Scientific Name
Ocosia fasciata  
Pronounce  
Ocosia fasciata條紋線鮋
by: B. H. Gao
Author Matsubara, 1943 Depth 77 - 254M
Chinese 條紋線鮋 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 鮋科 Economic Fish No 
Family F304 Scorpaenidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 條紋線鮋 
Max Length 6 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 條紋裸絨鮋、石狗公、石頭魚 
Distribution in World North West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan South、South West、North East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Kumano-Nada, Kii Peninsula, Japan 
Synonyms Ocosia gracile   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text);Chen, L.-C. (1981) Scorpaenid fishes of Taiwan. Q. J. Taiwan Mus. (Taipei)  Chen, L. C. 1981 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0057556. ASIZP0064307. ASIZP0074220. NTMP0344. NTUM03404. NTUM07695. NTUM07752. NTUM07867. SIO80-212c. SIO80-215. SIO80-216c. SIO80-217b.  
Common Name Stonefish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal fin with XIV-XVI spines and 7-9 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 4-6 soft rays; vertebrae: 26-29. No spines on the lateral surface of the lachrymal nor on the lateral surface of the first suborbital bone. 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.
habitats Inhabit demersal marine environment and continental edges; depth range 77 - 254 m. Maximum size: 6.0 cm TL. 
Distribution Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and Japan. 
Utility Not commercial food species.