Hiodon tergisus

Hiodon tergisus

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: Hiodontiformes
Familia: Hiodontidae
Genus: Hiodon
Species: Hiodon tergisus

Name

Hiodon tergisus Lesueur, 1818

Type locality: Buffalo, New York, USA

Neotype: MCZ 17910

Synonyms

• Hiodon selenops Jordan & Bean in Jordan, 1877
• Hyodon selenops (misspelling) Jordan & Bean in Jordan, 1877
• Hyodon tergisus (misspelling) Lesueur, 1818

References

• Lesueur, C.A. 1818: Description of several new species of North American fishes. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1(pt 2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 10, 11, 14. BHL

Links

• Hiodon tergisus Report on ITIS
• Hiodon tergisus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & D. Pauly (eds) (2013). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, version 10/2012.
• Hiodon tergisus in Catalog of Fishes,
  Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed) (2013). Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

English: Mooneye
français: Laquaiche argentée

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