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 8 Jul 2025. The lists are not exhaustive.
Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
Barilius chatricensis | Synonym of | Opsarius barnoides (Vinciguerra 1890) | Valid as | Opsarius chatricensis (Selim & Vishwanath 2002) |
Carassius burgeri | Synonym of | Carassius auratus (Linnaeus 1758) | Valid as | Carassius buergeri Temminck & Schlegel 1846 |
Chondrostoma leptosoma | Synonym of | Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum Kessler 1877 | Synonym of | Chondrostoma cyri Kessler 1877 |
Cobitis aurata radnensis | Synonym of | Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi 1863) | Synonym of | Sabanejewia balcanica (Karaman 1922) |
Culter riveroi | Valid as | Paralaubuca riveroi (Fowler 1935) | Synonym of | Paralaubuca typus Bleeker 1864 |
Cyphotilapia gibberosa | Synonym of | Cyphotilapia frontosa (Boulenger 1906) | Valid as | Cyphotilapia gibberosa Takahashi & Nakaya 2003 |
Gobio gobio brevicirris | Synonym of | Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) | Synonym of | Gobio brevicirris Fowler 1976 |
Gobio gobio lutescens | Synonym of | Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) | Synonym of | Gobio benacensis (Pollini 1816) |
Gobius blennioides | Synonym of | Proterorhinus nasalis (De Filippi 1863) | Valid as | Proterorhinus blennioides (Kessler 1877) |
Lambdopsetta kitaharae | Synonym of | Laeops parviceps Günther 1880 | Valid as | Laeops kitaharae (Smith & Pope 1906) |
Lepidotrigla kishinouyi | Valid as | Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Snyder 1911 | Synonym of | Lepidotrigla smithii Regan 1905 |
Lepidotrigla smithii | Synonym of | Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Snyder 1911 | Valid as | Lepidotrigla smithii Regan 1905 |
Leuciscus lineolatus | Synonym of | Devario aequipinnatus (McClelland 1839) | Synonym of | Devario malabaricus (Jerdon 1849) |
Leuciscus cephalus orientalis kaznakovi | Synonym of | Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus 1758) | Synonym of | Squalius orientalis (Nordmann 1840) |
Mystus mica | Synonym of | Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan 1905) | Valid as | Tachysurus mica (Gromov 1970) |
Nemacheilus barbatulus hispanica | Synonym of | Barbatula quignardi (Băcescu-Meşter 1967) | Synonym of | Barbatula hispanica (Lelek 1987) |
Nemachilus barbatulus caucasicus | Synonym of | Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus 1758) | Valid as | Barbatula caucasica (Berg 1898) |
Nemachilus barbatulus taurica | Synonym of | Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus 1758) | Valid as | Barbatula taurica (Kessler 1877) |
Noemacheilus barbatulus quignardi | Valid as | Barbatula quignardi (Băcescu-Meşter 1967) | Synonym of | Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus 1758) |
Percina tanasi | Valid as | Percina tanasi Etnier 1976 | Synonym of | Percina uranidea (Jordan & Gilbert 1887) |
Physiculus luminosa | Valid as | Physiculus luminosa Paulin 1983 | Valid as | Physiculus luminosus Paulin 1983 |
Pristolepis pentacantha | Valid as | Pristolepis pentacantha Plamoottil 2014 | Synonym of | Pristolepis marginata Jerdon 1849 |
Pseudosetipinna haizhouensis | Synonym of | Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes 1848) | Synonym of | Setipinna gilberti Jordan & Starks 1905 |
Setipinna gilberti | Synonym of | Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes 1848) | Valid as | Setipinna gilberti Jordan & Starks 1905 |
Setipinna lighti | Synonym of | Setipinna taty (Valenciennes 1848) | Synonym of | Setipinna gilberti Jordan & Starks 1905 |
Setipinna papuensis | Synonym of | Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes 1848) | Valid as | Setipinna papuensis Munro 1964 |
Changed Authors or Years
Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
