Stalix toyoshio Shinohara, 1999

Family:  Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Max. size:  4.32 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 77 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: known only from Tanegashima Straits, Kyushu, Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Vertebrae: 26-26. 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.
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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