Characteristics of bamboo stick fish in the Amazon River

Parasitic catfish in the South American Amazon? ——? Scientific name of toothpick fish?

Trichomycteridae Parasitic catfish genus? Vandellia fish

The picture below shows tendrils The parasitic catfish Vandellia cirrhosa

The transparent color and elongated body make it difficult to detect in the water. There are bundles of spines on its gill cover, which survive in a parasitic manner: they usually burrow into the gills of large fish, hook them with spines, and suck the fish's blood. If someone is swimming naked in the water, they will be drilled into the urethra.

Once it occurs, it can only be removed through surgery. Sometimes it will cause death if it is too late to receive treatment. The reason why it burrows into the urethra is said to be because there are chemicals in human urine similar to those in fish gills, which attract parasitic catfish. Parasitic catfish have a shocking reputation, sometimes even surpassing that of piranhas, and are called "vampire fish."

The scientific name of the bamboo stick fish?

Heterodontidae? Belonidae? Xenentodon fish

The picture below shows? Fish? The bamboo stick fish has fine teeth in its mouth and large eyes. It is a predatory fish that relies on vision to hunt. The dorsal fin is positioned backward, opposite to the anal fin, and the tail fin is truncated. There is a black band on the side of the bamboo stick fish, a light brown back, translucent muscles, and small scales that are also transparent. Under certain lighting, the neck and back of the bamboo stick fish can also show a very dreamy yellow-green color.