''Podothecus sachi'' (Japanese poacher: Tokubireトクビレ) is a fish in the family

Agonidae Agonidae is a family of small, bottom-dwelling, cold-water marine fish. Common names for members of this family include poachers, Irish lords, sea ravens, alligatorfishes, starsnouts, hooknoses, and rockheads. They are notable for having elongate ...

.''Podothecus sachi''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by David Starr Jordan and

John Otterbein Snyder John Otterbein Snyder (August 14, 1867 – August 19, 1943) was an American ichthyologist and professor of zoology at Stanford University. History As a student he met David Starr Jordan who inspired him to enter zoology. He eventually became a z ...

in 1901.

Description

Adults tokubire can grow to 40 cm in length. Its muzzle is elongated, with the lower jaw being shorter compared to the upper part and the mouth only opens on its side. This fish can be found living at bottom of the continental shelf.

References

sachi Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: ''Indrāṇī, lit.'' Indra's queen), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: ''Śacī''), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud and ...

Fish described in 1901 Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Scorpaeniformes-stub