Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Cape kurper
Comments: Hardy, occurs in various habitats.  Favors quiet or slow-flowing water and plant or root cover.  Feeds on insects and other invertebrates and small fish.  Breeds in summer; males defend a breeding territory and guard the eggs which are scattered and sticking to the bottom.  Many populations have declined and are threatened by habitat destruction and predation from introduced bass (Ref. 7248).