Desmodema is a small genus of ribbonfishes.
Desmodema | |
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Polka-dot Ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Trachipteridae |
Genus: | Desmodema Walters & Fitch, 1960 |
Genera | |
D. lorum |
Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Desmodema lorum Rosenblatt & J. L. Butler, 1977 (Whiptail ribbonfish)
- Desmodema polystictum (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (Polka-dot ribbonfish)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Desmodema". FishBase. April 2012 version.