Family : Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Ocosia ramaraoi
Max size : 8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 35987)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 145 - 274 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indian Ocean: India.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 28-28. No spines on the lateral surface of the lachrymal nor on the lateral surface of the first suborbital bone (Ref. 41496). Dorsal fin originates above middle of eye; no distinctively elongated spine; membranes of spinous portion incised for about 1/4 of spine length (Ref. 35987).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Poss, S.G. and W.N. Eschmeyer. 1975. (Ref. 35987)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses