Aspidophoroides
| Aspidophoroides | |
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| Alligatorfish (A. monopterygius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Anoplagoninae |
| Genus: | Lacépède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Aspidophoroides tranquebar Lacepède, 1801[1]
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Aspidophoroides is a genus of poachers native to the northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786) (Alligatorfish)
- Aspidophoroides olrikii Lütken, 1877 (Arctic alligatorfish)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anoplagoninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aspidophoroides". FishBase. December 2012 version.