Podothecus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
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| Genus: | Podothecus T. N. Gill, 1861 |
Podothecus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
Species[]
Stuffed specimen of Podothecus sachi, exhibited in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- 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
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Podothecus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ "WoRMS taxon details—Podothecus Gill, 1861". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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- Agonidae
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