Shiner is a common name used in North America for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ver ...

s, but also e.g. the shiner perch (''Cymatogaster aggregata''). Cyprinid shiners are: * Eastern shiners, genus ''

Notropis ''Notropis'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are known commonly as eastern shiners.''N ...

'' * Finescale shiners, genus ''

Lythrurus ''Lythrurus'', the finescale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently 11 species in this genus. Species * '' Lythrurus alegnotus'' ( Snelson, 1972) (warrior shiner) * '' Lythrurus ardens'' (Cope, 1868) ...

'' * Flagfin shiners, genus '' Pteronotropis'' * Golden shiner, '' Notemigonus crysoleucas'' (a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

genus) * Highscale shiners, genus ''

Luxilus ''Luxilus'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. They are commonly known as highscale shiners. There are currently nine species in the genus. Species * '' Luxilus albeolus'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1889) (white shiner) * '' Luxilus car ...

'' * Redside shiners, genus '' Richardsonius'' * Satinfin shiners, genus ''

Cyprinella ''Cyprinella'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are known as the satinfin shiners. They are native to North America, and some are among the most common freshwater fish species on the eastern side of the con ...

'' Image:Notropis maculatus.jpg, ''

Notropis maculatus The taillight shiner (''Notropis maculatus'') is a species of freshwater fish in the cyprinid family. It is commonly found in the south-eastern USA. Distribution and habitat The taillight shiner is found in the lower Mississippi River basin, par ...

'', an eastern shiner Image:Pteronotropis signipinnis.jpg,

Flagfin shiner The flagfin shiner (''Pteronotropis signipinnis'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae (minnows), in the order Cypriniformes (carp). Distribution This freshwater species is benthopelagic and usually occurs over sand near veg ...

('' Pteronotropis signipinnis'') Image:Notemigonus crysoleucas.jpg,

Golden shiner The golden shiner (''Notemigonus crysoleucas'') is a cyprinid fish native to eastern North America. It is the sole member of its genus. Much used as a bait fish, it is probably the most widely pond-cultured fish in the United States. It can be fo ...

(''Notemigonus crysoleucas'') Image:Cymatogaster aggregata.jpg, Shiner perch (''Cymatogaster aggregata'')

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