chinensis, Albula Osbeck [P.] 1765:309 [Reise nach Ostindien und China; ref. 3311] Pearl River/Chu Chiang, at Huampo or Wampo/Huang Pu Harbour, Canton, Guangdong Province, China. No types known. Not mentioned by Fu et al. 2012:852 [ref. 31691]. •Questionably the same as Salanx reevesii (Gray 1831) -- (Roberts 1984:210 [ref. 5318]). •Synonym of Salanx reevesii (Gray 1831) -- (Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989] with question). •Valid as Leucosoma chinensis (Osbeck 1765) -- (Mai 1978:20 [ref. 13511], Zheng et al. 1989:29 [ref. 21202], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:49 [ref. 23876], Zhang & Qiao 1994:101 [ref. 18971], Zhu 1995:16 [ref. 25213], Chen et al. 1997:16 [ref. 26476], Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Zhang et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Salanx chinensis (Osbeck 1765) -- (Kottelat 2001:57 [ref. 25482]). Current status: Valid as Salanx chinensis (Osbeck 1765). Salangidae. Distribution: East Asia: Pearl River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.