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Ocosia spinosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Genus:	Ocosia
Species:	O. spinosa
Binomial name
	Ocosia spinosa; Chen, 1981

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Ocosia spinosa, commonly known as the spine, stone dog, or stone fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean of Taiwan, with a depth of 288 meters. It is currently only found in Pingtung, which is located in southern Taiwan. The reason of its unique distribution is unknown.

Ocosia spinosa perches on the soft bottom of the edge of the continental shed and catches small fish and crustaceans with its use of camouflage and poisonous glands under its spines.

Morphological characteristics[edit]

The body of Ocosia spinosa is long and laterally flat, and the front of the back is raised. The tear bone and the second eye have a spine; the front cap bone has four to five small spines. There are no scales on its body. The starting point of the dorsal fin extends to the top of the eye and the second spine is the longest and gradually becomes shorter. The body and fins are pink, and irregular spots with taupe are scattered on the head, body side and fins.

Some scholars incorporated this species into the former Tetrarogidae. But recent scholars have agreed to classify it as Scorpaenidae.

References[edit]

"棘裸絨鮋". Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. 棘裸絨鮋—維基百科
"棘裸絨鮋 Ocosia spinosa Chen, 1981. 臺灣物種名錄. 臺灣: 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心. [2013-1-24] （繁體中文）". 棘裸絨鮋 Ocosia spinosa Chen, 1981. 臺灣物種名錄. 臺灣: 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心. [2013-1-24] （繁體中文）.
Chen, L.-C. (1981) Scorpaenid fishes of Taiwan. Q. J. Taiwan Mus. (Taipei) v. 34 (nos. 1/2): 1-60

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+'''''Ocosia spinosa''''', commonly known as the '''spine''', '''stone dog''', or '''stone fish''', is a species of marine [[ray-finned fish]], a [[waspfish]] belonging to the [[subfamily]] [[Tetraroginae]], which is [[classification of life|classified]] as part of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scorpaenidae]], the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean of [[Taiwan]], with a depth of 288&nbsp;meters. It is currently only found in [[Pingtung County|Pingtung]], which is located in southern Taiwan. The reason of its unique distribution is unknown.
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+''Ocosia spinosa'' perches on the soft bottom of the edge of the continental shed and catches small fish and crustaceans with its use of camouflage and poisonous glands under its spines.
-'''''Ocosia spinosa''''' is also known as the '''spine''', '''stone dog''', '''stone fish'''. ''Ocosia spinosa'', a tropical marine fish, is distributed in the western Pacific Ocean of [[Taiwan]], with a depth of 288&nbsp;meters. It is currently only found in [[Pingtung County|Pingtung]], which is located in southern Taiwan. The reason of its unique distribution is unknown.
-''Ocosia spinosa'' perches on the soft bottom of the edge of the continental shed and catches the small fish and crustacean by its camouflage ability and poisonous gland under the spine.
 == Morphological characteristics ==
-The body of ''Ocosia spinosa'' is slightly longer and laterally flat, and the front of the back is raised. The tear bone and the second eye have a spine; the front cap bone has four to five small spines. There are no scales in the whole body. The starting point of the dorsal fin extends to the top of the eye and the second spine is the longest and gradually becomes shorter. The body and fins are pink, and irregular spots with taupe are scattered on the head, body side and fins.
+The body of ''Ocosia spinosa'' is long and laterally flat, and the front of the back is raised. The tear bone and the second eye have a spine; the front cap bone has four to five small spines. There are no scales on its body. The starting point of the dorsal fin extends to the top of the eye and the second spine is the longest and gradually becomes shorter. The body and fins are pink, and irregular spots with taupe are scattered on the head, body side and fins.
-Some scholars incorporated this species into the former [[Tetrarogidae]]. But recent scholars have agreed to classify it as [[Scorpeanidae]].
+Some scholars incorporated this species into the former [[Tetrarogidae]]. But recent scholars have agreed to classify it as [[Scorpaenidae]].
 == References ==
 * {{Cite web|url=https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%98%E8%A3%B8%E7%B5%A8%E9%AE%8B|title=棘裸絨鮋|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408061500/https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%98%E8%A3%B8%E7%B5%A8%E9%AE%8B|archive-date=2020-04-08|access-date=}} 棘裸絨鮋—維基百科
-* {{Cite web|url=http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw/chi/species.php?id=382853|title=棘裸絨鮋 Ocosia spinosa Chen, 1981. 臺灣物種名錄. 臺灣: 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心. [2013-1-24] （繁體中文）.|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} 棘裸絨鮋 ''Ocosia spinosa'' <small>Chen, 1981</small>. 臺灣物種名錄. 臺灣: 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心. [2013-1-24] '''（繁體中文）'''.
+* {{Cite web|url=http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw/chi/species.php?id=382853|title=棘裸絨鮋 Ocosia spinosa Chen, 1981. 臺灣物種名錄. 臺灣: 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心. [2013-1-24] （繁體中文）.|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} 棘裸絨鮋 ''Ocosia spinosa'' <small>Chen, 1981</small>. 臺灣物種名錄. 臺灣: 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心. [2013-1-24] '''（繁體中文）'''.
 * Chen, L.-C. (1981) Scorpaenid fishes of Taiwan. Q. J. Taiwan Mus. (Taipei) v. 34 (nos. 1/2): 1-60
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+[[Category:Fish of Taiwan]]
+[[Category:Pingtung County]]
+[[Category:Tetraroginae]]