goldeye
English
Etymology
gold + eye, from the fish's characteristic iris.
Noun
goldeye (plural goldeyes or goldeye)
- A North American freshwater fish of the mooneye family, Hiodon alosoides, usually eaten smoked.
Synonyms
- Winnipeg goldeye
- western goldeye
- yellow herring
- toothed herring
- shad mooneye
- la Queche
- weepicheesis
Translations
Hiodon alosoides
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References
- Scott, W.B. & Crossman, E.J. (1973), Freshwater Fishes of Canada (5th ed., 1990), Ottawa: Fisheries Research Board of Canada, pp. 327–332, ISBN 0-660-10239-0.