A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Trachipteridae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| whiptail ribbonfishDesmodema lorum Rosenblatt & Butler, 1977 | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| polka-dot ribbonfishDesmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898) | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| deal-fishTrachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788) | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tapertail ribbonfishTrachipterus fukuzakii Fitch, 1964 | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trachipterus jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881) | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean dealfishTrachipterus trachypterus (Gmelin, 1789) | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| scalloped ribbonfishZu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819) | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zu elongatus Heemstra & Kannemeyer, 1984 | TrachipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.