: a silvery North American freshwater bony fish (Hiodon tergisus of the family Hiodontidae)
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Recent research has shown mooneye and goldeye fish as hosts for the mussels.
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Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2021
Only two populations of mooneye are known to exist in Michigan.
—Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018
Although historically found in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, recent accounts suggest that mooneye persist only in the St. Clair-Detroit River system.
—Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018
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Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2021
Only two populations of mooneye are known to exist in Michigan.
—Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018
Although historically found in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, recent accounts suggest that mooneye persist only in the St. Clair-Detroit River system.
—Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018
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“Mooneye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mooneye. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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