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Does anyone know any vampire type of species under water? Anything under seas that resembles a vampire even a little?


Most of the sea and the life in it is still mostly unmapped, so I was wondering if there is a possibility of any vampire life under water.

Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon
Tina Butler, mongabay.com
May 19, 2005





A new species, dubbed the ‘vampire fish,’ was recently discovered in the Araguaia River of the Amazon Basin. The origin of the ominous title is the species’ form of feeding. The yet unnamed fish is a parasitic species, that lives off the blood of its hosts. The ‘vampire fish’ is a close, but smaller relative of the candiru, a similarly parasitic, blood-sucking species of catfish found in the same region.

The candiru is notorious in the Amazon for its unpleasant parasitic practices. This diminutive catfish burrows into body orifices, securing itself to its host with spines along its sides and drinking its blood. These fish detect their prey by water streams coming from other fishes’ gills, or in the case of humans, urine streams. The new fish species is transparent and only 25 millimeters long. Scientists believe it is likely to feed off of larger fish by swimming into their gill slits. It is too early to determine whether or not the fish targets hosts as large as humans.

The species was discovered in the murky depths of the bottom of the Amazon River during the filming of a BBC series entitled “Amazon Abyss,” along with three other fish species. For the program, an international team of divers and scientists set out to record life at the deepest reaches of the river. The Amazon River is incredibly vast--wider and deeper in some places than the English Channel. The area where the ‘vampire fish’ was discovered comprises a series of great scars in the river bed that are more the 300 feet deep in places. Scientists have only begun to explore these mysterious areas but are already uncovering numerous oddities.

The BBC expedition was launched in conjunction with the University of Sao Paulo and was the first to film this habitat. Of the four species discovered by the team, there is a new species of ‘land-living’ fish and a catfish that is the only fish in the world known to eat wood. The BBC is currently holding an interactive vote for the scientific name of the ‘vampire fish.’ The choices are Paracanthopoma dracula, Paracanthopoma irritans, Paracanthopoma minuta, Paracanthopoma nosferatu and Paracanthopoma vampyra, three of which are word plays on the blood-sucking habits of the species. The results of the vote will be revealed on the BBC website.


Source: http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0519-tina_butler.html

In Slavic mythology there is the Ruslaka. It is a female succubi that is known to live in the rivers and lakes.

Well how about Vampire Fish themselves?

This is an article that I found on the BBC website including a picture of them :)

Linky Link - here and view the photo of the Vampire Fish :)

Thank you for providing that link. I kinda want one for a pet. :P

It is amazing what a little research will don.. I had no idea that there already was such a thing as a, "Vampire Fish"

Interesting thread! It stands out in the crowd :)

Virtually any unmapped territory has enless possibilities to who it's inhabitants are. Maybe there is a actual mermaid or underwater sanctuary of sorts. That would be meat to think of a aquatic vampire, the movie would be cool also.

Well u said it there is still alot in the sea that we dont know about so anything is possible. I never heard of the fish that Pantervamp mentioned which just proves the point there could be other sea creatures yet to be discovered

In Freshwater I would believe you could consider the LEACH a vampire, since they are bloodsucking little creatures.... :-)

Hmm, also..what that the name of that fish that devours everything ..begins with a , "p"

Hmm...a piranhas would be sorta like a lycan I suppose, since it fuels off of meat and devours things it it's bone.

There is a difference between a meat eating amphibian and a blood sucking one. People and many other land animals and air animals eat meat too..that doesn't make them vampires.


Leeches is a VERY good resemblance of a vampire though. =)

Thank you,

Ok here is one that kinda creeped me out

a bloodsucking Lamprey.......

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061025-lampreys.html

Payara – Vampire Fish

Payara is a large fish species found in the Amazon River basin and that is a popular fish among sport fishers. Payara fishing allures a relatively large number of tourists to different fast moving waters in their natural habitats in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela.



Fishing for Vampires

What about leeches? They suck blood, and if they don't live in the water they at least live in moist environments.

beside the leesh is there any other fish that can be placed inot a pot and kept at home?

I mean a leesh is not really a nice pet,so is there any other species that can be kept in a pot in a house?

Yeah but isn't it strange that the fangs are from the lower jaw and not from the top?

And lets not forget the cute little Vampire squid.

And the vampire shrimp too.

But you dont want the shrimp..theyre finiky,tough to take care of an are expensive.
And of course ,cant keep a Vampire Squidly either,he couldnt take the lack of pressure..

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The sea lamprey's oval mouth contains concentric rings of sharp teeth, with a bony, rasping tongue used to bore into its host. Source: US EPA Great Lakes National Program Office.The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, in the western Mediterranean Sea, and in the Great Lakes. It is brown or gray on its back and white or gray on the underside and can grow to be up to 90 cm (35.5 in) long. They prey on a wide variety of fish by attaching themselves with their suction-cup like mouths to the skin of a fish and rasping away tissue with its sharp probing tongue and teeth. Secretions in the lamprey's mouth prevent the victim's blood from clotting. Victims typically die from blood loss or infection.

