• Characteristics - one of the most strikingly beautiful fishes in Iowa. Cream colored lateral band is layered between dark bands on the sides, top dark band starts at the edge of the gill cover and turns into a series of spots at the base of the tail, lower band encircles the snout and ends in the tail, black dots appear along the back before the dorsal fin and the mid-dorsal sripe may also appear as a series of dots, scales are minute
• Distribution - distributed throughout the upper portions of the Winnebago, Shellrock, Wapsipinicon, Turkey, Maquoketa, and Misssissippi rivers in northeast Iowa and scattered populations exist in northwest, central, and east-central streams
• Foods - plant material and detritus
• Adult Length - 3 inches

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