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).