Desmodema polystictum
Species of fish
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Trachipteridae |
| Genus: | Desmodema |
| Species: | D. polystictum |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908 | |
Related species
- Desmodema lorum, the whiptail ribbonfish, is the only other species in its genus.
