Aspidophoroides

Aspidophoroides
Alligatorfish (A. monopterygius)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Agonidae
Subfamily:	Anoplagoninae
Genus:	Aspidophoroides Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Aspidophoroides tranquebar Lacepède, 1801[1]

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

1. 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.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aspidophoroides". FishBase. December 2012 version.