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Freshwater (=Inland waters)
Attains about 9 cm SL and favours open water in the mainstream as well as backwaters where they feed on aquatic insects and plankton (Skelton and Cambray 1981, Cambray 1984, Naesje et al. 2007). They reach maturity in their first year and seem to breed throughout spring and summer until early autumn (September to March). The male:female sex ratio is similar in the Orange (1:1.82) and Fish rivers (1:1.73) and length frequency distributions suggests that two spawning events may occur in one breeding season (Cambray 1984, Hay et al. 1997).SANBI is currently in the process of adding more information about species to this database.
