''Desmodema polystictum'', also called the deal fish, polka-dot ribbonfish, or spotted ribbonfish, is a fish in the family

Trachipteridae The ribbonfish are any lampriform fishes in the family (biology), family Trachipteridae. These pelagic fish are named for their slim, ribbon-like appearance. They are rarely seen alive, as they typically live in deep waters, though are not botto ...

. It is found near New Zealand, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, and South Africa. The species became more known when

James Douglas Ogilby James Douglas Ogilby (16 February 1853 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian ichthyologist and herpetologist. Ogilby was born in Belfast, Ireland, and was the son of zoologist William Ogilby and his wife Adelaide, née Douglas. He received h ...

wrote and published work on the species in 1898.

Related species

* ''

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 ...

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

References

External links

World Register of Marine Species linkITIS ReportHarvard Cooperative Museum of Zoology Databse entry
Trachipteridae Fish described in 1898 {{Lampriformes-stub