Polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum) fish species and information / pictures of Polka-dot ribbonfish - Desmodema polystictum

Polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum) fish species information

Scientific Name
Desmodema polystictum

Common Name
Polka-dot ribbonfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 120-128. Specimens less than 10 cm are silvery in color with many dark spots (Ref. 2713).

Classification

Classified By

Ogilby, 1898

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Velifers, Tube-eyes and Ribbonfishes (Lampriformes)

Family

Ribbonfishes (Trachipteridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan (Ref. 5193), Philippines, Australia, New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Eastern Atlantic: 16?11'N (ISH unpublished) to Namibia (Ref. 4506) and South Africa (one specimen washed ashore at Xora River and 1 found in the tide pool at Simonstown, False Bay). Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Cuba (Ref. 7251). Probably circumtropical.

Range

42°N - 52°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

4.15 s.e. 0.51 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

110 cm

Common Length

100.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7510 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated