On the freshwater side, the vampire fish isa nickname for the payara, an abundant gamefish found in the Amazon Basin. While this large, 1.5-to-3 foot fish does not suck the blood of its prey, its six-inch-long fangs, which protrude from an undershot jaw, result in a face only a (...
As the bacteria multiply exponentially, more active scavengers like slimy hagfish arrive, burrowing their way inside the carcass to consume tissue and organs in quantity. These early attendants trigger rapid flesh decomposition, opening space for later-stage predators like sleepers and rat-tail fish t...