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==Species== *''[[Hiodon alosoides]]'' <small>(Rafinesque, 1819)</small> The goldeye, ''Hiodon alosoides'', is widespread across eastern North America, and is notable for a conspicuous golden [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]] in the eyes. It prefers turbid slower-moving waters of lakes and rivers, where it feeds on a wide variety of organisms including insects, [[crustacean]]s, small fish, and [[mollusk]]s. The fish has been reported up to {{convert|52|cm|in}} in length. *β ''[[Hiodon consteniorum]]'' <small>Li & Wilson, 1994</small> *β ''[[Hiodon falcatus]]'' <small>(Grande, 1979)</small> *β ''[[Hiodon rosei]]'' <small>(Hussakof, 1916)</small> *''[[Hiodon tergisus]]'' <small>[[Charles Alexandre Lesueur|Lesueur]], 1818</small> The mooneye, ''Hiodon tergisus'', is also widespread across eastern [[North America]], living in the clear waters of lakes, ponds, and rivers. It consumes aquatic [[invertebrate]]s, [[insect]]s, and [[fish]]. Mooneyes can reach {{convert|47|cm|in}} in length. *β ''[[Hiodon woodruffi]]'' <small>Wilson, 1978</small> An [[Early Eocene]], [[Ypresian]] to [[Late Eocene]], [[Lutetian]] species. ''Hiodon woodruffi'' was described from fossils found in the [[Klondike Mountain Formation]], Washington and [[Horsefly shale]], British Columbia. Further finds have increased the known paleogeographic range to include the [[Kishenehn Formation]] of northwestern Montana. *?β ''[[Hiodon shuyangensis]]'' <small>Shen, 1989</small>
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