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Sinobdella sinensis

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Sinobdella sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Sinobdella
Kottelat and K. K. P. 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 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

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sinobdella sinensis". FishBase. August 2014 version.