Podothecus

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Family Agonidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes

Similar Podothecus sachi, Sturgeon poacher, Poacher, Fourhorn poacher, Scorpaeniformes

tokubire sailfin poacher podothecus sachi

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

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

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

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