Common Names

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Hiodon stříbrooký , Czech , Czechia

Måneøje , Danish , Denmark

Freshwater herring , English , Canada

Moon-eye , English , Canada

Mooneye , English , Canada

Mooneye , English , USA

Mooneye , English , Global

Notch-finned hiodon , English , Canada

River whitefish , English , Canada

Toothed herring , English , Canada

Hõbe-kuusilm , Estonian , Estonia

Kuusilmä , Finnish , Finland

Laquaiche argentée , French , Canada

Mondauge , Gela , Germany

革鱗異齒魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

革鳞异齿鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Lunoglazka , Russian , Russia

луноглазка , Russian , Russia

Månöga , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Hiodontiformes

Family: Hiodontidae

Genus: Hiodon

Species: Hiodon tergisus Lesueur, 1818

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Biology

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Occur in deep pools and backwaters of medium to large rivers, lakes and impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294).

Habitat

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pelagic

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless