goldeye

English

Etymology

gold +‎ eye, from the fish's characteristic iris.

Noun

goldeye (plural goldeyes or goldeye)

1. 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

• Finnish: kultasilmä (fi)
• French: laquaiche aux yeux d’or

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.