Description

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).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lampriformes

Family: Trachipteridae

Genus: Desmodema

Species: Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898)

Climate Zone

Biology

Epi- (Ref. 58302) and mesopelagic species (Ref. 4506). Feeds upon various organisms like small fish, squids, octopus, and crustaceans (Ref. 4525).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless