Hyodons , or moon-eyes , or toothed herring [1] ( lat. Hiodon ) is a genus of ray-finned fish from the monotypic family of the hyodont [1] [2] or moon-eyed [1] [2] (Hiodontidae) and the order of hyodont - like [2] or moon-eyed [ 2] (Hiodontiformes) [3] . Freshwater fish, endemic to North America.
| Hyodons |
 Hiodon tergisus |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Cohort : | Osteoglossomorphs |
| Squad: | Hyodontiformes ( Hiodontiformes Taverne , 1979 ) |
| Family: | Hyodontic ( Hiodontidae Cuvier & Valenciennes , 1846 ) |
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| International scientific name |
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Hiodon Lesueur , 1818 |
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Previously, the hyodont family was included in the composition of the Araganiformes (Osteoglossiformes) [2] .
The genus includes two species [3] [4] :
- Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque, 1819) - Goldeneye , or herring hyodon [1]
- Hiodon tergisus Lesueur, 1818 - Moon - eye , or silver hyodon [1]