“…Dominant in shallow lakes, it occurs in mesotrophic to eutrophic waters but is commonly found in eutrophic waters. This species occurs in alkaline waters and tolerate temperatures of 15 to over 30 o C (Van Dam et al 1994, Moro & Fürstenberger 1997, Taylor et al 2007, Zalat & Vildary 2007, Kiss et al 2012, Estepp & Reavie 2015. According to some works, this species is associated with water column mixing, high flood conditions and depth variations, and physical alterations as erosion events, turbulence, and deforestation (Zalat & Vildary 2007, Dong et al 2008, Costa-Böddeker et al 2012, Fontana et al 2014.…”