''Desmodema polystictum'', also called the deal fish, polka-dot ribbonfish, or spotted ribbonfish, is a fish in the family Trachipteridae. It is found near

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, and

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. The species became more known when James Douglas Ogilby wrote and published work on the species in 1898.

Related species

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'', 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