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Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Stalix: Greek, stalix, -ikos = a stake used for holding nets (Ref. 45335); toyoshio: Named after the R/V Toyoshio-maru, the vessel from which the type specimens were collected.
Eponymy: Named for the research vessel Toyoshio-maru, from which the type was collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 77 m (Ref. 35862). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: known only from Tanegashima Straits, Kyushu, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35862)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Vertebrae: 26. Cephalic pores well developed; brown speckles on head; no pigmentation on anterior gular region; 1st and 2nd mandibular pores confluent; and 6th dorsal spine strongly forked. Remarks: caudal fin rounded.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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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