Squalidus nitens

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| taxon = Squalidus nitens

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| authority = (Günther, 1873)

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| Gobio nitens | Günther, 1873

| Gobio sihuensis | Y.-T. Chu, 1932

| Gnathopogon sihuensis | (Y.-T. Chu 1932)

| Abbottina guentheri | Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1973

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| synonyms_ref = {{Cof genus|genus=Squalidus|access-date=5 March 2025}}

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Squalidus nitens is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. This species is endemic to the Yangtze in China.{{FishBase|Squalidus|nitens|month=November|year= 2016}}