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Desmodema polystictum

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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: Desmodema polystictum
Name

Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms

Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898
Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898)
Trachypterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908
Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908
Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953

References
Primary references

J. Douglas Ogilby. 1898. ON A TRACHYPTERUS FROM NEW SOUTH WALES. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22: 646–659.

Additional references

Tanaka, S. 1908. Notes on Some Japanese Fishes, with Descriptions of Fourteen New Species.

Vernacular names
English: Dolka-dot ribbonfish
日本語: フリソデウオ
русский: Пятнистая десмодема
中文: 多斑帶粗鰭魚

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.
Related species

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

References

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.

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