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Online Version, Updated 8 Jul 2025

SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND ADDITIONS IN

Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes

By Ron Fricke, Richard van der Laan and Jon David Fong

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 TaxonWasPrevious TaxonNowCurrent 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

TaxonPrevious AuthorCurrent 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.

Copyright: Ron Fricke, Richard van der Laan and Jon David Fong, 2025.


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