Paraspinibarbus Chu [X.-L.] & Kottelat [M.] 1989:2 Masc. Spinibarbus macracanthus Pellegrin & Chevey 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paraspinibarbus Chu & Kottelat 1989 -- (Doi 1997:23 [ref. 22832], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:152 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:139 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis, Zhang et al. 2016:94 [ref. 34477], Endruweit 2025:62 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Valid as Paraspinibarbus Chu & Kottelat 1989. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.