Back كانديرو Arabic كانديرو ARZ Candirú Catalan Vandellia cirrhosa CEB Vandélie obecná Czech Candiru Danish Vandellia cirrhosa German Καντιρού Greek Candiru (fish) English Vandellia cirrhosa Spanish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Vandellia |
| Species: | V. cirrhosa
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| Vandellia cirrhosa Valenciennes, 1846
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Candiru (candirú) (Spanish, also known as canero or toothpick fish) are parasitic freshwater catfish and a member of the Trichomycteridae family. They can be found in the Amazon River and to the people who live there, they are the most feared fish in its waters, even over the piranha.[1] They are eel-shaped and translucent, making them very difficult to see in the water. Some species have been known to grow to a size of 6 inches (~15 cm) in length.
The area that has the most of these fish is at the section between the Amazon River and the Rio Negro, near Brazil's inland city of Manaus.
- ↑ Axelrod, Herbert R. et al 1996 (1983). Exotic tropical fishes. T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-543-1.
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