Stalix

Stalix is a genus of jawfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Stalix
Jawfish (Stalix sp.)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Stalix
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
Type species
Stalix histrio
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Stalix davidsheni Klausewitz, 1985
  • Stalix dicra Smith-Vaniz, 1989 (Forked jawfish)
  • Stalix eremia Smith-Vaniz, 1989 (Solitary jawfish)
  • Stalix flavida Smith-Vaniz, 1989
  • Stalix histrio D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 (Harlequin jawfish)
  • Stalix immaculata C. Y. Xu & H. Z. Zhan, 1980
  • Stalix moenensis (Popta, 1922) (Muna jawfish)
  • Stalix novikovi Prokofiev, 2015 [2]
  • Stalix omanensis Norman, 1939 (Oman jawfish)
  • Stalix sheni Smith-Vaniz, 1989
  • Stalix toyoshio Shinohara, 1999
  • Stalix versluysi (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Versluys' jawfish)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (018). Species of Stalix in FishBase. June 018 version.
  2. Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): Genus Stalix (Opistognathidae) in Vietnam. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (4): 601-604.


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