Silversides

n.

1.

(Zool.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidæ, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker. Brook silversides (Zool.) a small fresh-water North American fish (Labadesthes sicculus) related to the marine silversides.

Noun	1.	silversides - small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States Synonyms: silverside
	2.	silversides - the common North American shiner Synonyms: common shiner, Notropis cornutus

acanthopterygian, Atherinidae, Atherinopsis californiensis, family Atherinidae, jacksmelt, silverside, spiny-finned fish