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Hiodon tergisus
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Hiodontiformes (Mooneyes) > Hiodontidae (Mooneyes)
Etymology: Hiodon: From Greek letter "gamma, "y", due to the shape of the teeth; Greek, odous = teeth; bone forming the base of the tongue (Ref. 45335); tergisus: From the word tergisus, meaning polished (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Lesueur.
Etymology: Hiodon: From Greek letter "gamma, "y", due to the shape of the teeth; Greek, odous = teeth; bone forming the base of the tongue (Ref. 45335); tergisus: From the word tergisus, meaning polished (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Temperate; 60°N - 30°N
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North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes (except Superior) 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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 28.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. published weight: 907.00 g (Ref. 3221); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 12193)
Max length : 47.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 28.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. published weight: 907.00 g (Ref. 3221); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 12193)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occur in deep pools and backwaters of medium to large rivers, lakes and impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 February 2012
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes
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