| Pronounced |
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| Family Common Name |
Parasitic Catfish
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| Features |
These elongate and small eel or worm-like catfishes are totally naked. They have small eyes placed on the top of their heads. Some species posses erectile spines on their gill plates. Only 2 of the 30 or so genera are truly parasitic.
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| Distribution |
South America
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| Common Names |
Although a fairly large family found in areas where commercial exporting is established, these fish are rarely collected for sale. The most commonly encountered name is their local name, 'Candiru'.
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| Species |
There are 37 species in 20 genera in the database
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| Keepers |
11 species (29%) are being kept by registered keepers
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