• Characteristics - head and anterior flattened dorso-ventrally; terminal mouth with numerous teeth in narrow bands on the upper and lower jaws; two lobed, narrowly connected dorsal fins; head, back, and sides olive brown with dark mottling; lower region of head and belly lighter to whitish
• Distribution - coldwater streams in northeast Iowa
• Foods - larval aquatic insects, invertebrates

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