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Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Stalix: Greek, stalix, -ikos = a stake used for holding nets (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: David Shen discovered this jawfish in the Red Sea and photographed it. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 17 m (Ref. 33021). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Type specimen taken from 17 m depth (Ref. 33021). Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young (Ref. 240).
Goren, M. and M. Dor, 1994. An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES II). The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel. 120 p. (Ref. 12541)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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