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 Aug. 2026. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoya | Synonym of | Acentrogobius Bleeker 1874 | Valid as | Amoya Herre 1927 |
| Concholabrus | Synonym of | Cheilinus Lacepède 1801 | Valid as | Concholabrus Near, Brownstein, Thacker & Wainwright 2025 |
| Neoanguilla | Synonym of | Anguilla Schrank 1798 | Uncertain | |
| Parapteronotus | Valid as | Parapteronotus Albert 2001 | Synonym of | Apteronotus Lacepède 1800 |
| Anthias mortoni | Synonym of | Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker 1857) | Valid as | Pseudanthias mortoni (Macleay 1883) |
| Aparrius moloanus | Valid as | Acentrogobius moloanus (Herre 1927) | Valid as | Amoya moloanus (Herre 1927) |
| Apteronotus anas | Synonym of | Parapteronotus hasemani (Ellis 1913) | Synonym of | Apteronotus hasemani (Ellis 1913) |
| Apteronotus apurensis | Valid as | Apteronotus apurensis Fernández-Yépez 1968 | Valid as | Porotergus apurensis (Fernández-Yépez 1968) |
| Atherinichthys picta | Synonym of | Kestratherina esox (Klunzinger 1872) | Synonym of | Atherinosoma microstoma (Günther 1861) |
| Bryconamericus beta motatanensis | Valid as | Bryconamericus motatanensis Schultz 1944 | Valid as | Knodus motatanensis (Schultz 1944) |
| Chatoessus richardsoni | Synonym of | Nematalosa erebi (Günther 1868) | Valid as | Nematalosa richardsoni (Castelnau 1873) |
| Cheilinus quinquecinctus | Valid as | Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell 1835 | Valid as | Concholabrus quinquecinctus (Rüppell 1835) |
| Chriolepis prolata | Valid as | Pinnichthys prolata (Hastings & Findley 2015) | Valid as | Pinnichthys prolatus (Hastings & Findley 2015) |
| Clupanodon motius | Synonym of | Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson 1839) | Valid as | Ilisha motius (Hamilton 1822) |
| Clupea delicatula | Synonym of | Clupea cultriventris (Nordmann 1840) | Synonym of | Clupeonella cultriventris (Nordmann 1840) |
| Clupea (Platygaster) parva | Uncertain as | Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson 1839) | Synonym of | Ilisha motius (Hamilton 1822) |
| Conger labiata | Synonym of | Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider 1801) | Uncertain as | Conger labiata Castelnau 1879 |
| Ctenogobius gracilis | Valid as | Acentrogobius gracilis (Bleeker 1875) | Valid as | Amoya gracilis (Bleeker 1875) |
| Ctenogobius veliensis | Valid as | Acentrogobius veliensis (Geevarghese & John 1982) | Valid as | Amoya veliensis (Geevarghese & John 1982) |
| Cynoglossus goreensis | Synonym of | Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup 1858) | Valid as | Cynoglossus goreensis Steindachner 1882 |
| Cynoglossus senegalensis simulator | Synonym of | Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup 1858) | Valid as | Cynoglossus simulator Chabanaud 1949 |
| Gobius maculatus | Synonym of | Istigobius queenslandicus Prokofiev 2012 | Uncertain as | Istigobius decoratus (Herre 1927) |
| Gobius madraspatensis | Valid as | Acentrogobius madraspatensis (Day 1868) | Valid as | Amoya madraspatensis (Day 1868) |
| Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus | Valid as | Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus Mo 1989 | Valid as | Gaoligongia integrigymnata (Mo 1989) |
| Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus | Synonym of | Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus Mo 1989 | Synonym of | Gaoligongia integrigymnata (Mo 1989) |
| Himantura tutul | Synonym of | Himantura uarnak (Gmelin 1789) | Valid as | Himantura tutul Borsa, Durand, Shen, Arlyza, Solihin & Berrebi 2013 |
| Hippocampus minotaur | Valid as | Hippocampus minotaur Gomon 1997 | Valid as | Australyichthys minotaur (Gomon 1997) |
| Hippocampus paradoxus | Valid as | Hippocampus paradoxus Foster & Gomon 2010 | Valid as | Australyichthys paradoxus (Foster & Gomon 2010) |
| Hippocampus tuberculatus | Synonym of | Hippocampus breviceps Peters 1869 | Valid as | Hippocampus tuberculatus Castelnau 1875 |
| Ilisha bleekeri | Synonym of | Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson 1839) | Synonym of | Ilisha russellii (Bleeker 1852) |
