Biology
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Occurs in gravel and sand runs of medium-sized rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294); also found in creeks (Ref. 10294). Feeds on small pleurocerid river snails, mostly Leptoxis and Lithasia, as well as some physid snails and limpets; also consumes caddisfly larvae (Glossosoma, Hydropsyche, Brachycentrus), midge and blackfly larvae, and a few mayfly nymphs (Ref. 10294).
