Below is a brief summary of some of the changes made in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes in the update of 2 Oct 2024. The lists are not exhaustive.
Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
Aphyodite | Valid as | Aphyodite Eigenmann 1912 | Synonym of | Hemigrammus Gill 1858 |
Astyanacinus | Synonym of | Astyanax Baird & Girard 1854 | Valid as | Astyanacinus Eigenmann 1907 |
Genycharax | Valid as | Genycharax Eigenmann 1912 | Synonym of | Astyanax Baird & Girard 1854 |
Holopristis | Synonym of | Hemigrammus Gill 1858 | Valid as | Holopristis Eigenmann 1903 |
Megalamphodus | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon Durbin 1908 | Valid as | Megalamphodus Eigenmann 1915 |
Myxiops | Synonym of | Deuterodon Eigenmann 1907 | Valid as | Myxiops Zanata & Akama 2004 |
Nahangbagrus | Valid as | Nahangbagrus Nguyen & Vo 2005 | Valid as | Nahangbagrus Nguyen & Vo 2006 |
Neochirus | Valid as | Neochirus Chou, Liu & Liao 2024 | Valid as | Neochirus Chou, Liu & Liao 2023 |
Opisthanodus | Synonym of | Moenkhausia Eigenmann 1903 | Synonym of | Makunaima Terán, Benitez & Mirande 2020 |
Psellogrammus | Valid as | Psellogrammus Eigenmann 1908 | Synonym of | Ctenobrycon Eigenmann 1908 |
Ramirezella | Synonym of | Hemigrammus Gill 1858 | Valid as | Ramirezella Fernández-Yépez 1949 |
Stomogobius | Uncertain of | Oxymetopon Bleeker 1860 | Synonym of | Oxymetopon Bleeker 1860 |
Acanthidium hystricosum | Valid as | Deania hystricosa (Garman 1906) | Synonym of | Deania calceus (Lowe 1839) |
Amphiprion bifasciatus annamensis | Synonym of | Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus 1758) | Valid as | Amphiprion annamensis Chevey 1932 |
Anthias cheirospilos | Synonym of | Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters 1855) | Valid as | Pseudanthias cheirospilos (Bleeker 1857) |
Anthias lepidolepis | Synonym of | Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters 1855) | Synonym of | Pseudanthias cheirospilos (Bleeker 1857) |
Aphyodite apiaka | Valid as | Aphyodite apiaka Esguícero & Castro 2017 | Valid as | Hemigrammus apiaka (Esguícero & Castro 2017) |
Aphyodite grammica | Valid as | Aphyodite grammica Eigenmann 1912 | Valid as | Hemigrammus grammicus (Eigenmann 1912) |
Aphyodite tupebas | Valid as | Aphyodite tupebas Esguícero & Castro 2017 | Valid as | Hemigrammus tupebas (Esguícero & Castro 2017) |
Astyanax atratoensis | Valid as | Astyanax atratoensis Eigenmann 1907 | Valid as | Ctenobrycon atratoensis (Eigenmann 1907) |
Astyanax biotae | Valid as | Astyanax biotae Castro & Vari 2004 | Valid as | Psalidodon biotae (Castro & Vari 2004) |
Astyanax cremnobates | Valid as | Astyanax cremnobates Bertaco & Malabarba 2001 | Valid as | Psalidodon cremnobates (Bertaco & Malabarba 2001) |
Astyanax daguae | Valid as | Tetragonopterus daguae (Eigenmann 1913) | Valid as | Astyanax daguae Eigenmann 1913 |
Astyanax dissimilis | Valid as | Astyanax dissimilis Garavello & Sampaio 2010 | Valid as | Psalidodon dissimilis (Garavello & Sampaio 2010) |
Astyanax goyacensis | Valid as | Astyanax goyacensis Eigenmann 1908 | Valid as | Psalidodon goyacensis (Eigenmann 1908) |
Astyanax henseli | Valid as | Astyanax henseli de Melo & Buckup 2006 | Valid as | Psalidodon henseli (de Melo & Buckup 2006) |
Astyanax magdalenae | Valid as | Astyanax magdalenae Eigenmann & Henn 1916 | Valid as | Ctenobrycon magdalenae (Eigenmann & Henn 1916) |
