![Hiodon tergisus](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mooneye-2-2-scaled.jpg)
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Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Hiodontidae | Hiodon tergisus | Lesueur | 1818 | Mooneye |
Hiodon tergisus
Unique Characters: Lateral line present. Breast without a sawtooth margin. Anal fin origin under dorsal fin origin. Found only in lower French Broad River in Madison County.
Similar Species:
Shads (Family Clupeidae) do not have a lateral line and possess a jagged keel along the belly.
![Alosine Keel](https://ncfishes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Alosa-mediocris-Keel.png)
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