Sinobdella

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Sinobdella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Sinobdella
Kottelat & Lim, 1994

Sinobdella is a genus of eel-like freshwater fishes in the family Mastacembelidae, commonly known as spiny eels. They are found in freshwater river systems and lakes throughout China (including Taiwan) and northern Vietnam. [1]

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Taxonomy

Sinobdella has historically been considered monotypic, containing only S. sinensis [2] prior to the discovery and description of the species S. longitubulus in 2024. [1] The genus is placed in the family Mastacembelidae alongside Macrognathus and Mastacembelus .

Species

Sinobdella longitubulus Sinobdella longitubulus (10.3897-BDJ.12.e123990) Figure 2a.jpg
Sinobdella longitubulus
Sinobdella sinensis Sinobdella sinensis (10.3897-BDJ.12.e123990) Figure 2b.jpg
Sinobdella sinensis

As of 2025, there are five recognized species in this genus: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Shan, Peng; Li, Guangyu; Zhang, E. (19 June 2024). "Sinobdella longitubulus, a new species of spiny eel (Pisces, Mastacembelidae) from the Zhu-Jiang Basin, with a note on the type locality of S. sinensis (Bleeker, 1870)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 12 e123990. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e123990 . PMID   38939162.
  2. ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Sinobdella Kottelat & Lim, 1994". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sinobdella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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