''Desmodema'' is a small
genus of
ribbonfishes.
Species
There are currently two recognized
species in this genus:
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Desmodema lorum
''Desmodema'' is a small genus of ribbonfishes.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''Desmodema lorum'' Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt, Rosenblatt & John Lawton Butler, J. L. Butler, 1977 (Whiptail ribbonfish)
* ''De ...
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Rosenblatt & J. L. Butler, 1977 (Whiptail ribbonfish)
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Desmodema polystictum
''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 mor ...
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( J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Polka-dot ribbonfish)
References
Lampriformes
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