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.[citation needed]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Trachipteridae |
| Genus: | Desmodema |
| Species: | D. polystictum
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)
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Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908 | |
Related species
edit- Desmodema lorum, the whiptail ribbonfish, is the only other species in its genus.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)". Museum of Cooperative Zoology. Harvard University. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Bailly, N. "Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)". World Register of Marine Species. FishBase. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
External links
edit- World Register of Marine Species link
- ITIS Report
- Harvard Cooperative Museum of Zoology Databse entry
