• Characteristics - the distinctive color of this fish is outstanding, having steel blue back and sides overlaid with silver shading and dark scale pockets that form a diamond design, with a prominent black blotch in the last few rays of the dorsal fin, sub-terminal mouth
• Distribution - very common in interior streams in north-central and northeast Iowa
• Foods - insects, vegetable material, and some small fish
• Adult Length - 3 inches

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