Desmodema
| Desmodema | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Polka-dot Ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lampriformes |
| Family: | Trachipteridae |
| Genus: | Walters & Fitch, 1960 |
| Genera | |
| 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Desmodema". FishBase. April 2012 version.