Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 4 - 6; Vertebrae: 26 - 29. No spines on the lateral surface of the lachrymal nor on the lateral surface of the first suborbital bone (Ref. 41496). Dorsal fin membranes deeply incised; second and third dorsal spines no elongated relative to succeeding spines. Origin of dorsal fin at or behind level of rear margin of eye (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 fasciata Matsubara, 1943

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits continental edges.

Habitat

demersal