Desmodema

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio: Lampripterygii
Superordo: Lampridiomorpha
Ordo: Lampridiformes

Familia: Trachipteridae
Genus: Desmodema
Species: D. lorum – D. polystictum
Name

Desmodema Walters & Fitch, 1960: 446

Type species: Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898 (original designation)
References
Primary references

Walters, V. & Fitch, J.E. 1960. The families and genera of the lampridiform (Allotriognath) suborder Trachipteroidei. California Fish and Game 46(4): 441–451. BHL Reference page.

Desmodema is a small genus of ribbonfishes.
Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Desmodema lorum Rosenblatt & J. L. Butler, 1977 (Whiptail ribbonfish)
Desmodema polystictum (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Polka-dot ribbonfish)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Desmodema in FishBase. April 2012 version.