• Characteristics - body color is dusky above with dull silvery sides and a silvery-white belly with dark lateral bands which start on the tip of the snout and end as a faint spot on the base of the tail, terminal mouth with prominent eyes appearing large in proportion to the head
• Distribution - confined to a region of the state that lies north and east of the Cedar River drainage
• Foods - plants and debris
• Adult Length - 3 inches

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