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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae Pencil or parasitic catfishes
Subfamily: Vandelliinae
Genus: Vandellia

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 5.9 cm NG
Vandellia beccarii Di Caporiacco, 1935

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Vandellia beccarii
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Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Vandellia cirrhosa Valenciennes, 1846

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Vandellia cirrhosa
[Candiru]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Vandellia sanguinea Eigenmann, 1917

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Vandellia sanguinea
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Vandellia beccarii South America 5.9 NG 1935
Vandellia cirrhosa Candiru South America 17 SL 1846
Vandellia sanguinea South America 8.4 SL 1917



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