spinalis, Rhodeus Oshima [M.] 1926:16 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 3314] Ding'an, Hainan Island, China. Neotype: NSMT-P 31906. Original 5 specimens from Kachek R. lost; neotype designated by Arai et al. 1990:143 [ref. 16800]. •Valid as Pseudoperilampus spinalis (Oshima 1926) -- (Li 1989:4 [ref. 25327], Zhu 1995:47 [ref. 25213]). •In genus Rhodeus -- (Arai & Akai 1988:209 [ref. 6999]). •Synonym of Rhodeus ocellatus (Kner 1866) -- (Mai 1978:177 [ref. 13511]). •Synonym of Rhodeus rheinardti (Tirant 1883) -- (Kottelat 1987:14, 21 [ref. 11434]). •Valid as Rhodeus spinalis Oshima 1926 -- (Wu 1964:204 [ref. 13503], Jin in Kuang et al. 1986:62 [ref. 26639], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:127 [ref. 13584], Zheng et al. 1989:158 [ref. 21202], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:126 [ref. 23876], Kottelat 1998:53 [ref. 23436], Lin in Chen et al. 1998:448 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:39 [ref. 25482], Arai et al. 2001:280 [ref. 25545], Li & Arai 2010:303 [ref. 31188], Li & Arai 2011:303 [ref. 31188], Kottelat 2013:157 [ref. 32989], Li & Arai 2014:175 [ref. 33267], Zhang et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35680], Li et al. 2020:[14] [ref. 37372], Li et al. 2020:338 [ref. 37574]). Current status: Valid as Rhodeus spinalis Oshima 1926. Acheilognathidae. Distribution: Hainan Island, China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.