Noun: silversides 'sil-vu(r),sIdz
- Small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
"Silversides are often used as bait fish by anglers";
- silverside
- The common North American shiner
"Silversides could be seen flashing in the clear stream";
- common shiner, Notropis cornutus
Type of: acanthopterygian, shiner, spiny-finned fish
Part of: Atherinidae, family Atherinidae, genus Notropis, Notropis
Encyclopedia: Silversides