• Characteristics - thick bodied with olive-brown color on back and sides; sides covered with dark mottlings, belly yellow; 4 to 5 red/brown streaks from the red eye, closed mouth extends to eye
• Distribution - along Mississippi River, southern half of state
• Foods - insects, crayfish, and small fish
• State Record - none

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