Ocosia spinosa Chen, 1981
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Ocosia spinosa; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:23:12.426960+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ocosia spinosa Chen, 1981
- Name authority
- Chen, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Tetrarogidae
- Genus
- Ocosia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyTetrarogidae Smith, 1949
- genusOcosia Jordan & Starks, 1904
- speciesOcosia spinosa Chen, 1981
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ocosia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ocosia fasciata Matsubara, 1943 | TetrarogidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocosia sphex Fricke, 2017 | TetrarogidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocosia dorsomaculata Chungthanawong & Motomura, 2022 | TetrarogidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocosia apia Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975 | TetrarogidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocosia ramaraoi Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975 | TetrarogidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocosia vespa Jordan & Starks, 1904 | TetrarogidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocosia zaspilota Poss & Eschmeyer, 1975 | TetrarogidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chen, L.-C. (1981). Scorpaenid fishes of Taiwan. Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei), 34 (1/2): 1–60. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:48H7W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.