sturgeon poacher
Podothecus accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The sturgeon poacher (Podothecus accipenserinus), also known as the sturgeon-like sea-poacher in Canada, is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau in 1813. It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean, including the western Bering Sea, Cape Navarin, the Commander Islands, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Aleutian Islands, and northern California, USA. It dwells at a depth range of 2 to 710 metres (6.6 to 2,329.4 ft), and inhabits soft benthic sediments. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30.5 centimetres (12.0 in).
The Sturgeon poacher's diet consists of bony fish, crustaceans such as amphipods, copepods and shrimp, and annelid worms.
Wikipedia contributors, Sturgeon poacher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:51.375875+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Podothecus accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813)
- Name authority
- (Tilesius, 1813)
- Common name
- sturgeon poacher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Agonidae
- Genus
- Podothecus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyAgonidae Swainson, 1839
- subfamilyAgoninae Swainson, 1839
- genusPodothecus Gill, 1861
- speciesPodothecus accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Podothecus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk poacherPodothecus sturioides (Guichenot, 1869) | AgonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Podothecus hamlini Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 | AgonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sail-fin poacherPodothecus sachi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | AgonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| veteran poacherPodothecus veternus Jordan & Starks, 1895 | AgonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phalangistes accipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813) (Tilesius, 1813) | synonym |
| Podothecus peristethus Gill, 1861 Gill, 1861 | synonym |
| Agonus acipenserinus Tilesius, 1813 Tilesius, 1813 | synonym |
| Phalangistes acipenserinus Pallas, 1814 Pallas, 1814 | synonym |
| Podothecus acipenserinus (Tilesius, 1813) (Tilesius, 1813) | synonym |
| Agonus accipenserinus Tilesius, 1813 Tilesius, 1813 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=254501 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KRXG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.