Candiru
(Vandellia cirrhosa)

Classification

Species: Vandellia cirrhosa
Genus: Vandellia
Family: Trichomycteridae - Pencil or parasitic catfishes
Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Candiru
Habitat: Freshwater
Distribution:

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