多斑带粗鳍鱼为辐鳍鱼纲月鱼目粗鳍鱼科的其中一种，分布于大西洋及太平洋热带至温带海域，为深海鱼类，栖息深度可达500公尺，体长可达110公分。

• Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Desmodema polystictum in FishBase. 2012年5月版本

The 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.