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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. They are large-eyed, fork-tailed fish that superficially resemble shads. The vernacular name ...
Dean Moon (May 1, 1927 – June 4, 1987) was an American automobile designer. He grew up in Norwalk, California.Moon was around cars and racing from his youth. His father owned "Moon Café" and had a go-kart track he called "Moonza", a pun on Monza.
Mooneyes exhibit rapid growth within their first year, reaching up to 20 centimeters (7.9 in). Adult mooneyes reach an average length of 29.8 centimeters (11.7 in). [ 5 ] Females reach sexual maturity at four to five years and males reach sexual maturity at three, and will continue to spawn every year after.
Hiodontidae (mooneyes) 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 .
Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes) Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides) Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus) Order Anguilliformes (eels) Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
The moon-eyed people are a legendary group of short, bearded white-skinned people who are said to have lived in Appalachia until the Cherokee expelled them. Stories about them, attributed to Cherokee tradition, are mentioned by early European settlers in America.
The origin of the Moony or Mooney families is lost in antiquity. The name is derived from maoin, a Gaelic word meaning wealth or treasure of treasure, hence when O'Maonaigh was anglicised to Mooney it meant the descendant of the wealthy one.
John 'Mooneyes' Cooper was born in Derby, England.He had the given name of John Herbert Cooper. He started motorcycle racing in Derbyshire by riding a rigid-framed 197cc James entering off-road trials in 1954 at age 16.