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Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Stalix: Greek, stalix, -ikos = a stake used for holding nets (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 57 - 60 m (Ref. 40966). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young (Ref. 240).
Shinohara, G., 1999. A new jawfish, Stalix toyoshio, from Kyushu, Japan (Perciformes: Opistognathidae). Ichthyol. Res. 46(3):267-270. (Ref. 35862)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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