SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND ADDITIONS IN
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Below is a brief summary of some of the changes made in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes in the update of 2 Feb 2026. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoura | Synonym of | Schistura McClelland 1838 | Valid as | Acoura Swainson 1839 |
| Balroglanis | Synonym of | Centromochlus Kner 1858 | Valid as | Balroglanis Grant 2015 |
| Sarritor | Valid as | Sarritor Cramer 1896 | Synonym of | Leptagonus Gill 1861 |
| Xeneretmus | Valid as | Xeneretmus Gilbert 1903 | Synonym of | Bathyagonus Gilbert 1890 |
| Xenochirus | Synonym of | Xeneretmus Gilbert 1903 | Synonym of | Bathyagonus Gilbert 1890 |
| Xenopyxis | Synonym of | Xeneretmus Gilbert 1903 | Synonym of | Bathyagonus Gilbert 1890 |
| Agonomalus mozinoi | Valid as | Agonomalus mozinoi Wilimovsky & Wilson 1979 | Valid as | Hypsagonus mozinoi (Wilimovsky & Wilson 1979) |
| Atherina presbyter pontica | Valid as | Atherina pontica Eichward 831 | Valid as | Atherina pontica Eichwald 1831 |
| Brachypetersius gabonensis | Valid as | Brachypetersius gabonensis Poll 1967 | Valid as | Clavocharax gabonensis (Poll 1967) |
| Centromochlus akwe | Valid as | Centromochlus akwe Coelho, Chamon & Sarmento-Soares 2021 | Valid as | Balroglanis akwe (Coelho, Chamon & Sarmento-Soares 2021) |
| Centromochlus macracanthus | Valid as | Centromochlus macracanthus Soares-Porto 2000 | Valid as | Balroglanis macracanthus (Soares-Porto 2000) |
| Centromochlus schultzi | Valid as | Centromochlus schultzi Rössel 1962 | Valid as | Balroglanis schultzi (Rössel 1962) |
| Cobites (Acoura) obscura | Synonym of | Schistura savona (Hamilton 1822) | Synonym of | Acoura savona (Hamilton 1822) |
| Cobitis savona | Valid as | Schistura savona (Hamilton 1822) | Valid as | Acoura savona (Hamilton 1822) |
| Crossochilus elongatus | Synonym of | Angustistoma elongata (Pellegrin & Chevey 1934) | Valid as | Angustistoma elongatum (Pellegrin & Chevey 1934) |
| Glaridoglanis verruciloba | Valid as | Glaridoglanis verruciloba Gong, Wang, Liu & Li 2025 | Valid as | Glaridoglanis verruciloba Gong 2025 |
| Gobiosoma pallida | Uncertain as | Gobiosoma pallida Herre 1934 | Valid as | Lepusigobius pallidus (Herre 1934) |
| Leuciscus jouyi | Valid as | Rhynchocypris jouyi (Jordan & Snyder 1901) | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephala (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) |
| Lutjanus arakan | Valid as | Lutjanus arakan Hasan, Durand & Iwatsuki 2025. | Valid as | Lutjanus arakan Hasan, Durand & Iwatsuki 2025 |
| Micralestes notospilus | Valid as | Brachypetersius notospilus (Pellegrin 1930) | Valid as | Clavocharax notospilus (Pellegrin 1930) |
| Nannopetersius mutambuei | Valid as | Nannopetersius mutambuei Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2008 | Valid as | Clavocharax mutambuei (Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2008) |
| Nemacheilus kohchangensis | Valid as | Schistura kohchangensis (Smith 1933) | Valid as | Pogonoschistura kohchangensis (Smith 1933) |
