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whiptail ribbonfish (Desmodema lorum)
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Trachipteridae

whiptail ribbonfish

Desmodema lorum

Trachipterid Fish of Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

whiptail ribbonfish is a marine fish of Eastern Central Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 114 cm.

Maximum length
114 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: off central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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