| Common name | Shad mooneye |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1998 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Shad', i.e., term used for any clupeiform fish that differ from the typical herring in having a relatively deep body and in being anadromous and that are extremely important food fishes of Europe and No. America (p. 1079 in Ref. 11978); 'mooneye', i.e., term used to refer to fish of the genus Hiodon that ressemble shad (p. 770 in Ref. 11978). |