| Nemachilus shanensis | Valid as | Mustura shanensis (Hora 1929) | Valid as | Schistura shanensis (Hora 1929) |
| Noemacheilus deignani | Synonym of | Schistura kohchangensis (Smith 1933) | Synonym of | Pogonoschistura kohchangensis (Smith 1933) |
| Noemacheilus sijuensis | Valid as | Schistura sijuensis (Menon 1987) | Valid as | Mustura sijuensis (Menon 1987) |
| Notropis boops | Valid as | Miniellus boops Gilbert 1884 | Valid as | Miniellus boops (Gilbert 1884) |
| Notropis sabinae | Valid as | Miniellus sabinae Jordan & Gilbert 1886 | Valid as | Miniellus sabinae (Jordan & Gilbert 1886) |
| Odontopyxis frenatus | Valid as | Sarritor frenatus (Gilbert 1896) | Valid as | Leptagonus frenatus (Gilbert 1896) |
| Odontopyxis leptorhynchus | Valid as | Sarritor leptorhynchus (Gilbert 1896) | Valid as | Leptagonus leptorhynchus (Gilbert 1896) |
| Onychostoma fangi | Valid as | Onychostoma fangi Kottelat 2000 | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Paradoxodacna piratica | Valid as | Parambassis piratica (Roberts 1989) | Synonym of | Parambassis macrolepis (Bleeker 1856) |
| Rhinogobius longyanensis | Synonym of | Rhinogobius changtinensis Huang & Chen 2007 | Valid as | Rhinogobius longyanensis Chen, Cheng & Shao 2008 |
| Sarritor frenatus occidentalis | Synonym of | Sarritor frenatus (Gilbert 1896) | Synonym of | Leptagonus frenatus (Gilbert 1896) |
| Sarritor leptorhynchus knipowitschi | Valid as | Sarritor knipowitschi Lindberg & Andriashev 1937 | Valid as | Leptagonus knipowitschi (Lindberg & Andriashev 1937) |
| Supradiscus varidiscus | Synonym of | Placogobio basipunctatus Endruweit 2025 | Uncertain as | Placogobio varidiscus (Thoni & Arrindell 2025) |
| Tatia carolae | Valid as | Centromochlus carolae (Vari & Ferraris 2013) | Valid as | Balroglanis carolae (Vari & Ferraris 2013) |
| Xeneretmus leiops | Valid as | Xeneretmus leiops Gilbert 1915 | Valid as | Bathyagonus leiops (Gilbert 1915) |
| Xeneretmus ritteri | Valid as | Xeneretmus ritteri Gilbert 1915 | Valid as | Bathyagonus ritteri (Gilbert 1915) |
| Xenochirus latifrons | Valid as | Xeneretmus latifrons (Gilbert 1890) | Valid as | Bathyagonus latifrons (Gilbert 1890) |
| Xenochirus triacanthus | Valid as | Xeneretmus triacanthus (Gilbert 1890) | Valid as | Bathyagonus triacanthus (Gilbert 1890) |
Changed Authors or Years
| Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
|---|---|---|
| Glaridoglanis verruciloba | Gong [Z.], Wang [H.-S.], Liu [Y.-C.] & Li [J.-C.] 2025 | Gong [Z.] 2025 |
Added Genera
Clavocharax Wang [A.], Stiassny [M. L. J.] & Melo [B. F.] 2026Lepusigobius Suzuki [T.], Li [H.-E.] & Chen [I-S.] 2025
Pogonoschistura Bohlen [J.], Dvořák [T.] & Šlechtová [V.] 2026
Added Species
Balitora tiandengensis Nong [Y.] & Wei [G.-Y.] 2026. East Asia: Karst cave nearby Duoru Village, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.Cryptocentrus aureostriatus Chen [I-S.], Liao [Y.-C.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2025. Western Pacific: Aurora Province, Philippine Sea.
