Vandellia
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Vandellia is a genus of catfishes native to South America. The species in this genus are the most well-known of the parasitic catfishes also known as candiru, known for their alleged habit of entering the human urethra.[1]
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Vandellia | |
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Vandellia cirrhosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Trichomycteridae |
Subfamily: | Vandelliinae |
Genus: | Vandellia Valenciennes, 1846 |
Type species | |
Vandellia cirrhosa Valenciennes, 1846 | |
Synonyms | |
Urinophilus |
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