Species Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)
Spotted Ribbonfish, Dealfish, Polka-dot Ribbonfish
Compiler and date details
20 April 2011 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, J.E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
- Trachypterus jacksoniensis polystictus Ogilby, J.D. 1898. On a Trachypterus from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(3): 646-659 [649].
Type data:
Holotype AM (presumed lost, McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1): 1–144 [138] states type in AM, but there is no record of registration of this species, nor is it listed in the Museum type list by Whitley, G.P. 1957. List of Type-specimens of Recent Fishes in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Unpublished roneo. 40 pp.), near Newcastle, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898). —
Walters, V. & Fitch, J.E. 1960. The families and genera of the lampridiform (Allotriognath) suborder Trachipteroidei. California Fisheries and Game 46(4): 441-451 [446] (changed combination as type of genus Desmodema)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Nelson Bay (32º45´S) NSW, South West Cape (43º57´S, 146º03´E) TAS and Rottnest Island, WA; temperate, circumglobal
IMCRA
Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, marine, mesopelagic, oceanic.
Extra Ecological Information
0-500 m.
General References
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [138] (as Trachipterus jacksonensis, in part)
Olney, J.E. 1999. Families Veliferidae, Lamprididae, Stylephoridae, Lophotidae, Radiicephalidae, Trachipteridae, Regalecidae. pp. 1966-1975 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1974]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Family Trachipteridae. pp. 540-542 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [541]
Scott, E.O.G. 1983. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part 29. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 117: 167-202 figs 1-6 pls 1-3
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Veliferidae, Lampridae,Lophotidae,Trachipteridae, Regalecidae. pp.681-694 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [690]
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Polka-dot Ribbonfish)
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (New Zealand) (Dealfish, Polka-dot Ribbonfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Web 2004. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary., Fishbase, Papua New Guinea) (Spotted Ribbonfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [32] (Spotted Ribbonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | LAMPRIDIFORMES | 27-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 29-Aug-2011 | 29-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |