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 See also Chub (disambiguation) Dace (disambiguation) Minnow Roach (disambiguation) Leuciscinae Fish common names