Biology:Sinobdella
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 and northern Vietnam; there is also a presumably extinct species that used to be found in Taiwan.[1]
Taxonomy
Sinobdella is placed in Mastacembelidae alongside Macrognathus and Mastacembelus. It has historically been considered monotypic, containing only S. sinensis. Recently, however, a few new species have been described and assigned to this genus (such as S. longitubulus in 2024)[1], and a few existing species have been moved to the genus from elsewhere.
Species
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As of 2025, there are 6 recognized species in this genus, one of which is presumably extinct:[2]
- Sinobdella anguillaris (Mori, 1928)
- Sinobdella dienbienensis Nguyễn & Nguyễn, 2006
- † Sinobdella kobayashii (Ōshima, 1926)
- Sinobdella longitubulus Shan & Zhang, 2024
- Sinobdella magnificus Endruweit, 2024
- Sinobdella sinensis (Bleeker, 1870)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e123990. PMID 38939162.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Sinobdella". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Sinobdella.
Wikidata ☰ Q19851161 entry
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