Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal soft rays: 12. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D2 12-–13 (usually 12); A 12; pectoral fin rays 21-25 (mode 23); branched caudal-fin rays 8; anterior scales in the lateral line 2-4 with a spine; single preocular spine, absence of gill rakers on upper arch, ocular and interopercular flaps, and distinct antrorse lachrymal spines (Ref. 80495).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei

Family: Platycephalidae

Genus: Onigocia

Species: Onigocia lacrimalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic