Desmodema polystictum
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Desmodema polystictum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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Synonyms | |
Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908 |
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
[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