lˈɪstɹʊɹɹə ɪnhˈæbɪts ɛkstɹˈiːmli smˈɔːl, ʃˈæloʊ, ænd tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi wˈɔːɾɚ bˈɑːdiz, mˈɑːɹdʒɪnəl tə mˈeɪn wˈɔːɾɚ kˈoːɹsᵻz kˈʌvɚd wɪð vˌɛdʒɪtˈeɪʃən; nˈoʊ spˈiːsiːz ʌv lˈɪstɹʊɹɹə ɪz nˈoʊn tʊ əkˈɜːɹ ɪn kɹˈiːks ɔːɹ ɹˈɪvɚz, ɛksˈɛpt ɐpˈæɹəntli æz stɹˈeɪ ɔːɹ kˈɑːlənˌaɪzɪŋ spˈɛsɪmənz.
Listrura inhabits extremely small, shallow, and temporary water bodies, marginal to main water courses covered with vegetation; no species of Listrura is known to occur in creeks or rivers, except apparently as stray or colonizing specimens.