Podothecus
Genus of fishes
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Podothecus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
| Podothecus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Agoninae |
| Genus: | Podothecus T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Podothecus peristethus Gill, 1861[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Podothecus accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813) (sturgeon poacher)
- Podothecus hamlini D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898
- Podothecus sachi (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
- Podothecus sturioides (Guichenot, 1869)
- Podothecus veternus D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895
