Ocosia

Updated on Jan 29, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Tetrarogidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes
Similar Tetraroge, Centropogon, Scorpaeniformes

Ocosia is a genus of waspfishes native to the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

Ocosia apia Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975 (stoutspine waspfish)

Ocosia fasciata Matsubara, 1943

Ocosia possi Mandritsa & S. I. Usachev, 1990

Ocosia ramaraoi Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975

Ocosia spinosa L. C. Chen, 1981

Ocosia vespa D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904

Ocosia zaspilota Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975 (polka dot waspfish)

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