Author: (Heckel & Kner, 1858)
Comments: A gregarious species which inhabits near shore lakes and slow-flowing stretches and backwaters of streams and rivers (Ref. 59043).  Feeds on fish, invertebrates (Ref. 26100), insect larvae and periphyton (Ref. 59043).  Spawns over gravel beds or among vegetation at temperatures above 12°C (Ref. 59043).