• Characteristics - deep bodied, slab sided, very small mouth; small gill flap with a red spot in live or fresh preserved specimens; short stubby gill rakers; spiny dorsal fin has 10 or 11 spines
• Distribution - northeastern two-thirds of the state
• Foods - aquatic insects, snails, small mollusks, and other small fish
• State Record - none

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