I would say all in all Juno,the Lamprey would be as close as it would get to being Vampiric as far as Marine animals.They remind me alot of the Hagfish but the Hag is a scavenger.Super slimy too.

Correction to someone's earlier post regarding the Slavic rusalki (plural of rusalka):

The rusalka is the ghost of a drowned girl, who usually lives in rivers, rarely in lakes. She lures young men (and rarely women) and children to their deaths by appearing on land and then walking into the river, where the vodyanoi (a demon who lives in the river) whom she serves attacks and kills them. If they are lucky, they become rusalki; if not, then they are forever dead.

Basically she's the bait in a trap, not the vampiric one herself.

The Rus have a huge variety of fairy tales and mythology, and the upir is as close as they get to vampires of any type. I haven't come across any more in my study of Russian paganism, mythology, and fairy tales (which are often mythologically based), but I'll let you know if I find more.

i would say the lamprey is vampiric.

Description—
The hag, like the lamprey, lacks paired fins and fin rays. Its skeleton is wholly cartilaginous, without bones, its mouth is jawless; and its skin is scaleless. It is easily recognized by its eel-like form; by its single finfold (a fold of skin, not a true fin) running right around the tail and forward on the lower surface of the body with no division into dorsal, caudal, and anal fins; by the single gill pore on each side, just forward of the origin of the ventral finfold; by its lipless mouth, star-shaped in outline when closed; by the single nasal aperture at the tip of the snout; by its peculiar barbels or "tentacles," two flanking the mouth on either side and four surrounding the nostril; and by the evertible tongue studded with rows of horny rasplike "teeth." We might also mention the series of mucous sacs on either side of the abdomen, and point out that the dorsal finfold originates about two-thirds of the distance back from snout toward tip of tail, and the ventral fin fold one-third the way back, with the vent piercing it.

More on the hag..http://www.gma.org/fogm/Myxine_glutinosa.htm

Would be kool wouldnt it?

Anyway,here is a vid on the Vampsquid I thought you would like in english...

But you gotta give little squidly a break..I mean I wonder how we would be if we lived 3500 feet below the surface.

Look at what happens when sharks are around blood -- and how far away they can smell it -- in most cases they go right to it and attack .... I doubt it , but just something to think about . -- That's the best I have ..

AS far as vampiric looks Hell squid really looks the part,that Japanes vid really shows how much.

Only the narrator messed up..they dont have jaws.

the only thing I can think of is more mythical, like a vampire/mermaid. I remember reading about it when I was younger. Can't say if any proof was ever found, a fun thing to look up though.

The seas/oceans are my only fear, this is for one reason, nobody really knows what's down there, the volume of water on this planet is immense & there could be anything living in it!

wow Oceanne those youtube videos were interesting but very creepy but good to know too.

Hahah yes,they are, but after all they are vampirey..I was going for maximum creepy affect in the vids.:D ou should see the Hags at work,now thats creepy..let me go see what I can find...

That vampire squid is freaky, I seen it on "planet earth" a BBC special. It really looks like it should be out of a sci-fi flick.

a cuero is a giant sea monster that live in the water.

You mean the giant octopus Cuero?

I know leeches aren't fish, but they do live in water...

wow Oceanne those vids are wicked, very interesting it never would have occured to me that there were vampire type fish but as you say there is so much yet to learn about under the sea.

an abere is a vicious mermaid species from Melanesian legend. with her sweet voice bring men out of there boat to die in the water for her to feed on.

Heheh yeah..I know about those.;)

But I thought they lived in the swamps,luring her victims out a ways and then making hte weeds grow tight around them,trapping them.
Mean,crazy girls those.

PB65,yes,it is amazing how little we know about our oceans..even with all the technology.Take that quid for instance,,it hasnt been long since he was discovered..and he is truely amazing..the epidimy of an aquatic vamp for sure..I could post some wonderful stuff about deep ocean dwellers,but I dont want to dump in this thread.

Oh! I almost forgot about this little guy I had meant to tell you..the Candiru .He is a true vampire in that he feeds on blood and is a relative of the newly discovered Vampire fish.He is feared because he has an affinity for orfices where he swims into and lodges himself and feeds away.Ever hear of "Dont pee in the water."? Well with this guy its true,they are attrracted to Ammonia and other compounds in urine.The rivers where they live are normally clouded with mud/silt and/or Tanin,so they cant see to well..and you cant see them either because they are transparent.

There are many parasidic creatures in the oceans and probably many more to be discovered.

Very good video, Oceanne.

and people wonder why I'm scared of fresh water!! gees.. give me a swimming pool any day! LOL

Insanedemon: try an algae eater. They're fierce, and not strictly vegetarian. Killed an Oscar and a Jack Dempsey in my aquariam (both aggressive Amazon fish). Just left the heads.

