ɪts nˈætʃɚɹəl hˈæbɪtˌæts ɑːɹ ðɪ ˌʌpɚ ænd mˈɪdəl zˈæmbɛzi ɹˈɪvɚ, ðə kˈʌniːn ænd kˈæfjuː ɹˈɪvɚz, ðə luːˈæpjʊlɚ ɹˈɪvɚ ænd lˈeɪk ˈɛmwˈɛɹuː, ðɪ ˌɑːkɐvˈæŋɡoʊ ɹˈɪvɚ, lˈeɪk kɑːɹɹˈiːbə, ænd ðə zˈæmbiən kˈɑːŋɡoʊ ɹˈɪvɚ, æz wˈɛl æz sˌʌm ʌv ðɛɹ tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹiz.
Its natural habitats are the upper and middle Zambezi River, the Cunene and Kafue Rivers, the Luapula River and Lake Mweru, the Okavango River, Lake Kariba, and the Zambian Congo River, as well as some of their tributaries.