Aspidophoroides
Genus of fishes
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Aspidophoroides is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
| Aspidophoroides | |
|---|---|
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| Alligatorfish (A. monopterygius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Anoplagoninae |
| Genus: | Aspidophoroides Lacépède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Aspidophoroides tranquebar Lacepède, 1801[1] | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786) (Alligatorfish)
- Aspidophoroides olrikii Lütken, 1877 (Arctic alligatorfish)
