The fish is endemic to the Tugela River system in South Africa.

It prefers deep pools and slow-flowing parts of the rivers in which it lives.

They fish migrate upstream in shoals during spring and summer to be able to breed.

A large volume of small eggs get laid and the young fish grow up in shallow, still waters.

The fish reaches up to 50 cm long and the South African angling record stands at 1.95 kg.