The goldeye (Hiodon alosoides) is a freshwater fish found in Canada and the northern United States. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hiodontidae, the other species being Hiodon tergisus. [4] The species name alosoides means shad-like. [5]

Goldeyes are silvery, flat-sided fishes with large eyes and prominent teeth on the jaws, roof of the mouth, and tongue. A fleshy keel runs along the midline of the belly. The iris of the goldeye is golden.

The goldeye (Hiodon alosoides) is a freshwater fish found in Canada and the northern United States. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hiodontidae, the other species being Hiodon tergisus .

2002年10月23日 · The predatory fish that commonly eat the goldeye are large northern pike, sauger, and walleye. Since they often feed near or at the surface of the water, fish-eating birds and some certain mammals also prey upon them. In …

2006年2月7日 · The goldeye (Hiodon alosoides) [Lat alosoides, "shadlike"] is a relatively small, opportunistic foraging freshwater fish of the family Hiodontidae (order Osteoglossiformes). Goldeye are endemic to North America, occurring in Canada from western Ontario to the Rocky Mountains and north to Great Slave Lake (photo courtesy Douglas Watkinson).

It lives in large and medium-sized rivers that have a good current. It prefers areas over a sand bottom. Spawning occurs in spring. The female may produce 25,000 eggs. The goldeye reaches maturity in its third year. This fish eats insects, crustaceans and fishes. It feeds at dusk or at night at the water’s surface. Kingdom: Animalia.

This fish often forages on the surface in shallow water. Details. The Goldeye is most common in the muddy, open waters of medium to large-sized rivers with low gradient and firm sand substrates. In Iowa and Minnesota, it lives in quiet backwaters of larger streams and muddy shallows of lakes.

The goldeye was given it's name to due to the large yellow color in the iris of it's eyes. The goldeye's body is dominated by a silver color. The dorsal region of this fish has a blueish tint. The body type of the goldeye is considered to be laterally compressed and covered with large cycloid scales. The mouth is considered small and terminal.

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Native Range: Tributaries of James Bay, Quebec and Ontario; the Arctic, Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio basins from the Mackenzie River drainage, Northern Territories, to western Pennsylvania and south to Louisiana (Page and Burr 1991).