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39. Northern Moon-eye (Hiodon alosoides Rafinesque). 



Hyodon alosoides JORDAN & GILBERT, Bull. 16, U. S. Nat. Mus., 259, 1883. 



Hiodon alosoides BEAN, Fishes Penna., 57, 1893 (not figure) ; JORDAN & EVERMANN, 



Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., I, 413, 1896. 

 Hyodon clodalis DEKAY, N. Y. Fauna, Fishes, pi. 51, fig. 164, not description, 1842. 



The Northern Moon-eye is found from the Ohio River throughout the Great 

 Lakes region to the Saskatchewan. It is very common in Manitoba and other 

 parts of British America. In Pennsylvania it is limited to the western region. 



DeKay must have had the Northern Moon-eye for study, though his description 

 seems to apply to another species. The figure of his Hyodon clodalis represents a 

 fish with a short dorsal fin, quite unlike his account in the text. 



The Northern Moon-eye is very readily distinguished from the other species of 

 the genus by its short dorsal fin, which contains only nine rays, and by its carinated 

 belly. It grows to the length of I foot. The flesh is not greatly esteemed as a 

 rule, but the fish is beautiful and has excellent game qualities. 



Richardson says the fish inhabits lakes which communicate with the Saskatche- 

 wan, in the 53d and 54th parallels of latitude, but does not approach nearer to 

 Hudson's Bay than Lake Winnipeg. This we know to be a mistake. He says 

 further that it is taken during the summer months only, and in small numbers, in 

 gill nets set for other fish. It bites eagerly at an artificial fly or worm. Its flesh is 

 white, resembling that of the perch in flavor, and excelling it in richness. 



40. Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianuin LeSueur). 



Dorosoma cepedianum JORDAN & GILBERT, Bull. 16, U. S. Nat. Mus., 271, 1883 ; GOODE, 

 Fish & Fish. Ind. U. S., I, 610, pi. 217 A, 1884 ; BEAN, Fishes Penna., 63, 1893 ; 

 JORDAN & EVERMANN, Bull. 47, U. S. Nat. Mus., I, 416, 1896, pi. LXIX, fig. 183, 

 1900. 



The Mud Shad, also known as Gizzard Shad, Winter Shad, Stink Shad, White- 

 eyed Shad, Hickory Shad, Hairy Back and Thread Herring, is found in brackish 

 waters along the coast from New York southward to Mexico, ascending streams and 

 frequently becoming landlocked in ponds. A variety of this fish is also common in 

 the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, whence it has spread through canals into Lakes 

 Erie and Michigan. 



Cuvier and Valenciennes had the species from New York, whence it was sent by 

 Milbert. DeKay mentions it only as an extralimital fish, but in his time the fish 

 fauna of Lake Erie was very little known. 



