''Podothecus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

poachers Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights. Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. It was set ag ...

native to the northern

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Podothecus accipenserinus'' (

Tilesius Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau (17 July 1769 – 17 May 1857) was a German naturalist and explorer, physician, draftsman and engraver. He was a member of the Order of St. Vladimir and of the Legion of Honour. Early life and educati ...

, 1813) (sturgeon poacher) * '' Podothecus hamlini'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1898 * ''

Podothecus sachi ''Podothecus sachi'' (Japanese poacher: Tokubireトクビレ) is a fish in the family Agonidae.

'' (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) * '' Podothecus sturioides'' ( Guichenot, 1869) * '' Podothecus veternus'' D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895

References

Agoninae Taxa named by Theodore Gill Marine fish genera {{Scorpaeniformes-stub