Candiru
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Vandellia cirrhosa
Size:16in
Weight:Not known
Life expectancy:not known
When it first appeared:not known
Location:this animal lives in rivers. They are found in the amazon and Orinoco basins
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Taxonomy:
Class:Actinopterygii
(unranked):Actinopteri
Subclass:Neopterygii
Infraclass:Telostei
Superorder
stariophysi
Order:Siluriformes
Superfamily:Loricariodea
Family:Trichomycteridae
Genus:Vandellia
Species:Vandellia cirrhasa
Diet:This animal feeds on blood.
Behavior:This animal is solitary and is said to swim into the human urethra and fish gills.
Anatomy:Besides its small size it has not special anatomy
Reproduction:Not known
Relationship with other animals:This animal is parasitic so it attacks alot of other animals.
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He just wants to suck the life out of you
Other sources:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac..._cirrhosa/
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/8811
http://facstaff.cbu.edu/~seisen/TheDreadedCandiru.htm
Vandellia cirrhosa
Size:16in
Weight:Not known
Life expectancy:not known
When it first appeared:not known
Location:this animal lives in rivers. They are found in the amazon and Orinoco basins
Taxonomy:
Class:Actinopterygii
(unranked):Actinopteri
Subclass:Neopterygii
Infraclass:Telostei
Superorder
stariophysiOrder:Siluriformes
Superfamily:Loricariodea
Family:Trichomycteridae
Genus:Vandellia
Species:Vandellia cirrhasa
Diet:This animal feeds on blood.
Behavior:This animal is solitary and is said to swim into the human urethra and fish gills.
Anatomy:Besides its small size it has not special anatomy
Reproduction:Not known
Relationship with other animals:This animal is parasitic so it attacks alot of other animals.
He just wants to suck the life out of you
Other sources:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac..._cirrhosa/
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/8811
http://facstaff.cbu.edu/~seisen/TheDreadedCandiru.htm
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW_Ioi2wtuPa88FvBmnBgQ my youtube
