/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/trichomycterus/dali/1.jpg "Trichomycterus dali")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus dali Rizzato, Costa, Trajano & Bichuette, 2011 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Bonito, Saracura Cave, 21°09'14.6''S, 56°43'22.7''W, rio Paraguai basin, Serra da Bodoquena karst area, southwestern State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, elevation 792 meters. |
| Pronunciation | trick oh mick terr uss. |
| Etymology | Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. The specific name is an allusion to the Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, in reference to his famously long moustache (or whisker). |
| Habitat Information | |
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| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | This genus takes live or frozen food is well accepted, as is commerical dry prepared foods. Be careful not to overfeed. In nature, they feed on small invertebrates living at the bottom. User data. |
| Furniture | A cave dwelling species. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 9 (no. 3), pp 479, Figs.1-12. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2015 Jun 22 23:12 (species record created: 2015 May 24 20:15) |