Eviota bifurca Chen [I-S.], Shen [K.-N.] & Chang [C.-W.] 2025. Western Pacific: Longdong Bay, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Leporinus maxakali Birindelli [J. L. O.], Vieira [F.] & Garavello [J. C.] 2026. South America: upper Jequitinhonha River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Luciogobius delicatus Chang [C.-W.], Shen [K.-N.] & Chen [I-S.] 2025. Western Pacific: coastal region, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Mustura arenaria Lyu [J.-B.], Lin [F.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Chindwin-Irrawaddy River basin, including Indawgyi Lake, central Myanmar.
Neosilurus manjandi Hammer [M. P.], Moore [G. I.], Allen [G. R.], Adams [M.] & Unmack [P. J.] 2026. Australia: Pentecost River system, and a small section of the mid-Drysdale River main channel, Western Australia.
Oreonectes jinxiuensis Chen [Z.-N.], Huang [S.-R.], Zou [T.-X.], Du [L.-N.] & Lin [F.] 2026. East Asia: Dayao Mountains, Liujiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Oryzias cabaranensis Chen [I-S.], Yeh [M.-F.] & Lai [H.-T.] 2025. East Asia: northern Taiwan.
Oxynoemacheilus caucasicus Barseghyan [N. E.] & Vardanyan [T. V.] 2024.
Parambassis kapuasensis Ghazali [S. Z.], Lavoué [S.], Sukmono [T.], Wibowo [K.], Hubert [N.] & Nor [S. A. M.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Kapuas River basin, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Parambassis seruyanensis Ghazali [S. Z.], Lavoué [S.], Sukmono [T.], Wibowo [K.], Hubert [N.] & Nor [S. A. M.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Parambassis sumatrana Ghazali [S. Z.], Lavoué [S.], Sukmono [T.], Wibowo [K.], Hubert [N.] & Nor [S. A. M.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia.
Petrotilapia kitrinos Sabo [S. M. M.], Konings [A. F.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 2026.
Poecilia (Pamphorichthys) marconii Sarmento-Soares [L. M.], Figueiredo [C. A.] & Clistenes [A., de A. Santos] 2026.
Pogonoschistura pawaiensis Bohlen [J.], Dvořák [T.] & Šlechtová [V.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Pa Wai waterfall, Moei River drainage, Salween River basin, Tak Province, Thailand.
Pseudogastromyzon putienensis Chen [I-S.] & Li [H.-E.] 2025. East Asia: Xianyou County, Putien PrefCity, Fujian Province, southeastern China.
Rhinogobius chongkangensis Chen [I-S.] 2025. East Asia: Chongkang River basin, western Taiwan.
Rhinogobius lingjiangensis Chen [I-S.] 2025. East Asia: Xijiang drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi Province, China.
Rhinogobius sexistriatus Chen [I-S.] & Wang [S.-C.] 2025. East Asia: Julongjiang River basin, Fujian Province, China.
Schizopygopsis yalongensis Zhao [K.], Liu [S.], Chen [S.] & Tian [F.] 2026. East Asia: upper Yalong River drainage, Qinghai Province, western China.
Sternopygus embera Torgersen [K. T.], Galindo-Cuervo [A. M.], Ortega-Lara [A.], Lujan [N. K.], Reis [R. E.] & Albert [J. S.] 2026. South America: Baudó and San Juan River basins, Chocó and Valle del Cauca Departments, Pacific slope of Colombia.
Trimma novemstriatum Harefa [T.] & Chen [I-S.] 2025. Western Pacific: northern and southeastern Taiwan.
Trimmatom lanyuensis Chen [I-S.], Shen [K.-N.] & Chang [C.-W.] 2025. Western Pacific: Lanyu Island, Taiwan.
Trimmatom novempunctatus Chen [I-S.] & Harefa [T.] 2025. Western Pacific: southeastern and southern Taiwan.
Trimmatom tetramaculatus Harefa [T.] & Chen [I-S.] 2025. Western Pacific: reefs of Taitung, Taiwan.
Xenisthmus aureus Chang [C.-W.], Shen [K.-N.] & Chen [I-S.] 2025. Western Pacific: Taiping Island, South China Sea.
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