maensis, Spinibarbus (Spinibarbichthys) Nguyen [H. D.], Duong [Q. N.] & Tran [D. H.] in Duong, Nguyen & Tran 2007:22, ? [Tap Chí Sinh Hoc (Journal of Biology) v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 29905] Ma River, Camthuy district, Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam. Holotype: HNUE. Paratypes: (1). •Valid as Spinibarbichthys maensis (Nguyen, Duong & Tran 2007) -- (Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989] with question). •Valid as Spinibarbus maensis Nguyen, Duong & Tran 2007 -- (Endruweit 2014:146 [ref. 33205], Nguyen et al. 2015:105 [ref. 36432]). Current status: Valid as Spinibarbichthys maensis (Nguyen, Duong & Tran 2007). Cyprinidae: Spinibarbinae. Distribution: Ma and Nhat Le rivers, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.