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'Shiner' is a common name used for any of several kinds of small silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids. Most (but not all) fish commonly referred to as shiners belong to the genus ''Notropis''. The name may also refer to the shiner perch (''Cymatogaster aggregata'').
Some of the hundreds of species of shiners include:

★ Alabama shiner ''Cyprinella callistia''

★ Altamaha shiner ''Cyprinella xaenura''

★ Ameca shiner ''Notropis amecae''

★ Apalachee shiner ''Pteronotropis grandipinnis''

★ Arkansas River shiner ''Notropis girardi''

★ Beautiful shiner ''Cyprinella formosa''

★ Common Shiner ''Notropis cornutus''

★ Emerald shiner ''Notropis atherinoides''

★ Flagfin shiner ''Pteronotropis signippinnis''

★ Golden shiner ''Notemigonus crysoleucas''

★ Red shiner ''Cyprinella lutrensis''

★ Redfin shiner ''Notropis umbratilis''

★ Rosefin shiner ''Notropis ardens''

★ Rosyface shiner ''Notropis rubellus''

★ Telescope shiner ''Notropis telescopus''

★ Yellowfin shiner ''Notropis lutipinnis''