Sinobdella
Genus of fishes
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae |
| Genus: | Sinobdella Kottelat & Lim, 1994 |
| Type species | |
| Rhynchobdella sinensis Bleeker, 1870 | |
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
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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)