• Characteristics - back and sides are pale olive or straw-colored and the belly whitish, two longitudinal rows of dark spots along either side and a single mid-dorsal row
• Distribution - uncommon but widespread inhabitant of the upper Mississippi River, the Thompson Fork of the Grand River and Chariton River in southcentral Iowa
• Foods - aquatic insects and other small invertebrates
• Adult Length - 5 inches

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