Amazonian’s forensic experts usually experience considerable difficulties in the identification of drowned bodies rescued from the rivers of the Amazon basin, since they are frequently found skeletonized by the action of the cadaverous ichthyofauna. In these circumstances, especially when the soft tissues are completely absent, bones and teeth may represent the unique source of information for the identification of the body. This work reports a case of positive identification of a body skeletonized by scavenger ichthyofauna. The identification was performed by comparing computerized delineation of the dental characteristics of the cadaver with those observed in a smiling photograph of the victim. This report also highlights the ferocity of Cetopsis candiru (candiru cobra), Cetopsis coecutiens (candiru-açu) and Calophysus macropterus (piracatinga).

亚马逊的法医专家在识别从亚马逊流域河流中救出的淹死尸体时通常会遇到相当大的困难，因为它们经常被尸体鱼群的活动发现骨架化。在这些情况下，特别是当软组织完全缺失时，骨骼和牙齿可能是识别身体的唯一信息来源。这项工作报告了一个被清道夫鱼群骨架化的尸体的正面鉴定案例。通过将尸体牙齿特征的计算机描绘与受害者微笑照片中观察到的特征进行比较来进行识别。这份报告还强调了Cetopsis candiru (candiru cobra), Cetopsis coecutiens 的凶猛(candiru-açu) 和Calophysus macropterus (piracatinga)。