Author: (Boulenger, 1906)
Comments: Present on the bottom of deep water to 150 m but most common in sub-littoral areas; very common in deep water (Ref. 4967). Specialized toward a life on the sandy bottoms (Ref. 6770). Upstream spawning migrations have been reported (Ref. 78218, 93972). Omnivore (Ref. 78218). Feeds on small fishes (usually <i>Lamprologus</i> spp.), ostracods, and larvae of dragonflies (Ref. 6868, 36901).