| Istigobius queenslandicus | Uncertain as | Istigobius queenslandicus Prokofiev 2012 | Uncertain as | Istigobius decoratus (Herre 1927) |
| Labrus enneacanthus | Synonym of | Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch 1791) | Synonym of | Concholabrus fasciatus (Bloch 1791) |
| Lethrinus johnii | Synonym of | Lethrinus harak (Fabricius 1775) | Synonym of | Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792) |
| Megadontognathus kaitukaensis | Valid as | Megadontognathus kaitukaensis Campos-da-Paz 1999 | Valid as | Apteronotus kaitukaensis (Campos-da-Paz 1999) |
| Mugil grandis | Synonym of | Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758 | Uncertain as | Mugil gelatinosa Klunzinger 1872 |
| Mugil occidentalis | Synonym of | Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) | Valid as | Ellochelon occidentalis (Castelnau 1873) |
| Mugil ventricosus | Synonym of | Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) | Synonym of | Ellochelon occidentalis (Castelnau 1873) |
| Osteoglossum guntheri | Synonym of | Scleropages leichardti Günther 1864 | Uncertain as | Scleropages guntheri (Castelnau 1876) |
| Pellona russellii | Synonym of | Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson 1839) | Valid as | Ilisha russellii (Bleeker 1852) |
| Porotergus ellisi | Valid as | Apteronotus ellisi (Alonso de Arámburu 1957) | Valid as | Porotergus ellisi Alonso de Arámburu 1957 |
| Pseudobagrus kyphus | Valid as | Rhinobagrus kyphus (Mai 1978) | Valid as | Tachysurus kyphus (Mai 1978) |
| Pseudojulis lineata | Synonym of | Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes 1839) | Synonym of | Coris auricularis Valenciennes 1839 |
| Rhabdolichops lundbergi | Valid as | Rhabdolichops lundbergi Correa, Crampton & Albert 2006 | Valid as | Eigenmannia lundbergi (Correa, Crampton & Albert 2006) |
| Rhabdolichops nigrimans | Valid as | Rhabdolichops nigrimans Correa, Crampton & Albert 2006 | Valid as | Eigenmannia nigrimans (Correa, Crampton & Albert 2006) |
| Rhynchocymba nystromi ginanago | Valid as | Gnathophis ginanago (Asano 1958) | Synonym of | Gnathophis heterognathos (Bleeker 1858) |
| Saurida australis | Synonym of | Saurida tumbil (Bloch 1795) | Synonym of | Saurida undosquamis (Richardson 1848) |
| Scatophagus altermans | Synonym of | Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson 1846) | Synonym of | Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus 1766) |
| Sparus bandatus | Synonym of | Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch 1791) | Synonym of | Concholabrus fasciatus (Bloch 1791) |
| Sparus fasciatus | Valid as | Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch 1791) | Valid as | Concholabrus fasciatus (Bloch 1791) |
| Sternarchus bonapartii | Valid as | Apteronotus bonapartii (Castelnau 1855) | Valid as | Porotergus bonapartii (Castelnau 1855) |
| Sternarchus hasemani | Valid as | Parapteronotus hasemani (Ellis 1913) | Valid as | Apteronotus hasemani (Ellis 1913) |
| Trutta obtusirostris krkensis | Synonym of | Salmo obtusirostris (Heckel 1851) | Valid as | Salmo krkensis (Karam,an 1927) |
| Trygon favus | Valid as | Himantura fava (Annandale 1909) | Synonym of | Himantura undulata (Bleeker 1852) |
| Typhlichthys eigenmanni | Synonym of | Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard 1859 | Synonym of | Typhlichthys eigenmanni Charlton 1933 |
Added Genera
Australyichthys Short [G.], Foster [R.] & Gomon [M.] 2026Demogorgonichthys Hart [P. B.], Niemiller [M. L.], Sandel [M. W.] & Armbruster [J. W.] 2026
Gangaichthys Khandekar [A.], Thackeray [T.], He [Y.], Mohapatra [A.] & Agarwal [I.] 2026
Gaoligongia Liu [C.‐X.], Liu [S.‐W.], Xu [L.‐L.], He [Y.], He [D.‐K.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2026
Nanosphronemus Britz [R.], Tan [H. H.] & Rüber [L.] 2026
Added Species
Australyichthys aegis Short [G.], Forster [R.] & Gomon [M.] 2026. Southern Australia: Gambier Islands, South Australia (single male).Cetomimus papilio Su [Y.], Paxton [J. R.], Trnski [T.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2026. Probably circumglobal between 42°N and 35°S.
