Shiner (fish)
Encyclopedia
Shiner is a common name used for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinid
s, but also e.g. the Shiner Perch
(Cymatogaster aggregata).
Cyprinid shiners are:
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
s, but also e.g. the Shiner Perch
Shiner perch
The shiner perch Cymatogaster aggregata is a common surfperch found in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal streams along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California...
(Cymatogaster aggregata).
Cyprinid shiners are:
- Eastern shiners, genus NotropisNotropisNotropis, commonly known as the eastern shiners or simply "shiners", is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America, and is the second largest genus of freshwater fish on the continent. Most small minnows found in North American belong to Notropis. Not all small cyprinids commonly referred...
- Finescale shiners, genua LythrurusLythrurusLythrurus, the finescale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently 11 species in this genus.- Species :* Lythrurus alegnotus...
- Flagfin shiners, genus PteronotropisPteronotropisPteronotropis is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to the United States. There are currently nine species in this genus.-Species:* Pteronotropis euryzonus...
; including- Apalachee Shiner, Pteronotropis grandipinnis
- Flagfin Shiner, Pteronotropis signipinnisPteronotropis signipinnisPteronotropis signipinnis or flagfin shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae , in the order Cypriniformes .-Distribution:...
- Golden Shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas (a monotypicMonotypicIn biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus) - Highscale shiners, genus LuxilusLuxilusLuxilus, the highscale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently nine species in this genus.- Species :* Luxilus albeolus Luxilus, the highscale shiners, is a genus of cyprinid fish found in North America. There are currently nine species in this genus.-...
- Redside shiners, genus RichardsoniusRichardsoniusRichardsonius is a genus of cyprinid fish consisting of two species native to western North America. Commonly known as redside shiners, that term is also used to refer to Richardsonius balteatus specifically....
- Satinfin shiners, genus CyprinellaCyprinellaCyprinella is the genus of satinfin shiners, ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It contains the following species:*Cyprinella alvarezdelvillari Contreras-Balderas & Lozano-Vilano, 1994...
See also
- Chub (disambiguation)
- Dace (disambiguation)
- MinnowMinnowMinnow is a general term used to refer to small freshwater and saltwater fish, especially those used as bait fish or for fishing bait. More specifically, it refers to small freshwater fish of the carp family.-True minnows:...
- RoachRoach (fish)The Common Roach is a freshwater and brackish water fish native to most of Europe and western Asia...