted ribbonfish,[2] is a fish in the family Trachipteridae. It is found near New Zealand, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, and South Africa.[3] The species became more known when James Douglas Ogilby wrote and published work on the species in 1898.

Related species[]

  • , the whiptail ribbonfish, and only other species in the genus

References[]

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Desmodema polystictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190073A21909640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190073A21909640.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ University, Harvard. "Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)". Museum of Cooperative Zoology. Harvard University. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. ^ Bailly, N. "Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)". World Register of Marine Species. FishBase. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

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