''Stalix'' is a
genus
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of
jawfishes native to the
Indian Ocean
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and the western
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
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 [Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): Genus ''Stalix'' (Opistognathidae) in Vietnam. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (4): 601-604.'']
* ''
Stalix omanensis''
Norman
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, 1939 (Oman jawfish)
* ''
Stalix sheni''
Smith-Vaniz, 1989
* ''
Stalix toyoshio''
Shinohara, 1999
* ''
Stalix versluysi
''Stalix'' is a genus of jawfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Stalix davidsheni'' Klausewitz, 1985
* '' Stalix dicra'' Smith-Vaniz, 1989 (For ...
''
( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Versluys' jawfish)
References
Opistognathidae
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxa named by John Otterbein Snyder
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