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Freshwater (=Inland waters)
The species attains 300 mm SL and is olive brown with scattered spots over the body (Skelton 2001). It is very habitat specific, preferring rocky habitat in faster flowing parts of major rivers (Naesje et al. 2007, Niehaus et al. 1997). The species is omnivorous, feeding on invertebrates especially from rock surfaces, with larger specimens also feeding on small fish (Skelton 2001). In the upper Orange (Senqu) River, its diet appears to be dominated by aquatic insects such as Chironomids and Simulids (Schrijvershof 2015). In this river, juvenile fish smaller than 45 mm favoured backwater pools with a rock bottom, whereas juveniles from 45-140 mm preferred shallow rapids, and adults favoured runs (Niehaus et al. 1997).SANBI is currently in the process of adding more information about species to this database.
