• Characteristics - back is straw colored with scales edged in pigment with silvery sides and belly of silvery-white, prominent dusky lateral band terminaes at the base of the tail with a small distinct dark wedge-shaped spot
• Distribution - found most often in the upper Des Moines and Raccoon rivers with a few scattered populations in the northwest and east-central streams
• Foods - unknown
• Adult Length - 3 inches

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