• Characteristics - body scales have about 20 lines that fan out from the focus of the scale; color dark dorsally, shading to yellowish-brassy sides, creamy belly
• Distribution - widely scattered throughout state, but far more prevalent in the north
• Foods - bottom ooze and aquatic insect larvae
• State Record - not recorded
• Expert's Tip - extensively used bait fish

For more brassy minnow information, see Iowa Fish & Fishing.