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Stalix histrio  Jordan and Snyder, 1902
Taxonomic Serial No.: 170942

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Harlequin Jawfish [English]
  
    Japanese Jawfish [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                        SpeciesStalix histrio Jordan and Snyder, 1902 – Harlequin Jawfish, Japanese 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 histrio    
       
  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 histrio   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Stalix histrio   
       
  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   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0096-3801   
  Notes: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782315#   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Stalix histrio   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F.  
  Publication Date: 1989   
  Article/Chapter Title: Revision of the jawfish genus Stalix (Pisces: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of four new species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 141   
  Page(s): 375-407   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-3157   
  Notes: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4064965   
  Reference for: Stalix histrio   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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