golden shiner
noun
: a small common cyprinid fish (Notemigonus crysoleucas) of eastern North America having silvery sides with bright golden reflections and often used as bait
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Samuel Grisak, 15, of Great Falls caught a state record golden shiner on July 3 on Giant Springs Pond at Giant Springs State Park. 
From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill. Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 Three new fish species have been found in the river: the sand shiner, golden shiner and longnose gar. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Nov. 2021 In California rice fields, golden shiner minnows introduced by the project have reduced methane coming off fallowed rice paddies by 64 percent. Moises Velasquez-manoff, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020 The top lures have been tube jigs, drop shot rigs tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawlers, golden shiners, leeches and crayfish. D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019 Anglers are using a combination of lively golden shiners and frozen emerald shiners, which are still available at some of the tackle shops in the area. D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019 Nestled in the northern Wisconsin woods, Peter Lake once brimmed with golden shiners, fatheads and other minnows, which plucked algae-eating fleas from the murky water. Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2015 See More
From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill. Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 Three new fish species have been found in the river: the sand shiner, golden shiner and longnose gar. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Nov. 2021 In California rice fields, golden shiner minnows introduced by the project have reduced methane coming off fallowed rice paddies by 64 percent. Moises Velasquez-manoff, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020 The top lures have been tube jigs, drop shot rigs tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawlers, golden shiners, leeches and crayfish. D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019 Anglers are using a combination of lively golden shiners and frozen emerald shiners, which are still available at some of the tackle shops in the area. D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019 Nestled in the northern Wisconsin woods, Peter Lake once brimmed with golden shiners, fatheads and other minnows, which plucked algae-eating fleas from the murky water. Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2015 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1889, in the meaning defined above