Sinobdella sinensis

Sinobdella sinensis
Scientific 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.

This fish is a subtropical species found in rivers in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It can grow to 19 cm (7.5 in) TL. It inhabits rivers, feeding on larvae, insects, worms and crustaceans.