Desmodema polystictum

Desmodema polystictum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	Trachipteridae
Genus:	Desmodema
Species:	D. polystictum
Binomial name
Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms
Trachipterus misakiensisTanaka, 1908 Trachipterus polystictus(Ogilby, 1898) Trachipterus woodiSmith, 1953 Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictusOgilby, 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Related species

• Desmodema lorum , the whiptail ribbonfish, is the only other species in its 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. "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.

External links

• World Register of Marine Species link
• ITIS Report
• Harvard Cooperative Museum of Zoology Database entry