Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus)

Scientific name: Hiodon tergisus Lesueur, 1818

Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus)

The Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus) is a freshwater fish of the family Hiodontidae.

Biology

Occur in deep pools and backwaters of medium to large rivers, lakes and impoundments.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hiodon tergisus
Family
Hiodontidae (Mooneyes)
Order
Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
47.0
Common length
28.3
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes 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 (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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