Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Opistognathidae Jawfishes

Genus: Stalix

(See list of species below)


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12 species (see list below)
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Photo by Shen, D.

Western Indian Ocean

Stalix davidsheni Klausewitz, 1985

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Stalix davidsheni
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Stalix dicra Smith-Vaniz, 1989

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Stalix dicra
[Forked jawfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Stalix eremia Smith-Vaniz, 1989

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Stalix eremia
[Solitary jawfish]
No picture found
 
Stalix flavida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Stalix histrio
[Harlequin jawfish]

Photo by Okamoto, M.

Western Pacific.

Stalix immaculata Xu & Zhan, 1980

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Stalix immaculata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
 
Stalix moenensis
[Muna jawfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Stalix novikovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Stalix omanensis
[Oman jawfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific

Stalix sheni Smith-Vaniz, 1989

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Stalix sheni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Stalix toyoshio
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Stalix versluysi (Weber, 1913)

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Stalix versluysi
[Versluys' jawfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stalix davidsheni Western Indian Ocean 1985
Stalix dicra Forked jawfish Western Central Pacific. 3.9 SL 1989
Stalix eremia Solitary jawfish Western Central Pacific. 3.4 SL 1989
Stalix flavida Eastern Indian Ocean 1989
Stalix histrio Harlequin jawfish Indo-West Pacific 3 SL 1902
Stalix immaculata Western Pacific. 1980
Stalix moenensis Muna jawfish Western Central Pacific. 7.2 TL 1922
Stalix novikovi Western Pacific 6.5 SL 2015
Stalix omanensis Oman jawfish Western Indian Ocean 4.2 TL 1939
Stalix sheni Western Pacific 1989
Stalix toyoshio Northwest Pacific 4.3 SL 1999
Stalix versluysi Versluys' jawfish Western Central Pacific. 3.8 SL 1913



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