| Remarks |
Prefers quiet stretches of river channels, deep pools and floodplain lagoons with aquatic vegetation. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally in sandy streams, occasionally on rocky streams, common in standing deep water, occasionally in shallow swamps, and occasionally in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). May form small shoals. Feeds mainly on insect larvae, shrimps, small snails and small fish. Known to move up tributaries when they come down in spate and may breed in newly inundated areas (Ref. 13337). |