[1] This species is known from the Nile River and the Chad, Niger, Volta, and Comoe basins.

[1] In the Sudd, these fish have been found to occur beneath fringing Eichhornia.

[3] It has been suggested that this species exhibits pedomorphosis, that is, they retain many juvenile traits into adulthood.

Some of these include an absence of a dorsal fin spine and a reduced number of ribs.

[2] As adults, S. auritus are filter-feeders, feeding primarily on phytoplankton and zooplankton.