Sinobdella sinensis

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]

References

1. ^ "Sinobdella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=650043. Retrieved 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. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Sinobdella sinensis" in FishBase. May 2007 version.