**Description:** A slender, silvery minnow with a pointed snout and a distinct pinkish-to-red flush on its face and gill covers.
**Size:** Typically 2.5 to 3.5 inches long.
**Sexual Dimorphism:** Males develop a brilliant red face and orange-tinted fins during the spring spawning season.
**Wildlife Value:** A highly social schooling fish that serves as a primary food source for larger predators like Smallmouth Bass and Brown Trout.
**Habitat:** Clear, fast-moving "blue ribbon" trout streams and upper river reaches.