n.
Any of several small freshwater fishes (genera Notemigonus and Notropis , family Cyprinidae).
The common shiner ( Notropis cornutus ) is a blue and silver minnow up to 8 in. (20 cm) long. The golden shiner ( Notemigonus cryseleucas ), sometimes called the American roach , is a greenish and golden minnow, about 12 in. (30 cm) long and weighing 1.5 lbs (0.7 kg). It is edible and valuable as bait.