Diagnostic Description
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Specimens less than 10 cm are silvery in color with many dark spots (Ref. 2713).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 120128
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Epi- (Ref. 58302) and mesopelagic species (Ref. 4506). Feeds upon various organisms like small fish, squids, octopus, and crustaceans (Ref. 4525).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
分布
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目前已知分布於太平洋及大西洋，可能其它海域也有分布。臺灣北部海域當發現。
利用
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罕見魚種，可食用。
描述
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體延長而呈帶狀，甚側扁，前部頗高，肛門後漸細窄；體高遠較頭長為長。頭較小。吻短於眼徑。眼大。口小，上頜能伸縮，頜齒存在。無肋骨。幼魚具鱗，成魚裸露無鱗。背鰭基底長，具軟條116-131，幼魚起始於眼上方，前方鰭條延長如絲，成魚則起始於胸鰭上方，前方鰭條不延長；無臀鰭；幼魚腹鰭延長如絲，具軟條9，成魚退化；尾鰭具上葉，軟條7-10，鰭條與體軸平行，下葉鰭條退化或缺如。體銀白色，幼魚體側具很多圓形黑點。
棲地
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大洋性中層巡游魚類，偶出現於近海及沿岸，生態習性不甚清楚，覓食對象多樣，諸如小魚、甲殼類及頭足類等。
Desmodema polystictum
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Desmodema polystictum: Brief Summary
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Desmodema polystictum, also called the deal fish, polka-dot ribbonfish, or spotted ribbonfish, is a fish in the family Trachipteridae. It is found near New Zealand, the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, and South Africa. The species became more known when James Douglas Ogilby wrote and published work on the species in 1898.
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Distribution
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Southern New England to Cuba
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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nektonic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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