Rhynchoconger bicoloratus | Kodeeswaran [P.], Mohapatra [A.], Kumar [T. T. P. A.] & Lal [K. K.] 2023 | Kodeeswaran [P.], Mohapatra [A.], Kumar [T. T. A.] & Lal [K. K.] 2023 |
Conger melanopterus | Kodeeswaran [P.], Smith [D. G.], Dhas [D.], Kumar [T. T. P. A.] & Lal [K. K.] 2023 | Kodeeswaran [P.], Smith [D. G.], Dhas [D.], Kumar [T. T. A.] & Lal [K. K.] 2023 |
Macrocephenchelys sumodi | Kodeeswaran [P.], Smith [D. G.], Kumar [T. T. P. A.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2023 | Kodeeswaran [P.], Smith [D. G.], Kumar [T. T. A.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2023 |
Ophichthus naevius | Kodeeswaran [P.], Kathirvelpandian [A.], Mohapatra [A.], Kumar [T. T. P. A.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2023 | Kodeeswaran [P.], Kathirvelpandian [A.], Mohapatra [A.], Kumar [T. T. A.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2023 |
Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis | Kodeeswaran [P.], Kantharajan [G.], Mohapatra [A.], Kumar [T. T. P. A.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2023 | Kodeeswaran [P.], Kantharajan [G.], Mohapatra [A.], Kumar [T. T. A.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2023 |
Cyprinus quidatensis | Nguyen [T. T.], Le [V. T.], Le [T. B.] & Nguyen [X. K.] 1999 | Tu [N. T.], Thang [L. V.], Binh [L. T.] & Khoa [N. X.] 1999 |
Lepadogaster microcephalus bacescui | Murgoci [A. A.] 1940 | Antoniu-Murgoci [A.] 1940 |
Ophichthus nigroventralis | Kodeeswaran [P.], Mohapatra [A.] & Kumar [T. T. P. A.] 2023 | Kodeeswaran [P.], Mohapatra [A.] & Kumar [T. T. A.] 2023 |
Added Genera
Arcusconcavum Hasiholan-Sidauruk [R. A. P.], Hasiholan-Sidauruk [R. S.] & Hasiholan-Sidauruk [A.] 2024
Added Species
Arcusconcavum romantii Hasiholan-Sidauruk [R. A. P.], Hasiholan-Sidauruk [R. S.] & Hasiholan-Sidauruk [A.] 2024. Southeast Asia: Dumai River drainage, Sumatra, Indonesia [if validated].
Bagarius dolichonema Zeng [Y.-Y.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2025. Southeast Asia: Chindwin-Irrawaddy River basin, India and Myanmar; and probably China.
Bagarius protos Zeng [Y.-Y.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2025. Southeast Asia: upper Salween River basin, Yunnan Province, China; possibly also in Myanmar and Thailand.
Barbatula fluvicola Calegari [B. B.], Freyhof [J.], Waldock [C.], Wegscheider [B.], Josi [D.], Rüber [L.] & Seehausen [O.] 2025. Central Europe: upper Rhine River drainage in Switzerland and Germany, and upper Danube River drainage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Barbatula ommata Calegari [B. B.], Freyhof [J.], Waldock [C.], Wegscheider [B.], Josi [D.], Rüber [L.] & Seehausen [O.] 2025. Central Europe: lakes Neuchatel, Lucerne, Walen, Zurich, Zug, Biel and Murten, Aare River basin, Switzerland; possibly lakes Thun and Brienz.
Barilius imphalensis Arunkumar [L.] & Thoibi [M.] 2025. South Asia: Imphal River drainage, Chindwin River basin, Manipur, north-eastern India.
Bathyraja nansei Misawa [R.], Moteki [M.] & Endo [H.] 2025. Western Pacific: Okinawa Trough, East China Sea.
Cambeva babilonica Costa [W. J. E. M.], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2025. South America: Rio Grande drainage, upper Rio Paraná basin, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil.
Cambeva capetinga Costa [W. J. E. M.], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.], Uzeda [P. L. C.] & Katz [A. M.] 2025. South America: Rio Grande drainage, upper Rio Paraná basin, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil.
Cambeva capitoliensis Costa [W. J. E. M.], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.], Uzeda [P. L. C.], Vilardo [P. J.] & Katz [A. M.] 2025. South America: Rio Turvo microbasin, upper Rio Paraná basin, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil.
