Candiru (fish) - Wikipedia
Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa), also known as cañero, toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae native to the Amazon basin where it is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Is There Really a ‘Penis Fish’ That Swims up the Urethra? - Healthline
May 23, 2019 · The candiru fish, often called the "penis fish," is an Amazonian fish that supposedly swims up the human urethra, becoming lodged in the penis. But there's little evidence behind these claims.
The Amazon's horrific candirú fish that swims up the urethra: fact …
Apr 23, 2022 · Within two minutes, its belly is swollen with blood. When satisfied, the invader retracts its gripping barbs and returns to the bottom of the river to digest its meal, though some stay lodged in...
Candiru: The Amazonian Fish That Can Swim Up Your Urethra
Jun 15, 2022 · The candiru is a tiny parasitic fish that lives in South America — and supposedly has a penchant for swimming into the human penis. Of all of the beasts that prowl the Amazon region, few are creepier than the candiru.
Fact or Fiction? The Urethra Invading Candiru Fish - Futurism
Feb 9, 2017 · Here, freshwater dolphins and bull sharks make their home with vicious piranha and mammoth anacondas (and a plethora of other species). Covering some 7 million square kilometers (2.7 million...
Candirus Probably Won't Bother Your Urethra But They Can
Jun 10, 2022 · While urethras are a stretch, a 2021 case study published in the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine reveals the brutal way one “human-biting candiru” latched onto a person’s...
FRI-03 CANDIRU: THE ‘URETHRAL INVADER’ FISH - MYTHS AND …
Apr 1, 2015 · Several reports since the 19th century have described invasion and parasitisation of small candiru species in the human urethra. We review some of the key reports and evaluate their validity and plausibility.
Candiru - This Amazon fish is not as threatening as widely reported
Jun 26, 2016 · This near-transparent member of the catfish family is said to be capable of swimming up the stream of a man’s urine and lodging itself in the urethra, using sharp barbs that make removal without surgery impossible, before proceeding to devour the human penis.
The Debunker: Do South American Fish Want to Swim Up Your ... - Woot
Aug 15, 2018 · The story of the candiru fish—a little Amazon catfish notorious for its habit of swimming up the urethra of male swimmers, planting itself with pointy little barbs, and parasitically feasting on their genitals from within!—was catnip to the Internet, endlessly circulated on listicles of scary animal encounters and hard-to-believe trivia.
On the alleged penetration of the human urethra by an …
He heard of the candiru as a thin, almost transparent, less than a finger-long fish, dangerous because it "penetrates with eel-like nimbleness into the orifices of bathers and causes many fatal accidents, according to the reports of the riverines." He evidently had no first-hand evidence of this alleged habit.