Desmodema
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| Polka-dot Ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum) | |
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| Genus: | Desmodema Walters & Fitch, 1960 |
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D. lorum | |
Desmodema is a small genus of ribbonfishes.
Species
There 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Desmodema in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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