chinensis, Plecoglossus altivelis Wu [Y.-F.] & Shan [X.-J.] in Shan, Wu & Kang 2005:63, Fig. 1 [Journal of Ocean University of China v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 28360] Baisha River, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Holotype: OUC 79803030. Paratypes: 131 specimens at OUC. •Synonym of Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies chinensis Wu & Shan 2005 as described. •Valid as Plecoglossus altivelis (Richardson 1846) -- (Kottelat 2013:268 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Plecoglossus altivilus, subspecies chinensis Wu & Shan 2005 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Plecoglossidae. Distribution: China and Taiwan [China subspecies]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.