• Characteristics - olive to brown with dark mottlings on sides, fading to white or cream underneath; fleshy barbels dusty to black; 22-23 rays in anal fin; caudal fin slightly notched
• Distribution - far northern part of state, but uncommon, more common in upper Mississippi River backwaters and sloughs
• Foods - crayfish, aquatic invertebrates

For more brown bullhead information, see Iowa Fish & Fishing.