Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Tetrarogidae Wasp fishes

Genus: Ocosia

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Chungthanawong, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Ocosia apia Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975

Photo by Photo by Chungthanawong, S.
 
Ocosia apia
[Stoutspine waspfish]

Photo by Chungthanawong, S.

Coral Sea, Australia and
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Ocosia dorsomaculata Chungthanawong & Motomura, 2022

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Ocosia dorsomaculata
[Blotch-finned waspfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Ocosia fasciata Matsubara, 1943

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Ocosia fasciata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Ocosia possi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Ocosia ramaraoi
[]

Photo by Chen, J.-N.

Western Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Ocosia sphex Fricke, 2017

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Ocosia sphex
[Bismarck waspfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Ocosia spinosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Ocosia vespa
[]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
Ocosia zaspilota Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975

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Ocosia zaspilota
[Polka dot waspfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ocosia apia Stoutspine waspfish Western Pacific 5.3 SL 1975
Ocosia dorsomaculata Blotch-finned waspfish Coral Sea, Australia and 12.8 SL 2022
Ocosia fasciata Northwest Pacific 6 TL 1943
Ocosia possi Western Indian Ocean 7.8 SL 1990
Ocosia ramaraoi Indian Ocean 8.2 SL 1975
Ocosia sphex Bismarck waspfish Western Pacific Ocean 3.9 SL 2017
Ocosia spinosa Western Pacific 6.5 SL 1981
Ocosia vespa Northwest Pacific 8 TL 1904
Ocosia zaspilota Polka dot waspfish Western Central Pacific 7.0 SL 1975



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