Podothecus

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

==Species== thumb|right|Stuffed specimen of Podothecus sachi, exhibited in the :en:National Museum of Nature and Science|National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan. 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