Kocho

Name : Ostracion cubicus

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Tetraodontiformes

Family : Ostraciidae

Description :

Caudal fin rays 10. Juveniles bright yellow with black spots; the spots decrease proportionately and the bright yellow becomes a dirty mustard with growth; large adults become bluish with yellowish seams between the plates

Size

Maximum length: 18.9 cm (TL), common length: 14-16 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on algae and small benthic invertebrates,

Utilization

It is utilised as an aquarium fish

Gears

Trawl, gillnet, trap