Claea tongziensis Zhao [M.-F.], Lv [H.-M.], Huang [J.-H.] & Liu [F.] 2026. East Asia: Chishui River drainage, middle Yangtze River basin, Guizhou Province, China.
Corydoras isaacisbrueckeri Tencatt [L. F. C.], Hercos [A. P.], Carvalho [V. de], Santos [S. A.] & Britto [M. R.] 2026. South America: Tefé River drainage, Solimões River basin, Amazonas, Brazil.
Cynolebias penaforte Ramos [T. P. A.], Abrantes [Y. G.], Nielsen [D. T. B.] & Lima [S. M. Q.] 2026. South America: temporary pools, upper Jaguaribe River basin, Ceará State, Brazil.
Demogorgonichthys arcanus Hart [P. B.], Niemiller [M. L.], Sandel [M. W.] & Armbruster [J. W.] 2026. North America: Bobcat Cave, southwestern Madison County, Alabama, U.S.A.
Eviota stella Greenfield [D. W.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Sianipar [A.] 2026. Western Pacific: Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
Gangaichthys indonepalicus Khandekar [A.], Thackeray [T.], He [Y.], Mohapatra [A.] & Agarwal [I.] 2026. South Asia: alluvial aquifer systems, Balgangwa village, Bihar State, India, and possibly Triveni, Nawalparasi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.
Garra banensis Zou [Y.-G.], Liu [C.-X.], Zeng [Y.-Y.], Thaung [N. O.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Tanintharyi River drainage, Tanintharyi Province, southern Myanmar.
Gnathophis kbalanensis Huang [J.-F.], Liao [Y.-C.], Chen [H.-M.] & Chan [T.-Y.] 2026. Western Pacific: northeastern Taiwan.
Gnathophis melanurum Huang [J.-F.], Liao [Y.-C.], Chen [H.-M.] & Chan [T.-Y.] 2026. Western Pacific: northeastern and southwestern Taiwan.
Gnathophis nanhaiensis Huang [J.-F.], Chen [H.-M.] & Chan [T.-Y.] 2026. Western Pacific: South China Sea.
Gobioclinus insularis Araujo [G. S.], Di Dario [F.], Gasparini [J. L.] & Pinheiro [H. T.] 2026. Western Atlantic: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll, off northeast Brazil.
Gobioclinus urarita Araujo [G. S.], Loyola da Cruz [G.], Gasparini [J. L.] & Pinheiro [H. T.] 2026. Western Atlantic: off Paraíba to São Paulo States, Brazil.
Himantura arlyzae Borsa [P.], Hernawan [U. E.], Hocdé [R.] & Pouyaud [L.] 2026. Western Pacific: South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Philippine Sea, Makassar Strait, Bali Sea, Flores Sea and Banda Sea.
Hippocampus amandavincentae Shalu [K.], Short [G.], Raghavan [R.], Ramvilas [G.] & Ranjeet [K.] 2026. Indian Ocean: southeastern India, Madagascar, Mozambique and the Seychelles; possibly northern Red Sea.
Knodus transandeanus Albornoz-Garzón [J. G.], Pulido-Santacruz [P.], García-Melo [J. E.], Torres [M.] & DoNascimiento [C] 2026. South America: Cascajales River drainage, middle Magdalena River basin, Santander, Colombia.
Metriaclima staufferi Konings [A. F.] 2026.
Nanosphronemus gemma Britz [R.], Tan [H. H.] & Rüber [L.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Huế, central Vietnam.
Ophthalmolycus auxilepis Prokofiev [A. M.], Nazarkin [M. V.], Kobyliansky [S. G.] & Orlov [A. M.] 2026. Southern Ocean: Scotia and Weddell Seas, West Antarctica.
