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 4 Feb 2025. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmanella Hubbs [C. L.] 1936 | Valid as | Garmanella Hubbs 1936 | Synonym of | Jordanella Goode & Bean 1879 |
| Lophocampus Dawson [C. E.] 1984 | Valid as | Lophocampus Dawson 1984 | Synonym of | Microphis Kaup 1853 |
| Minimugil Senou [H.] 1988 | Synonym of | Minimugil Durand 2016 | Synonym of | Sicamugil Fowler 1939 |
| Minimugil Durand [J.-D.], Chen [W.-J.], Shen [K.-N.], Fu [C.-Z.] & Borsa [P.] 2012 | Synonym of | Minimugil Durand 2016 | Synonym of | Sicamugil Fowler 1939 |
| Minimugil Durand [J.-D.] 2016 | Valid as | Minimugil Durand 2016 | Synonym of | Sicamugil Fowler 1939 |
| Scaphesthes Oshima [M.] 1919 | Synonym of | Onychostoma Günther 1896 | Valid | Scaphesthes Oshima 1919 |
| Soromonichthys Lujan [N. K.] & Armbruster [J. W.] 2011 | Valid as | Soromonichthys Lujan & Armbruster 2011 | Synonym of | Pseudolithoxus Isbrücker & Werner 2001 |
| Achirus barbatus | Synonym of | Pardachirus marmoratus (Lacepède 1802) | Synonym of | Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacepède 1802) |
| Acrossocheilus malacopterus | Valid as | Acrossocheilus malacopterus Zhang 2005 | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Astyanax brachypterygium | Valid as | Astyanax brachypterygium Bertaco & Malabarba 2001 | Valid as | Psalidodon brachypterygium (Bertaco & Malabarba 2001) |
| Barbus ambassis | Valid as | Puntius ambassis (Day 1869) | Valid as | Pethia ambassis (Day 1869) |
| Barbus gerlachi | Valid as | Onychostoma gerlachi (Peters 1881) | Valid as | Scaphostoma gerlachi (Peters 1881) |
| Barbus roulei | Synonym of | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Synonym of | Scaphostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) |
| Barbus yunnanensis | Valid as | Acrossocheilus yunnanensis (Regan 1904) | Valid as | Onychostoma yunnanense (Regan 1904) |
| Capeta macrolepis imberbis | Uncertain as | Onychostoma gerlachi (Peters 1881) | Uncertain as | Scaphostoma gerlachi (Peters 1881) |
| Centromochlus megalops | Valid as | Centromochlus megalops Kner 1858 | Synonym of | Centromochlus heckelii (De Filippi 1853) |
| Cottus verrucosus | Synonym of | Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus 1758) | Valid as | Myoxocephalus verrucosus Bean 1891 |
| Crossocheilus uniformis | Valid as | Onychostoma uniforme (Mai 1978) | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Crossochilus elongatus | Valid as | Onychostoma elongatum (Pellegrin & Chevey 1934) | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Crossochilus monticola | Valid as | Acrossocheilus monticola (Günther 1888) | Valid as | Onychostoma monticola (Günther 1888) |
| Cyprinion mhalensis | Valid as | Cyprinion mhalense Alkahem & Behnke 1983 | Valid as | Cyprinion mhalensis Alkahem & Behnke 1983 |
| Doryichthys ocellatus | Valid as | Lophocampus ocellatus (Duncker 1910) | Valid as | Microphis ocellatus (Duncker 1910) |
| Doryichthys retzii albadorsum | Synonym of | Lophocampus torrentius (Jordan & Seale 1906) | Synonym of | Microphis torrentius Jordan & Seale 1906 |
| Doryrhamphus brevidorsalis | Valid as | Lophocampus brevidorsalis (de Beaufort 1913) | Valid as | Microphis brevidorsalis (de Beaufort 1913) |
| Ellochelon luciae | Valid as | Planiliza luciae (Penrith & Penrith 1967) | Synonym of | Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836) |
| Gasterosteus microcephalus | Synonym of | Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758 | Synonym of | Gasterosteus williamsoni Girard 1854 |
| Gasterosteus williamsoni | Synonym of | Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758 | Valid as | Gasterosteus williamsoni Girard 1854 |
| Gymnostomus argentatus | Synonym of | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Synonym of | Hongiastoma argentatum (Nguyen & Doan 1969) |
| Gymnostomus barbatulus | Valid as | Onychostoma barbatulum (Pellegrin 1908) | Valid as | Scaphesthes barbatula (Pellegrin 1908) |
