Podothecus
Podothecus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Agoninae |
| Genus: | Podothecus T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Podothecus peristethus Gill, 1861[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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:[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
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Agononae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- 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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