sinensis, Rhynchobdella Bleeker [P.] 1870:249, Pl. (bottom fig.) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 4; ref. 17069] Yangtze River (Chang-Jian), China. No types known. Possible type: MNHN-IC-00007851 from mountain stream in Jiangxi Province. •Synonym of Mastacembalus aculeatus (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Zheng 1989:371 [ref. 21202]). •Valid as Mastacembelus sinensis (Bleeker 1870) -- (Wang 1984:97 [ref. 22951], Wang et al. 2001:329 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Rhynchobdella sinensis Bleeker 1870 -- (Travers 1984:142 [ref. 5147]). •Valid as Pararhynchobdella sinensis (Bleeker 1870) -- (Zhu 1995:187 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Sinobdella sinensis (Bleeker 1870) -- (Kottelat 2001:63 [ref. 25482], Ho & Shao 2011: 40 [ref. 31432], Kottelat 2013:314 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:193 [ref. 34477], Endruweit 2024:113 [ref. 41040], Shan et al. 2024:18 [ref. 41242]). Current status: Valid as Sinobdella sinensis (Bleeker 1870). Mastacembelidae. Distribution: East and southeast Asia: Yellow, Yangtze, Pearl and Red River basins, China and northern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.