| Remarks |
Avoids swift and very sluggish water, as well as turbid waters; prefers moderate current in white or brown water of small rivulets to medium-size rivers such as Blackwater and Yellow rivers. Usually taken in streams where shelter was available, such as around logs or tree stumps along overhanging banks, near trailing or emergent aquatic vegetation, or under trees and shrubs overhanging the water. Streams with mud or clay substrates or a mixture of sand with mud and clay and aquatic vegetation such as Avoids swift and very sluggish water, as well as turbid waters; prefers moderate current in white or brown water of small rivulets to medium-size rivers such as Blackwater and Yellow rivers. Usually taken in streams where shelter was available, such as around logs or tree stumps along overhanging banks, near trailing or emergent aquatic vegetation, or under trees and shrubs overhanging the water. Areas with Orontium aquaticum, Sparganium sp. and Vallisneria americana, form a suitable habitat for the species. Individuals may also occur in currents beneath the trailing ends of Sparganium and Vallisneria. |