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    Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa), also known as cañero, toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae...
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  • recognized species in this genus: Vandellia beccarii di Caporiacco, 1935 Vandellia cirrhosa Valenciennes, 1846 (Candiru) Vandellia sanguinea Eigenmann, 1917 V...
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  • colloquial name given to the following varieties of fish: Candiru (fish) (Vandellia cirrhosa), a species of parasitic freshwater catfish Payara, a species of dogtooth...
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    and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru, Vandellia cirrhosa. Neither the armour-plated types nor the naked types have scales....
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    its name, it is not closely related to the bloodsucking Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa). They are known by multiple names across their range. In Bolivia...
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    catfishes or parasitic catfishes. This family includes the candiru fish (Vandellia cirrhosa), feared by some people for its alleged habit of entering into the...
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  • (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus) Jau catfish (Zungaro zungaro) Candirú (Vandellia cirrhosa) Candirú-Acú (Cetopsis candiru) payara (Hydrolycus armatus) Mexican...
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  • (2001). "Experiments on the feeding behavior of the hematophagous candiru, Vandellia cf. plazaii". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 60 (4): 459–464. Bibcode:2001EnvBF...
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