| Gymnostomus barbatus | Valid as | Onychostoma barbatum (Lin 1931) | Valid as | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Gymnostomus lepturus | Valid as | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Valid as | Scaphostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) |
| Gymnostomus microstomus | Synonym of | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Synonym of | Scaphostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) |
| Gymnostomus (Gymnostomus) macrolepis | Valid as | Onychostoma macrolepis (Bleeker 1871) | Valid as | Angustistoma macrolepis (Bleeker 1871) |
| Holotaxis melanostomus | Valid as | Pyrrhulina melanostomus (Cope 1870) | Valid as | Pyrrhulina melanostoma (Cope 1870) |
| Hyphessobrycon otrynus | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon otrynus Benine & Lopes 2008 | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon ocoae (Fowler 1943) |
| Lissochilus lamus | Valid as | Acrossocheilus lamus (Mai 1978) | Synonym of | Acrossocheilus microstoma (Pellegrin & Chevey 1936) |
| Lissochilus laocaiensis | Valid as | Acrossocheilus laocaiensis (Nguyen & Doan 1969) | Synonym of | Acrossocheilus microstoma (Pellegrin & Chevey 1936) |
| Maurolicus lucetius | Valid as | Vinciguerria lucetia (Garman 1899) | Valid as | Vinciguerria lucetius (Garman 1899) |
| Microphis arrakisae | Valid as | Lophocampus arrakisae (Haÿ, Mennesson, Dahruddin, Sauri, Limmon, Wowor, Hubert, Keith & Lord 2024) | Valid as | Microphis arrakisae Haÿ, Mennesson, Dahruddin, Sauri, Limmon, Wowor, Hubert, Keith & Lord 2024 |
| Microphis caudatus | Synonym of | Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker 1856) | Synonym of | Microphis retzii (Bleeker 1856) |
| Microphis nicoleae | Valid as | Lophocampus nicoleae (Haÿ, Mennesson, Lord & Keith 2023) | Valid as | Microphis nicoleae Haÿ, Mennesson, Lord & Keith 2023 |
| Microphis torrentius | Valid as | Lophocampus torrentius (Jordan & Seale 1906) | Valid as | Microphis torrentius Jordan & Seale 1906 |
| Micropogon megalops | Valid as | Micropogonias megalops (Gilbert 1890) | Synonym of | Micropogonias altipinnis (Günther 1864) |
| Mugil cascasia | Valid as | Minimugil cascasia (Hamilton 1822) | Valid as | Sicamugil cascasia (Hamilton 1822) |
| Muraenichthys macrostomus | Valid as | Skythrenchelys macrostomus (Bleeker 1864) | Valid as | Skythrenchelys macrostoma (Bleeker 1864) |
| Onychostoma brevibarba | Valid as | Onychostoma brevibarba Song, Cao & Zhang 2018 | Valid as | Scaphesthes brevibarba (Song, Cao & Zhang 2018) |
| Onychostoma dongnaiensis | Valid as | Onychostoma dongnaiense Hoàng, Pham & Tran 2015 | Synonym of | Scaphostoma meridionale (Kottelat 1998) |
| Onychostoma fusiforme | Valid as | Onychostoma fusiforme Kottelat 1998 | Valid as | Scaphostoma fusiforme (Kottelat 1998) |
| Onychostoma krongnoensis | Valid as | Onychostoma krongnoense Hoàng, Pham & Tran 2015 | Valid as | Scaphostoma krongnoense (Hoàng, Pham & Tran 2015) |
| Onychostoma meridionale | Valid as | Onychostoma meridionale Kottelat 1998 | Valid as | Scaphostoma meridionale (Kottelat 1998) |
| Onychostoma minnanensis | Valid as | Onychostoma minnanense Jang-Liaw & Chen 2013 | Valid as | Scaphesthes minnanensis (Jang-Liaw & Chen 2013) |
| Onychostoma vietnamensis | Synonym of | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Synonym of | Scaphostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) |
| Onychostoma virgulatum | Valid as | Onychostoma virgulatum Xin, Zhang & Cao 2009 | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Oreinus plagiostomus | Synonym of | Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel 1838 | Synonym of | Schizothorax intermedius McClelland & Griffith 1842 |
| Pseudancistrus pectegenitor | Valid as | Pseudancistrus pectegenitor Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez 2007 | Valid as | Colossimystax pectegenitor (Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez 2007) |
| Pseudancistrus sidereus | Valid as | Pseudancistrus sidereus Armbruster 2004 | Valid as | Stellantia siderea (Armbruster 2004) |
| Saurida eso | Synonym of | Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) | Valid as | Saurida eso Jordan & Herre 1907 |
