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Hiodontidae, commonly called mooneyes, is a family of ray-finned fish with a single included genus Hiodon. The genus comprise two extant species native to North America and three to five extinct [ 1 ] species recorded from Paleocene to Eocene age fossils.
Hiodon tergisus, the mooneye, is a freshwater fish that is widespread across eastern North America. Anatomy and appearance. H. tergisus is characterized by its ...
Hiodontiformes / h aɪ ə ˈ d ɒ n t ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish consisting of the two living species of the mooneye family, Hiodontidae, and three extinct genera. These are traditionally classified within the order Osteoglossiformes , a placement some authorities still follow.
Hiodon woodruffi is an extinct species of bony fish in the mooneye family, Hiodontidae. The species is known from fossils found in the early Eocene deposits of northern Washington state in the United States and late Eocene deposits in northwestern Montana. The species was first described as Eohiodon woodruffi.
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It is one of only two extant species in the family Hiodontidae, the other species being Hiodon tergisus. [4] The species name alosoides means shad-like. [5] It is also called Winnipeg goldeye, western goldeye, yellow herring, toothed herring, shad mooneye, la Queche, weepicheesis, or laquaiche aux yeux d’or in French. [5]
Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes) Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides) Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus) Order Anguilliformes (eels) Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
Hiodon †Hiodon woodruffi [112] Wilson, 1978 1978 A mooneye, first described as "Eohiodon" woodruffi. [112] Hiodon woodruffi †Libotoniidae †Libotonius †Libotonius pearsoni [114] Wilson, 1979 1979 A sand roller relative. Libotonius pearsoni: incertae sedis Unidentified "Unnamed" [118] 2019 indeterminate feathers and a skeleton ...