goldeye

Hiodon alosoides

Frogs shrews and mice all become prey

goldeye is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mooneyes
Family: Hiodontidae
Genus: Hiodon
Maximum length: 52 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: western Ontario to the Mackenzie River as far down as Aklavik. In the east, it extends southwest below the Great Lakes, through the Ohio and Mississippi River drainages. In the, west it occurs southeast from western Alberta, through eastern Montana and Wyoming, to Oklahoma.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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