Miniellus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The species in this genus are found in North America.

Species Miniellus contains the following valid species: Miniellus albizonatus Warren & Burr, 1994 (Palezone shiner) Miniellus alborus C. L. Hubbs & Raney, 1947 (Whitemouth shiner) Miniellus ammophilus Suttkus & Boschung, 1990 (Orangefin shiner) Miniellus boops C. H. Gilbert, 1884 (Bigeye shiner) Miniellus chihuahua Woolman, 1892 (Chihuahua shiner) Miniellus greenei C. L. Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 (Wedgespot shiner) Miniellus heterodon (Cope, 1865) (Blackchin shiner) Miniellus longirostris (O. P. Hay, 1881) (Longnose shiner) Miniellus melanostomus Bortone, 1989 (Blackmouth shiner) Miniellus nubilus (S. A. Forbes, 1878) (Ozark minnow) Miniellus ortenburgeri C. L. Hubbs, 1927 (Kiamichi shiner) Miniellus procne (Cope, 1865) (Swallowtail shiner) Miniellus sabinae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1886 (Sabine shiner) Miniellus stramineus (Cope, 1865) (Sand shiner) Miniellus topeka (C. H. Gilbert, 1884) (Topeka shiner) Miniellus uranoscopus Suttkus, 1959 (Skygazer shiner)

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