Sinobdella sinensis is an East Asian species of the spiny eel family of the order Synbranchiformes. It is the only species in the genus Sinobdella according to FishBase,[2] but another species, S. dienbienensis, is placed there by Catalog of Fishes (that species in Mastacembelus by FishBase).[3]
| Sinobdella sinensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae |
| Genus: | Sinobdella Kottelat and K. K. P. Lim, 1994 |
| Species: | S. sinensis |
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| Sinobdella sinensis (Bleeker, 1870) | |
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The placement of this genus has been debated. It is placed in Mastacembelidae as the sister group to the rest of the family. This species has been placed as a member of the family Chaudhuriidae, but the evidence for this relationship is not strong.[4]
This fish is a subtropical species[2] found in rivers in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.[1] It can grow to 19 cm (7.5 in) TL.[2] It inhabits rivers, feeding on larvae, insects, worms and crustaceans.[1]
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