127: Suckermouth Minnow
Only two fish left in this series – and this one is a little guy, Phenacobius mirabilis, found in cool waters in the Mississippi River basin, including in the South Platte watershed in eastern Colorado. They eat plankton and aquatic invertebrates, and are themselves food for larger fish. They’re not endangered, they actually do ok in water disturbed by agriculture, and they lay eggs in the normal way. They have a black dot at the base of their caudal fin which is a distinguishing mark if you should see one, and their mouth has a sucker shape. And truly, that’s all I can find to say about them.
They are sparkly though:
