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Stalix  Jordan and Snyder, 1902
Taxonomic Serial No.: 170941

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyOpistognathidae Bonaparte, 1835 – jawfishes, smilers, bocones, tout-en-gueule  
                                     GenusStalix Jordan and Snyder, 1902  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Stalix davidsheni Klausewitz, 1985 – Bandfin Jawfish 
                                        Species Stalix dicra Smith-Vaniz, 1989 – Forked Jawfish 
                                        Species Stalix eremia Smith-Vaniz, 1989  
                                        Species Stalix flavida Smith-Vaniz, 1989  
                                        Species Stalix histrio Jordan and Snyder, 1902 – Harlequin Jawfish, Japanese Jawfish 
                                        Species Stalix immaculata Xu and Zhan in Xu, Deng, Xiong and Zhan, 1980  
                                        Species Stalix moenensis (Popta, 1922) – Muna Jawfish 
                                        Species Stalix novikovi Prokofiev, 2015  
                                        Species Stalix omanensis Norman, 1939 – Oman Jawfish 
                                        Species Stalix sheni Smith-Vaniz, 1989  
                                        Species Stalix toyoshio Shinohara, 1999  
                                        Species Stalix versluysi (Weber, 1913) – Versluys' Jawfish 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Retired Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Stalix    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 13-Jan-2026, website (version 13-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2026. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 16 Jan 2026   
  Reference for: Stalix   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Stalix   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Jordan, David Starr, and John Otterbein Snyder  
  Publication Date: 1902   
  Article/Chapter Title: A review of the trachinoid fishes and their supposed allies found in the waters of Japan   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the United States National Museum, vol. 24, no. 1263   
  Page(s): 461-497   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0096-3801   
  Notes: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782315#   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 5252, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-180   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5252.1.1   
  Reference for: Stalix   
       

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