Author: (Castelnau, 1861)
FBname: Brownspot largemouth
Comments: Also caught with drawnets.  The habitat preferences are strongly influenced by the presence or absence of the tigerfish <i>Hydrocynus forskahlii</i>:  if the tigerfish is absent, <i>S. thumbergi</i> is found in open waters and sometimes in fast-flowing rocky habitats; in areas where the tigerfish occurs, <i>S. thumbergi</i> is relegated to lagoons, backwaters and marshy shallow areas.  Feeds on small fish, insects and snails (Ref. 6465).