BM... maybe you kept your tank too clean? not enough algae for it to feed from and it went to the fish to get it's food

Nah, cleaning the glass was the algae eaters job. It had plenty to keep it occupied; it was just mean.

it was just how it fluttered it fin LOL

My mother told me never to go into a pond or lake when I was menstruating because of an amphibious creature attracted to menstrual blood. Apparently it would crawl up inside a woman's body.

We cannot forget the draugs who were re animated drowing victims and had an appitite for blood .

wood the parona be like a vampire fish..its flease and the blood..

There are those who believe in what are called "Vampire Mermaids". Half-vampire and half-fish... they are said to feed on the blood of fish, but occasionally have taken the life of many a sailor.

Indeed! Nothing like a good sailor here and there.

How about the remora that attaches itself to sharks and, I believe, with whales.. it is like a symbiotic relationship for the two species.

All Marines are Vampires, they all suck!

Just bagging on the Marines, they're all good to go!

what do sharks and whales have to gain by letting parasites live on them?

to keep them healthy - parasites are eaten and therefore, helping the host.

This was definitely an awesome read, but I feel kinda silly. I checked out this thread thinking that it was about vampires in the Marine Corps :p

Exactly LOS.Shark are pretty much a swimming community.
There is one worm that lives in the sharks gut that absorbes heavy metals and other toxins ..the relation ships are really varied.

I have never heard of a vampire liking water

id say a leach!!!

I do not quite know if there are marine vampires but i do know back in the days of Greek myth they had sirens whom use to make men crash there boats on the reef and kill themselves but i don't know if it was to eat them or not. I am sure in my heart there are marine vampires of some kind.

Well it is also said there is some vampires with gulls on there necks and addapted to that after some time being able to go under water tho it has not been clear i do know there isn't maney probley living under water.

I think maybe the mermaids were vampires

Was wondering if anyone was going to get around to that thought.;)

Why do you think that mermaids are vampires? Please explain...

I was thinking the same regarding mermaids...in some cultures, aren't they considered vampiric? I mean, like the sirens of greek mythology, they lure men to their deaths, so they can feed off of them and maybe make male partners for themselves?

i think that would be highly unlikely

Abstract`s mythological being is called Rusalka!
In Romania the mythological sirens from the lakes and rivers are called "stima".

In slavic mythology, the ones who would die of a violent death(ussualy by hanging) or by drowning would become a strigoi.

Thanks Oceanne for your posts!That`s really iteresting!

I think after reading this post, we all know, don't go in the water! lol that is pretty cool, I have seen many parasidic fish that live in the ocean, but never heard of any that actually drink blood. A most informative post.

i heard legends about a vampiric mermaids.

this is a great and intrersting subject I cant say enought but why not have vampiric species in the water I dont swim in it and oceana hun your vids were awsome hugs

Sirens have some vampiric features yes, but according to Orkeney folklore. A mermaid is looking for a mate so she can keep her unnatural beauty. (I wrote an article about it a few years ago) So she is not in it for the blood.

You could go as far as calling her a sexual vampire though.

Btw. Wicked but still very creepy videos.

Hahah and you all thought I was simply a lost little mermaid on a Vampire site.

Youre welcome DragonRouge..its a subject kindof close to my heart.;)

I think it is possible. There is a breed of Tetra called the "Vampire Tetra".

I believe that there are places that we havent explored and there could be a vampire fish

The fish is factual.

http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0519-tina_butler.html

Although not a "fish" But the lampre eel lives off the blood of its' host. sorta like a leach.

Sorry about the length of that vid..

Anyway here is one of the tetra refered to in another post.

I'm still not seeing the similarity between mermaids and vamps though...anyone care to elaborate?

Personally,I think it all depends on what a Vampire to you...In a traditional sense,perhaps not,but in others ways,I would say they might have one or two Vampiric attributes.Matter of fact,no marine animal really seems like a true Vampire to me..other than squidly up there.

That was fun. I want a vampsquid now. hehe

This is a Vampire Sea Spider. It is actually a very funny looking creature. They live at the bottom of the ocean and they have a straw like sucker they use to drink the blood of other small bottom dwelling ocean creatures.
They mainly feed on slow moving soft bodies sponges and sea slugs.

It kinda resembles a preying mantis.

Frikkin' ugly let me tell ya.

I've just never heard anyone compare vampires to sirens or mermaids. I was curious. Thanks for the explanation though.

I have never had heard of a siren or mermaid compared to a vampire either . But you know.

Ok, so mainly bugs and fish. Course, that is all it COULD be, eh?

PS--I agree, it could make for an interesting movie. Could be scary if made right.

lol i wanna meet a siren and a mermaid, but alas i never will

Personally, a fish might be named a vampire crab or whatever but lets leave the ocean to the mermaids lol

Starr

If we are talking about things that come from the water... Well dont most parasites come from water, from the ringworm to the tapeworm and heart worm, and then the leeches, There are alot of marine parisitic species that live off another host, which in my opinion is vampyrism. a symbiotic relationship could theoritically be concidered a vampyric relationship.

i think a parasite could be considered "vampyric" right? i mean it does feed of the life force of the item it inhabits...

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