Author: (Boulenger, 1898)
Comments: Usually solitary although many individuals may be observed at one time.  Feeds on small snails that specifically live on the biocover (<i>Chytra kirki</i>, <i>Spekia zonata</i>, <i>Paramelania demoni</i> and <i>Tanganycia rufofilosa</i>).  Also feeds on the eggs of the killifish, <i>Lamprichthys tanganicanus</i>.  Leaves the rocky biotope to breed in the sandy bottom (Ref. 7343).