Author: Boulenger, 1898
Comments: Inhabits the muddy bottoms down to at least 100 m in lake (Ref. 4967).  Feeds on the snail, <i>Neothauma</i> (Ref. 6770). Zoobenthos feeder (Ref. 52177). Oviparous (Ref. 205).  Only fish known to practice brood parasitism:  it manages to mix it eggs with those of mouthbrooding cichlids.  Its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them.