an abundant inhabitant of flooded rice-paddies, canals, ditches,as well as in most streams
from north ern thailand to the mekong delta. avoids large rivers,and only moves from temporarily inun dated habitats if necessitated by seasonal habitat disappearance.moves into seasonally inundated areas as soon as they are flooded died includes zooplankton,terrestrial insects,and aquatic insect larvae.Taken with seines,cast-nets and traps. occasionally marketed fresh and used to make prahoc.