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Shiner (fish)

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Shiner (fish)

Shiner is a common name used in North America for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata).

Cyprinid shiners are:

  • Eastern shiners, genus Notropis
  • Finescale shiners, genus Lythrurus
  • Flagfin shiners, genus Pteronotropis
  • Golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas (a monotypic genus)
  • Highscale shiners, genus Luxilus
  • Redside shiners, genus Richardsonius
  • Satinfin shiners, genus Cyprinella

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    Shiner (fish) Wikipedia
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