mooneye

Hiodon tergisus

Hiodontid Fish from North American Waters

mooneye is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 47 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mooneyes
Family: Hiodontidae
Genus: Hiodon
Maximum length: 47 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes (except Superior) in Canada-USA, Mississippi River in USA, and Hudson Bay basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada and south to Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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