golden shiner

noun

a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.

First recorded in 1900–05

Hubbs and Ortenburger (1929b:89) observed that the golden shiner prefers sluggish water.

Golden Shiner proceeded to fill his minnow bucket with lively minnows, using for the purpose an umbrella-like folding net.

Golden Shiner was not slow to perceive the force of the Doctor's arguments and held his peace.

Temperature-controlled variation in the golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas.

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