''Podothecus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

poachers Poaching is 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 against the hunti ...

native to the northern

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

Species

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

References

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