Candiru (fish)
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candiru-fish-207-10078519
title:
Candiru (fish)
text:
Candiru, also known as cañero, toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae native to the Amazon basin where it is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The definition of candiru differs between authors. The word has been used to refer to only Vandellia cirrhosa, the entire genus Vandellia, the subfamily Vandelliinae, or even the two subfamilies Vandelliinae and Stegophilinae. Although some candiru
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of fish
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru_(fish)
date created:
2002-04-18T16:23:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:48:06Z
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