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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 no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen.
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Last Update	2015 Jun 22 23:12 (species record created: 2015 May 24 20:15)