WoRMS taxon details
Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)
158922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158922)
accepted
Species
Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898) · unaccepted
Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953 · unaccepted
Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898 · unaccepted
Trachypterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898) Ogilby, J. D. (1898). On a Trachypterus from New South Wales. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 22 (pt 3): 646-659. [details]
Distribution Southern New England to Cuba
Distribution Southern New England to Cuba [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158922 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908) Tanaka, S. (1908). Notes on some Japanese fishes, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 23 (art. 7): 1-54, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953) Smith, J. L. B. (1953). The sea fishes of southern Africa. Revised enlarged edition. <em>Cape Town.</em> i-xvi, 1-564, 500a, Pls. 1-107. [details]
original description (of Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898) Ogilby, J. D. (1898). On a Trachypterus from New South Wales. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 22 (pt 3): 646-659. [details]
original description (of Trachypterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908) Tanaka, S. (1908). Notes on some Japanese fishes, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 23 (art. 7): 1-54, Pls. 1-4. [details]
basis of record Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
original description (of Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953) Smith, J. L. B. (1953). The sea fishes of southern Africa. Revised enlarged edition. <em>Cape Town.</em> i-xvi, 1-564, 500a, Pls. 1-107. [details]
original description (of Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898) Ogilby, J. D. (1898). On a Trachypterus from New South Wales. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 22 (pt 3): 646-659. [details]
original description (of Trachypterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908) Tanaka, S. (1908). Notes on some Japanese fishes, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo.</em> v. 23 (art. 7): 1-54, Pls. 1-4. [details]
basis of record Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | polka-dot ribbonfish | [details] |
| Japanese | フリソデウオ | [details] |
| Russian | Пятнистая десмодема | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Desmodema polystictum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898))
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Desmodema polystictum)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trachipterus misakiensis Tanaka, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachipterus woodi Smith, 1953)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachipterus polystictus (Ogilby, 1898))
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, 1898)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
