This is a Northern Hog Sucker.
They can grow up to 22 inches in length and weighing about 4 pounds.
Their head and upper back is brown-ish, with dark mottling. Their back are 4 dark bars. The sides are shaded a lighter brown. It has a white-ish belly.
They prefer clean waters, so they are a good indicater that the waters are of good quality. They are assosiated with gravely areas. When they are in lakes or reservoirs, they can be found near the mouths of tributary streams. They spawn in the spring.
They are bottom feeders eating insects, snails and mullusks, crustations, algae and plant materials. They also eat minnows and crayfish.
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