Hiodontidae, commonly called mooneyes, is a family of ray-finned fish with a single included genus Hiodon. The genus comprise two living 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 comes from the metallic shine of their eyes.
The higher classification of the mooneyes is not yet fully established. Some sources have place them in their own order, Hiodontiformes, while others retain them in the order Osteoglossiformes.
The goldeye, Hiodon alosoides, is widespread across eastern North America, and is notable for a conspicuous golden iris in the eyes. It prefers turbid slower-moving waters of lakes and rivers, where it feeds on a wide variety of organisms including insects, crustaceans, small fish, and mollusks. The fish has been reported up to 52 centimetres (20 in) in length.
The mooneye, Hiodon tergisus, is also widespread across eastern North America, living in the clear waters of lakes, ponds, and rivers. It consumes aquatic invertebrates, insects, and fish. Mooneyes can reach 47 centimetres (19 in) in length.
^Hilton, E. J.; Grande, L. (2008). "Fossil Mooneyes (Teleostei: Hiodontiformes, Hiodontidae) from the Eocene of western North America, with a reassessment of their taxonomy". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 295: 221–251. doi:10.1144/sp295.13.
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Hiodontidae" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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mooneye, hiodontidae, commonly, called, mooneyes, family, finned, fish, with, single, included, genus, hiodon, genus, comprise, living, species, native, north, america, three, five, extinct, species, recorded, from, paleocene, eocene, fossils, they, large, eye. Hiodontidae commonly called mooneyes is a family of ray finned fish with a single included genus Hiodon The genus comprise two living 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 comes from the metallic shine of their eyes MooneyeTemporal range Ypresian Recent 49 5 0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NHiodon tergisusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder HiodontiformesFamily HiodontidaeCuvier amp Valenciennes 1846Genus HiodonLesueur 1818SpeciesHiodon alosoides Hiodon consteniorum Hiodon falcatus Hiodon rosei Hiodon tergisus Hiodon woodruffi Hiodon shuyangensisSynonymsAmphiodon Rafinesque 1819 Clodalus Rafinesque 1820 Elattonistius Gill amp Jordan 1877 Eohiodon Cavender 1966 Glossodon Rafinesque 1818The higher classification of the mooneyes is not yet fully established Some sources have place them in their own order Hiodontiformes while others retain them in the order Osteoglossiformes Species editHiodon alosoides Rafinesque 1819 The goldeye Hiodon alosoides is widespread across eastern North America and is notable for a conspicuous golden iris in the eyes It prefers turbid slower moving waters of lakes and rivers where it feeds on a wide variety of organisms including insects crustaceans small fish and mollusks The fish has been reported up to 52 centimetres 20 in in length Hiodon consteniorum Li amp Wilson 1994 Hiodon falcatus Grande 1979 Hiodon rosei Hussakof 1916 Hiodon tergisus Lesueur 1818The mooneye Hiodon tergisus is also widespread across eastern North America living in the clear waters of lakes ponds and rivers It consumes aquatic invertebrates insects and fish Mooneyes can reach 47 centimetres 19 in in length Hiodon woodruffi Wilson 1978An Early Eocene Ypresian to Late Eocene Lutetian species Hiodon woodruffi was described from fossils found in the Klondike Mountain Formation Washington and Horsefly shale British Columbia Further finds have increased the known paleogeographic range to include the Kishenehn Formation of northwestern Montana Hiodon shuyangensis Shen 1989References edit Hilton E J Grande L 2008 Fossil Mooneyes Teleostei Hiodontiformes Hiodontidae from the Eocene of western North America with a reassessment of their taxonomy Geological Society London Special Publications 295 221 251 doi 10 1144 sp295 13 This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Froese Rainer and Daniel Pauly eds 2011 Hiodontidae in FishBase June 2011 version Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mooneye amp oldid 1180100723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
