Description

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6; Vertebrae: 28 - 30. Second dorsal spine elongate, the length of which divided by third 1.6-1.7. Lower margin of the second infraorbital bone with a small spine. A small spine usually found on the lateral face of lachrymal bone above base of second long spine (Ref. 35987).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei

Family: Tetrarogidae

Genus: Ocosia

Species: Ocosia apia Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal