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 13 Jan 2026. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larabicus | Valid as | Larabicus Bleeker 1851 | Valid as | Larabicus Randall & Springer 1973 |
| Abramis microlepis | Synonym of | Acanthobrama punctulata (Kessler 1877) | Valid as | Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi 1863) |
| Alburnus punctulatus | Valid as | Acanthobrama punctulata (Kessler 1877) | Synonym of | Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi 1863) |
| Astyanax altiparanae | Synonym of | Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) | Valid as | Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski 2000 |
| Astyanax turmalinensis | Valid as | Astyanax turmalinensis Triques, Vono & Caiafa 2003 | Synonym of | Psalidodon santae (Eigenmann 1907) |
| Astyanax (Poecilurichthys) bimaculatus paraguayensis | Synonym of | Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) | Synonym of | Astyanax asuncionensis Géry 1872 |
| Astyanax bimaculatus asuncionensis | Synonym of | Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) | Valid as | Astyanax asuncionensis Géry 1972 |
| Atherina presbyter pontica | Synonym of | Atherina boyeri Risso 1810 | Valid as | Atherina pontica Eichward 831 |
| Barbus barbulus | Synonym of | Luciobarbus schejch Heckel 1843 | Valid as | Luciobarbus barbulus (Heckel 1847) |
| Bodianus thoracotaeniatus | Valid as | Bodianus thoracotaeniatus (Yamamoto 1982) | Valid as | Bodianus thoracotaeniatus Yamamoto 1982 |
| Cheilinus quinquecinctus | Valid as | Cheilinus quinquecinctus (Rüppell 1835) | Valid as | Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell 1835 |
| Cheilinus undulatus | Valid as | Cheilinus undulatus (Rüppell 1835) | Valid as | Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835 |
| Clupea huae | Synonym of | Metzia lineata (Pellegrin 1907) | Uncertain as | Escualosa |
| Coris (Hemicoris) ballieui | Valid as | Coris ballieui (Vaillant & Sauvage 1875) | Valid as | Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage 1875 |
| Euchiloglanis phongthoensis | Uncertain as | Pareuchiloglanis phongthoensis (Nguyen 2006) | Synonym of | Chimarrichthys dorsoarcus (Nguyen 2006) |
| Glyptothorax zhujiangensis | Valid as | Glyptothorax zhujiangensis Lin 2003 | Synonym of | Glyptothorax pallozonus (Lin 1934) |
| Hemiculter jabouillei | Uncertain as | Pseudohemiculter hainanensis (Boulenger 1900) | Uncertain as | Hemiculter |
| Hemigrammocypris lini | Valid as | Aphyocypris lini (Weitzman & Chan 1966) | Valid as | Alligarina lini (Weitzman & Chan 1966) |
| Hemigrammus santae | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon santae (Eigenmann 1907) | Valid as | Psalidodon santae (Eigenmann 1907) |
| Histiophorus americanus | Synonym of | Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) | Synonym of | Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804) |
| Histiophorus granulifer | Synonym of | Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) | Synonym of | Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804) |
| Histiophorus pulchellus | Synonym of | Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) | Synonym of | Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804) |
| Istiophorus maguirei | Synonym of | Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) | Synonym of | Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804) |
| Istiophorus wrighti | Synonym of | Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) | Synonym of | Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804) |
| Leiocassis virgatus vinhensis | as | Tachysurus | Synonym of | Rhinobagrus |
| Leuciscus costatus | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephala (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) |
| Liniparhomaloptera macrostoma | Valid as | Liniparhomaloptera macrostoma Wu, Xiu & Yang 2016 | Valid as | Vanmanenia macrostoma (Wu, Xiu & Yang 2016) |
| Makaira albicans | Synonym of | Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) | Valid as | Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804) |
| Moroco variegatus septentrionalis | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephala (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) |
| Nemacheilus arenicolus | Valid as | Nemacheilus arenicolus Kottelat 1998 | Valid as | Dalistura arenicola (Kottelat 1998) |
| Nemacheilus argyrogaster | Valid as | Nemacheilus argyrogaster Kottelat 2021 | Valid as | Dalistura argyrogaster (Kottelat 2021) |
| Nemachilus conirostris | Valid as | Schistura conirostris (Zhu 1982) | Synonym of | Pteronemacheilus meridionalis (Zhu 1982) |
| Phoxinus czekanowskii suifunensis | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephala (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) |
| Pseudaspius modestus | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephala (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) |
| Pseudophoxinus oxycephalus | Valid as | Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) | Valid as | Rhynchocypris oxycephala (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) |
| Rhynchocypris variegata | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) | Synonym of | Rhynchocypris oxycephala (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) |
| Rutilus atropatenus | Valid as | Rutilus atropatenus Derjavin 1937 | Valid as | Orthroleucos atropatenus (Derjavin 1937) |
| Salmo danilewskii | Valid as | Salmo danilewskii Gulelmi 1888 | Uncertain as | Salmo danilewskii Gul'elmi 1888 |
| Salmo ischchan aestivalis | Synonym of | Salmo ischchan Kessler 1877 | Valid as | Salmo aestivalis Fortunatov 1925 |
| Schistura geisleri | Valid as | Schistura geisleri Kottelat 1990 | Valid as | Zhustura geisleri (Kottelat 1990) |
| Schistura isostigma | Valid as | Schistura isostigma Kottelat 1998 | Valid as | Zhustura isostigma (Kottelat 1998) |
| Scomber delphinalis | Synonym of | Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier 1816) | Synonym of | Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède 1800) |
| Sinogastromyzon hexaocellum | Uncertain as | Sinogastromyzon chapaensis Mai 1978 | Synonym of | Sinogastromyzon multiocellum Nguyen 2006 |
| Sinogastromyzon lixianjiangensis | Valid as | Sinogastromyzon lixianjiangensis Liu, Chen & Yang 2010 | Synonym of | Sinogastromyzon multiocellum Nguyen 2006 |
| Skeponopodus guebucu | Synonym of | Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) | Synonym of | Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804) |
| Spinibarbus nigriventralis | Valid as | Spinibarbichthys nigriventralis (Nguyen & Vu 2012) | Synonym of | Spinibarbichthys nammauensis (Nguyen & Nguyen 2002) |
| Spinibarbus ovalius | Valid as | Spinibarbichthys ovalius (Nguyen & Ngô 2002) | Synonym of | Spinibarbichthys nammauensis (Nguyen & Nguyen 2002) |
| Tetragonopterus jacuhiensis | Synonym of | Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) | Valid as | Astyanax jacuhiensis (Cope 1894) |
| Thalassoma loxum | Valid as | Thalassoma loxum (Randall & Mee 1994) | Valid as | Thalassoma loxum Randall & Mee 1994 |
| Thalassoma septemfasciata | Valid as | Thalassoma septemfasciatum (Scott 1959) | Valid as | Thalassoma septemfasciatum Scott 1959 |
| Vanmanenia trifasciodorsalata | Valid as | Vanmanenia trifasciodorsalata Nguyen 2006 | Synonym of | Vanmanenia monofasciodorsala Nguyen 2006 |
| Varicorhinus erythrogenys | Valid as | Onychostoma erythrogenys (Nguyen & Doan 1969) | Valid as | Scaphostoma erythrogenys (Nguyen & Doan 1969) |
| Varicorhinus (Onychostoma) babeensis | Synonym of | Scaphostoma gerlachi (Peters 1881) | Synonym of | Scaphostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) |
Changed Authors or Years
| Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
|---|---|---|
| Noemacheilus gejiuensis | Chu [S.-L.] & Chen [Y.-R.] 1979 | Chu [X.-L.] & Chen [Y.-R.] 1979 |
| Pseudobagrus virgatus vinhensis | Tur [?] 1983 | Nguyen [T. T.] 1983 |
| Salmo danilewskii | Gulelmi [M.] 1888 | Gul'elmi [M.] 1888 |
| Scaphostoma annamense | Hoàng [ ], Pham [ ] & Tran [ ] 2025 | Hoàng [H. D.], Pham [H. M.] & Tran [N. T.] 2025 |
Changed Spelling
| Was Spelled | Now Spelled |
|---|---|
| Eulinneela | Eulinneella |
| Leiocassis virgatus vinhensis | Pseudobagrus virgatus vinhensis |
| Noemacheilus petrubanarescui | Noemacheilus (Mesonoemacheilus) petrubanarescui |
Added Genera
Added Species
Allohistium anas Near [T. J.] & MacGuigan [D. J.] 2025. North America: Duck River basin, Tennessee (eastern U.S.A.).Channa bhoi Praveenraj [J.], Moulitharan [N.], Ryndongsngi [A. M.], Thackeray [T.], Naveen [R. S.] & Kumar [A. P.] 2025. South Asia: East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, northeast India.
Characidium tupi Zanata [A. M.] & Oliveira-Silva [L.] 2025. South America: Buranhém, dos Frades, Itanhém, Jucuruçu and Sao Mateus River drainages, northeastern Mata Atlantica, eastern Brazil.
Decodon erythroleukos Kanai [S.], Menkara [Y.], Nishioka [T.], Chen [W.-J.], Motomura [H.] & Tea [Y.-K.] 2025. Western Pacific: Okinawa, New Caledonia, Jewell Reef and Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; probably also southeast Sulawesi (Indonesia), off Kochi Prefecture (Japan) and Willis Islets, Coral Sea Marine Park (Australia).
Epigonus lustrans Okamoto [M.], Fricke [R.] & Yagishita [N.] 2025. Eastern Central Atlantic: São Tomé Island. Gulf of Guinea.
Eugnathogobius ganuensis Koreeda [R.], Seah [Y. G.] & Motomura [H.] 2025. Southeast Asia: lower Terengganu River basin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Eustomias (Spilostomias) ansiluminis Villarins [B. T.], Fischer [L. G.], Prokofiev [A. M.] & Mincarone [M. M.] 2025. Western Tropical Atlantic: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil.
Eviota bikiniensis Erdmann [M. V.], Greenfield [D. W.] & Ichida [N. K.] 2025. Western Pacific: Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Geophagus pirangaensis Assis [C. E. de], Dergam [J. A.] & Henschel [E.] 2026. South America: Piranga River drainage, upper Doce River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Glaridoglanis verruciloba Gong [Z.], Wang [H.-S.], Liu [Y.-C.] & Li [J.-C.] 2025. South Asia: Zayul River (= upper Lohit River) drainage, upper Brahmaputra River basin, southeastern Tibet, China; possibly also southern Tibet.
Glyptothorax pulcher Zeng [Y.-Y.], Lin [F.], Jiang [W.-S.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2026. Southeast Asia: You River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, China.
Glyptothorax sulculus Ng [H. H.] 2025. Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, northern Cambodia.
Hemitrygon ariakensis Furumitsu [K.] & Yamaguchi [A.] 2025. Western Pacific: western part of Japan from Tosa Bay to the southern coast of Kyushu, Japan Sea and East China Sea.
Labeobarbus kylei Zarei [F.] & Chakona [A.] 2025. Southern Africa: Mzimkulu River drainage, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Lutjanus arakan Hasan [M. E.], Durand [J.-D.] & Iwatsuki [Y.] 2025. Northern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal.
Paraliparis nelsoni Chernova [N.], Lujan [N. K.] & Kenchington [T. J.] 2025. Western North Atlantic: Gully submarine canyon.
Psalidodon paiva Rodrigues-Oliveira [I. H.], de Assis [P. M.], Pimentel [L. G. P.], Soares [R. A. S.], Batista da Silva [I.], Rocha [R. R.], Menegidio [F. B.], Pasa [R.] & Kavalco [K. F.] 2025. South America: upper and middle São Francisco River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Psalidodon terezinhae Rodrigues-Oliveira [I. H.], de Assis [P. M.], Pimentel [L. G. P.], Soares [R. A. S.], Batista da Silva [I.], Rocha [R. R.], Menegidio [F. B.], Pasa [R.] & Kavalco [K. F.] 2025. South America: Abaeté and Indaiá River drainages, western portion of the upper São Francisco River basin, MInas Gerais State, Brazil.
Psalidodon velhochico Rodrigues-Oliveira [I. H.], de Assis [P. M.], Pimentel [L. G. P.], Soares [R. A. S.], Batista da Silva [I.], Rocha [R. R.], Menegidio [F. B.], Pasa [R.] & Kavalco [K. F.] 2025. South America: Serra da Canastra National Park, São Francisco River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Psednos gulliensis Chernova [N.], Lujan [N. K.] & Kenchington [T. J.] 2025. Western North Atlantic: Gully submarine canyon.
Salmo emireae Turan [D.], Kocabaş [M.], Kaya [C.], Oral [M.] & Aksu [İ.] 2025. Asia Minor: Lake Balık, Ağrı Province (Turkey).
Salmo sengulae Oral [M.], Güçlü [S. S.], Küçük [F.], Kalaycı [G.] & Turan [D.] 2025. Asia Minor: Berdan (Mediterranean Sea basin) and İvriz (Konya closed basin) River drainages, western Turkey.
Sayonara flavolineata Tang [C.-N.], Vo [Q. V.] & Gill [A. C.] 2025. Western Pacific: southeast coast of Vietnam.
Trimma taipinensis Chang [C.-W.], Shen [K.-N.] & Chen [I-S.] 2025. Western Pacific: Taiping Island, South China Sea.
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