• Characteristics - body color is coppery on the back and upper sides shading to silvery on the sides and whitish-yellow on the belly, stout bodied, can be confused with the creek chub
• Distribution - small to medium sized streams with sand and gravel bottoms in the Des Moines, Iowa, Cedar, Wapsipinicon, Maquoketa, Turkey, and Upper Iowa drainages
• Foods - zooplankton, fish, crayfish, aquatic insects, algae, and plants
• Adult Length - 10 inches

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