Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 4 - 6; Vertebrae: 27 - 29. Spines on lateral surface of the lachrymal present but none on the lateral surface of the first suborbital bone (Ref. 41496). Dorsal fin membranes not incised; second and third spines not especially elongate relative to the succeeding ones. Third infraorbital bone with a lump on lateral face. Minute stubby papillae covering premaxillary and anterior part of lower jaw (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 vespa Jordan & Starks, 1904

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits continental edges.

Habitat

demersal