Podothecus
| Podothecus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| 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 Daniel Pauly, 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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