Desmodema polystictum

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]}

Desmodema polystictum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	Trachipteridae
Genus:	Desmodema
Species:	D. polystictum
Binomial name
Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms
Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908 Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898) Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953 Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898

Related species

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