Sinobdella sinensis

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Sinobdella sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Sinobdella
Kottelat and Lim, 1994
Species: S. sinensis
Binomial name
Sinobdella sinensis
(Bleeker, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Ophidium aculeatum Basilewsky, 1855
  • Mastacembelus sinensis (Bleeker, 1870)
  • Rhynchobdella sinensis Bleeker, 1870

Sinobdella sinensis is a species of the spiny eel family (order Synbranchiformes), and is the only species of the genus Sinobdella.[1]

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.[2]

This fish is a subtropical species found in China and Vietnam.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sinobdella (TSN 650043). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on May 18, 2007.
  2. ^ Vreven, E. J. (2005). "Mastacembelidae (Teleostei; Synbranchiformes) subfamily division and African generic division: an evaluation". Journal of Natural History 39 (4): 351–370. doi:10.1080/0022293042000195975. 
  3. ^ "Sinobdella sinensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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