Sinobdella
| Sinobdella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae |
| Genus: | Sinobdella Kottelat & Lim, 1994 |
| Type species | |
| Rhynchobdella sinensis Bleeker, 1870
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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 southern and eastern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.[1]
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
As of 2025, there are five recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Sinobdella anguillaris (Mori, 1928)
- ✝Sinobdella kobayashii (Oshima, 1926)：The groups distributed have become extinctin Taiwan.
- Sinobdella longitubulus Shan & Zhang, 2024
- Sinobdella magnificus Endruweit, 2024
- Sinobdella sinensis (Bleeker, 1870)
References
- ^ a b 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. PMC 11208772. PMID 38939162.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Sinobdella Kottelat & Lim, 1994". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ 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.