Hiodon tergisus

Mooneye
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Hiodontiformes
Family:	Hiodontidae
Genus:	Hiodon
Species:	H. tergisus
Binomial name
	Hiodon tergisus; (Lesueur, 1818)
	Mooneye range in green
Synonyms
	Glossodon harengoides Rafinesque 1818; Glossodon heterurus Rafinesque 1818; Hyodon vernalis Rafinesque 1820; Cyprinus (Abramis) smithii Smith ex Richardson 1836; Abramis smithii (Richardson 1836); Glossodon smithii (Richardson 1836); Hyodon selenops Jordan & Bean 1877;

Hiodon tergisus, the mooneye, is a freshwater fish that is widespread across eastern North America.

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