ðɪs spˈiːsiːz lˈaɪvz ɪn kˈuːl, klˈɪɹ wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ, wˈɛɹæz ɪnðə sˈaʊθ ɪɾ əkˈɜːz ɪn wˈɔːɹmɚ tˈɜːbɪd ænd mˈɜːki wˈɔːɾɚz ʌv kˈoʊstəl ænd flˈʌdpleɪn swˈɑːmps, twˈaɪlaɪt zˈoʊnz ʌv kˈeɪvz, ænd ɐbˈændənd mˈaɪnz.
This species lives in cool, clear water in the north, whereas in the south it occurs in warmer turbid and murky waters of coastal and floodplain swamps, twilight zones of caves, and abandoned mines.