Hiodon tergisus

Hiodon tergisus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hiodontiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/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 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Hiodon tergisus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Hiodon tergisus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

English: Mooneye
français: Laquaiche argentée

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