Scientific Name
Ocosia spinosa  
Pronounce  
Ocosia spinosa棘線鮋
by: Hsuan-Ching Ho
Author Chen, 1981 Depth - 288M
Chinese 棘線鮋 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 鮋科 Economic Fish No 
Family F304 Scorpaenidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 棘線鮋 
Max Length 6 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 棘裸絨鮋、石狗公、石頭魚 
Distribution in World Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]   Distribution in Taiwan South West、North East 
Habitats Ocean、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Tai-tung, Taiwan 
Synonyms  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999);Fishbase(2008);Chen, L.-C. (1981) Scorpaenid fishes of Taiwan. Q. J. Taiwan Mus. (Taipei) v. 34 (nos. 1/2): 1-60  Chen, L. C. 1981 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 
Specimen List ASIZP0061501. CAS47296Holotype. NTUM06896.  
Common Name Stonefish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal fin with XVI spines and 8 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5-6 soft rays. Spines present on the lateral surface of the lachrymal and on the lateral surface of the first suborbital bone.
habitats Inhabit demersal marine environment; depth range - 288 m. 
Distribution Western Pacific: Taiwan. 
Utility Not commercial food species.