Ocosia vespa Jordan & Starks, 1904
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 Family:  Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
 Max. size:  8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 75 - 91 m
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 15-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3-3; 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).
 Biology:  Inhabits continental edges.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 24.06.96
 Modified by: Froese, Rainer - 18.03.02

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