Pao wesleywongi Davinci [L.], Putra [G. R.], Adis [M. A.], Pranadi [R.], Zamroni [M.], Muslimin [B.], Kamil [F. R.] & Yulindra [A.] 2026.
Priocharax ajuru Mattox [G. M. T.], Pinion [A. K.] & Britz [R.] 2026. South America: Anauá River drainage, Viruá River basin, Parque Nacional do Viruá, Roraima State, Brazil.
Pseudolaguvia khairii Vijayakrishnan [B.], Shinde [G. A.] & Gogineni [P. C.] 2026. South Asia: Budhabalanga River drainage, northern Odisha State, India.
Rakthamichthys anchi Britz [R.], Pinion [A. K.], Marak [W. K.], Velentina [K.] & Lokeshwor [Y.] 2026. South Asia: groundwater aquifers in Goalpara District, Assam, northeast India.
Schistura kalikholaensis Singh [P.], Mukherjee [B.], Rath [S.] & Kosygin [L.] 2026. South Asia: Tista River drainage, Brahmaputra River basin, West Bengal, India.
Schistura scitula Kottelat [M.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Nam Kading drainage, middle Mekong River basin, Bolikhamsai Province, Laos.
Tachysurus analimaculatus Shao [W.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: lower Pearl River basin, south China.
Tachysurus bailongensis Shao [W.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Fangcheng and Jiangping River drainages, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Tachysurus furcatus Shao [W.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Nhat Le River drainage, Quang Binh Province, and Hương River drainage, Thừa Thiên Huế Province, central Vietnam.
Tachysurus heterofasciatus Shao [W.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Moyangjiang River drainage, E’Huangzhang Natural Reserve, Guangdong Province, south China.
Tachysurus platystomus Shao [W.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Huangjiang River drainage, Guangdong Province, south China.
Tachysurus pseudovirgatus Shao [W.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Dong River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangdong Province, China.
Tachysurus qiongzhouensis Shao [W.-H.], Cai [X.-W.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Nandu and Changhua River drainages, Hainan Island and Moyang River drainage, Guangdong Province, south China.
Tachysurus sinovietnamensis Shao [W.-H.], Nguyen [T. D.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Red River basin, southwest China and northern Vietnam, and coastal rivers in northern central Vietnam.
Tachysurus trimaculatus Shao [W.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Beixi River drainage, Jiulongjiang River basin, Fujian Province, southeast China.
Thrissina invicta Hata [H.], Lavoué [S.], Santos [M. D.] & Sallan [L.] 2026. Western Pacific: Luzon and Visayan Islands, Philippines.
Trachelyichthys displicatus Calegari [B. B.], Akama [A.], Ferraris Jr. [C.] & Reis [R. E.] 2026. South America: lower Xingu, Tapajós, Negro and Tefé River drainages, near their confluences with the Amazon River, Brazil.
Trachelyichthys epachrus Calegari [B. B.], Akama [A.], Ferraris Jr. [C.] & Reis [R. E.] 2026. South America: middle Madeira River drainage, Amazon River basin, Brazil.
Trachelyichthys gaiophanes Calegari [B. B.], Akama [A.], Ferraris Jr. [C.] & Reis [R. E.] 2026. South America: upper Negro River drainage, Amazon River basin, Brazil.
Trachelyichthys varii Calegari [B. B.], Akama [A.], Ferraris Jr. [C.] & Reis [R. E.] 2026. South America: Jufari River drainage, middle Negro River basin, Roraima, Brazil.
Tridensimilis magnus Canto [A. L. C.], Datovo [A.], Ohara [W. M.], de Pinna [M. C. C.] & Ribeiro [F. R. V.] 2026. South America: upper and middle Tapajós River basin, Brazil.
Troglonectes bottazzii Zhou [J.-J.], Liu [Y.-W.] & Du [L.-N.] 2026. East Asia: underground systems, Liujiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Troglonectes chenlixini Zhou [J.-J.], Liu [Y.-W.] & Du [L.-N.] 2026. East Asia: underground systems, Liujiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Typhlichthys styx Brownstein [C. D.], Watkins-Colwell [G. J.], Policarpo [M.], Harrington [R. C.], Hoffman [E. A.], Casane [D.] & Near [T. J.] 2026. North America: cave systems in Valley and Ridge, Cumberland Plateau, Interior Low Plateaus and Nashville Basin, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, U.S.A.
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