Podothecus

Podothecus is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific Ocean.

Podothecus
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]
Draciscus Jordan & Snyder, 1901 Paragonus Gill, 1861 Paragonus Guichenot, 1869

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