Pontobdella californiana is a species of marine leech found off the southern Pacific coast of North America.

[1]: 235–36 Pontobdella californiana was described in 2015, based on already-collected specimens dating into the early 20th century.

[1]: 235 Pontobdella californiana is a jawless leech in the family Piscicolidae and the subfamily Pontobdellinae, the latter clade being restricted to only marine and brackish habitats.

[4][5] A molecular analysis published in 2024 found that Pontobdella californiana is the sister taxon to P. muricata.

[1]: 235 [2]: 188 Specifically, in California it has been reported as far north as near Monterey Bay, and southwards around Los Angeles; in Oaxaca it was found in several places on the southern coast in the area of the Punta Cometa and La Ventanilla.