| Saurida microlepis | Valid as | Saurida microlepis Wu & Wang 1931 | Synonym of | Saurida eso Jordan & Herre 1907 |
| Saurida wanieso | Valid as | Saurida wanieso Shindo & Yamada 1972 | Synonym of | Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) |
| Scaphesthes tamusuiensis | Synonym of | Onychostoma barbatulum (Pellegrin 1908) | Synonym of | Scaphesthes barbatula (Pellegrin 1908) |
| Scaphiodon microphthalmus | Valid as | Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day 1880) | Valid as | Cyprinion microphthalmus (Day 1880) |
| Scaphiodon muscatensis | Valid as | Cyprinion muscatense (Boulenger 1888) | Valid as | Cyprinion muscatensis (Boulenger 1888) |
| Schizothorax longibarbus | as | Schizothorax | Synonym of | Schizopyge curvifrons (Heckel 1838) |
| Scomber microlepidotus | Synonym of | Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier 1816) | Synonym of | Rastrelliger chrysozonus (Rüppell 1836) |
| Siphostoma yoshi | Valid as | Microphis yoshi (Snyder 1909) | Synonym of | Microphis leiaspis (Bleeker 1853) |
| Skythrenchelys lentiginosa | Synonym of | Skythrenchelys macrostomus (Bleeker 1864) | Synonym of | Skythrenchelys macrostoma (Bleeker 1864) |
| Soromonichthys stearleyi | Valid as | Soromonichthys stearleyi Lujan & Armbruster 2011 | Valid as | Pseudolithoxus stearleyi (Lujan & Armbruster 2011) |
| Sparus brachiatus | Synonym of | Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepède 1801) | Synonym of | Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801) |
| Sternopygus microstomus | Valid as | Eigenmannia microstomus (Reinhardt 1852) | Valid as | Eigenmannia microstoma (Reinhardt 1852) |
| Varicorhinus argentatus | Synonym of | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Valid as | Hongiastoma argentatum (Nguyen & Doan 1969) |
| Varicorhinus elongatus | Synonym of | Onychostoma fangi Kottelat 2000 | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Varicorhinus erythrogenys | Synonym of | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Valid as | Onychostoma erythrogenys (Nguyen & Doan 1969) |
| Varicorhinus lini | Valid as | Onychostoma lini (Wu 1939) | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
| Varicorhinus microstomus | Uncertain as | Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) | Uncertain as | Scaphostoma lepturus (Boulenger 1900) |
| Varicorhinus robustus | Synonym of | Onychostoma barbatulum (Pellegrin 1908) | Synonym of | Scaphesthes barbatula (Pellegrin 1908) |
| Varicorhinus shansiensis | Synonym of | Onychostoma macrolepis (Bleeker 1871) | Synonym of | Angustistoma macrolepis (Bleeker 1871) |
Changed Authors or Years
| Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
|---|---|---|
| Ablennes gracalii | Toji [T.] & Abdussamad [E. M.] 2024 | Thomas [T.] & Abdussamad [E. M.] 2024 |
| Chelidoperca pollux | Matsunuma [M.], Hoang [T. A.], Tachihara [K.], Hirasaka [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2024 | Matsunuma [M.] & Hoang [T. A.] 2024 |
| Pseudobrachyamblyopus odontamblyopsis | Ba [M.] 2013 | Ba [M.] 2023 |
| Prionotus capella | Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1916 | Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915 |
| Chelidoperca pulchella | Matsunuma [M.], Hoang [T. A.], Tachihara [K.], Hirasaka [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2024 | Matsunuma [M.], Tachihara [K.], Hirasaka [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2024 |
| Squalus hima | Sweta [B.] & Bineesh [K. K.] 2024 | Beura [S.] & Bineesh [K. K.] 2024 |
| Rasbora meinkeni | de Beaufort [L. F.] 1931 | de Beaufort [L. F.] 1929 |
| Ablennes joseberchmansis | Toji [T.] & Abdussamad [E. M.] 2024 | Thomas [T.] & Abdussamad [E. M.] 2024 |
Added Genera
Angustistoma Hoàng [H. D.] 2025Colossimystax Armbruster [J. W.] & Lujan [N. K.] 2025
Hongiastoma Hoàng [H. D.] & Nguyen [T. D.] 2025
Scaphostoma Hoàng [H. D.] & Pham [H. M.] 2025
Stellantia Armbruster [J. W.] & Lujan [N. K.] 2025
Added Species
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