Desmodema polystictum | |
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Desmodema ploystictum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Subclass: | Neopterygii |
Infraclass: | Teleostei |
Superorder: | Lampridiomorpha |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Trachipteridae |
Genus: | Desmodema |
Species: | D. polystictum |
Binomial name | |
Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898) |
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Synonyms | |
Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908 |
Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908
Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898)
Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953
Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898
The Desmodema polystictum, also called the deal fish, polka-dot ribbonfish, or spotted ribbonfish, is a fish in the family Trachipteridae. It is found near New Zealand, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, and South Africa. The species became more known when James Douglas Ogilby wrote and published work on the species in 1898.