Cambeva occidentalis Costa [W. J. E. M.], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2025. South America: Córrego Santa Maria microbasin, upper Rio Paraná basin, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil.
Catostomus murivallis Harris [P. M.], Markle [D. F.] & Campbell [M. A.] 2025. Western North America: Wall Canyon Creek, Surprise Valley, Washoe County, Nevada, U.S.A.
Chiloglanis asperocutis Mutizwa [T. I.], Bragança [P. H. N.] & Chakona [A.] 2025. Southern Africa: Pungwe and Buzi River drainages, Zimbabwe.
Chiloglanis compactus Mutizwa [T. I.], Bragança [P. H. N.] & Chakona [A.] 2025. Southern Africa: Pungwe and Buzi River drainages, Zimbabwe.
Eviota vader Greenfield [D. W.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Ishida [N. K.] 2025. Eastern Indian Ocean: Tufi, Papua New Guinea (Indonesia).
Facciolella smithi Kodeeswaran [P.] & Kumar [T. T. A.] 2025. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, India.
Lacustricola gemma Nagy [B.] 2025. Central Africa: upper Lualaba River drainage, upper Congo River basin, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Listrura elongata Costa [W. J. E. M.], Feltrin [C. R. M.], Mattos [J. L. O.], Vilardo [P. J.] & Katz [A. M.] 2025. South America: Rio Camboriú drainage, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil.
Nandus silaban Hasiholan-Sidauruk [R. A. P.], Hasiholan-Sidauruk [R. S.] & Hasiholan-Sidauruk [A.] 2025. Southeast Asia: Dumai River drainage, Sumatra, Indonesia [if validated].
Nothobranchius dubieensis Nagy [B.] 2025. Central Africa: upper Luvua River drainage, upper Congo River basin, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nothobranchius iridescens Nagy [B.] 2025. Central Africa: upper Lufira River drainage, upper Congo River basin, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nothobranchius katemomandai Nagy [B.] 2025. Central Africa: upper Lualaba River drainage, upper Congo River basin, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nothobranchius marmoreus Nagy [B.] 2025. Central Africa: Lufukwe River drainage, Lake Mweru basin, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Oncorhynchus biwaensis Fujioka [Y.], Kuwahara [M.], Tabata [R.], Fuke [Y.] & Nakabo [T.] 2025. East Asia: middle and bottom of Lake Biwa, Japan.
Pethia dibrugarhensis Sharma [N.], Vishwanath [W.], Dishma [M.], Borah [S.] & Das [B. K.] 2025. South Asia: upper Brahmaputra River basin, Dibrugarh District, Assam, India.
Phoxinus ayukensis Artaev [O. A.], Turbanov [I. S.], Bolotovskiy [A. A.], Gandlin [A. A.] & Levin [B. A.] 2025. Southeastern Europe: Ayuk waterfalls and above them, Chepsi River drainage, Kuban River basin, northwestern Caucasus, Russia.
Phoxinus kottelati Bayçelebi [E.] 2025. Asia Minor: stream Koca, drainage of Lake Manyas, Marmara Sea basin, and the streams Uludere and Akgüney, Black Sea basin, Turkey.
Serrasalmus castellonae Gallo-Cardozo [F.], Careaga [M.] & Carvajal-Vallejos [F. M.] 2025. South America: upper Madeira River drainage, western Amazon basin, Bolivia.
Setipinna gilberti java Hata [H.], Lavoué [S.], Appleyard [S. A.] & Pogonoski [J. J.] 1905. Western Pacific: southern coast of Java [this subspecies].
Sewellia pudens Kottelat [M.] 2025. Southeast Asia: upper Xe Kaman drainage, Dakchung plateau, Sekong Province, Laos.
Stemonosudis adenensis Ho [H.-C.] 2025. Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.
Stiphodon hadiatyae Nurjirana [N.], Gustiano [R.], Haryono [H.] & Wibowo [K.] 2025. Eastern Indian Ocean: Enggano Island, southwest Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synodus autumnus Furuhashi [R.] & Motomura [H.] 2025. Indo-West and Central Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Tonga, and the Hawaiian Islands.
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