Sinobdella sinensis

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Sinobdella sinensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Sinobdella
Species:
S. sinensis
Binomial name
Sinobdella sinensis
(Bleeker, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Ophidium aculeatum Basilewsky, 1855
  • Mastacembelus sinensis(Bleeker, 1870)
  • Rhynchobdella sinensisBleeker, 1870

Sinobdella sinensis is an East Asian species of the spiny eel family of the order Synbranchiformes. [2]

This fish is a subtropical species [3] found in rivers in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. [1] It can grow to 19 cm (7.5 in) TL. [3] It inhabits rivers, feeding on larvae, insects, worms and crustaceans. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Sinobdella sinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T166978A1159184. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166978A1159184.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Sinobdella sinensis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinobdella sinensis". FishBase . August 2014 version.


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