• Characteristics - live to purplish back fading to a silvery-white on belly; lateral stripe from tip of snout to base of tail fin; stout body with broad, blunt head; small, flap-like barbel in groove in middle of upper jaw; very large mouth; wedge-shaped spot at base of tail and black spot in first 3 rays of dorsal fin; up to 12 inches in length
• Distribution - statewide in small to medium sized streams
• Foods - insects and their larvae and other small aquatic animals
• State Record - not recorded
• Expert's Tip - try fly fishing small streams with small wet (sinking) flies

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