• Characteristics - yellowish on sides and darker on back; belly whie to cream color; head small, narrow, and strongly depressed; 14-17 rays in anal fin; light colored, bar shaped marking on back near head proceding dorsal fin
• Distribution - major tributary streams of Mississippi River, greatest abundance in upper Des Moines River drainage
• Foods - insects, aquatic plants

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