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Desmodema polystictum

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Kingdom
  
Infraclass
  
Teleostei

Family
  
Trachipteridae

Genus
  
Order
  
Superclass
  
Osteichthyes

Superorder
  
Lampridiomorpha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Neopterygii

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Similar
  
Desmodema, Ribbonfish, Trachipterus trachypterus, Trachipterus ishikawae, Lampriformes

desmodema polystictum


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.

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  • Desmodema lorum, the Whiptail ribbonfish, and only other species in the genus
  • References

    Desmodema polystictum Wikipedia