silversides

Definitions of silversides
  1. noun
    small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
    synonyms: silverside
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    types:
    Atherinopsis californiensis, jacksmelt
    a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length)
    type of:
    acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
  2. noun
    the common North American shiner
    synonyms: Notropis cornutus, common shiner
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    type of:
    shiner
    any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
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