Astyanax minor | Valid as | Astyanax minor Garavello & Sampaio 2010 | Valid as | Psalidodon minor (Garavello & Sampaio 2010) |
Astyanax pelecus | Valid as | Deuterodon pelecus (Bertaco & Lucena 2006) | Valid as | Myxiops pelecus (Bertaco & Lucena 2006) |
Astyanax saguazu | Valid as | Andromakhe saguazu (Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta 2003) | Valid as | Psalidodon saguazu (Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta 2003) |
Astyanax serratus | Valid as | Astyanax serratus Garavello & Sampaio 2010 | Valid as | Psalidodon serratus (Garavello & Sampaio 2010) |
Astyanax varzeae | Valid as | Astyanax varzeae Abilhoa & Duboc 2007 | Valid as | Psalidodon varzeae (Abilhoa & Duboc 2007) |
Astyanax vermilion | Valid as | Astyanax vermilion Zanata & Camelier 2009 | Valid as | Psalidodon vermilion (Zanata & Camelier 2009) |
Chela johorensis | Synonym of | Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker 1852) | Valid as | Parachela johorensis Steindachner 1870 |
Chela maculicauda | Valid as | Parachela maculicauda (Smith 1934) | Synonym of | Parachela johorensis Steindachner 1870 |
Chela pointoni | Valid as | Oxygaster pointoni (Fowler 1934) | Synonym of | Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker 1852) |
Chela siamensis | Valid as | Parachela siamensis (Günther 1868) | Synonym of | Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker 1852) |
Chiramenu fluviatilis | Valid as | Awaous fluviatilis (Rao 1971) | Synonym of | Awaous litturatus (Steindachner 1861) |
Chirodon eques | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner 1882) | Valid as | Megalamphodus eques (Steindachner 1882) |
Corydoras pastazensis orcesi | Valid as | Corydoras orcesi Weitzman & Nijssen 1970 | Synonym of | Corydoras pastazensis Weitzman 1963 |
Franzia affinis | Synonym of | Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters 1855) | Synonym of | Pseudanthias cheirospilos (Bleeker 1857) |
Franzia ardens | Synonym of | Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters 1855) | Synonym of | Pseudanthias cheirospilos (Bleeker 1857) |
Franzia pectoralis | Synonym of | Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters 1855) | Synonym of | Pseudanthias cheirospilos (Bleeker 1857) |
Franzia ruber | Synonym of | Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters 1855) | Synonym of | Pseudanthias cheirospilos (Bleeker 1857) |
Genycharax tarpon | Valid as | Genycharax tarpon Eigenmann 1912 | Valid as | Astyanax tarpon (Eigenmann 1912) |
Gnatholepis mingi | Synonym of | Hemigobius melanurus (Bleeker 1849) | Valid as | Hemigobius mingi (Herre 1936) |
Gobiobotia incarinatus | Valid as | Gobiobotia incarinatus Wang, Chen & Zhang 2024 | Valid as | Gobiobotia incarinata Wang, Chen & Zhang 2024 |
Gobius mertensii | Uncertain of | Amblyeleotris | Uncertain | Cryptocentroides |
Hasemania kalunga | Valid as | Hasemania kalunga Bertaco & Carvalho 2010 | Valid as | Psalidodon kalunga (Bertaco & Carvalho 2010) |
Hasemania uberaba | Valid as | Hasemania uberaba Serra & Langeani 2015 | Valid as | Psalidodon uberaba (Serra & Langeani 2015) |
Hemigrammus aguaruna | Valid as | Hemigrammus aguaruna Lima, Correa & Ota 2016 | Valid as | Holopristis aguaruna (Lima, Correa & Ota 2016) |
Hemigrammus erythrostigma | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma (Fowler 1943) | Valid as | Megalamphodus erythrostigma (Fowler 1943) |
Hemigrammus guyanensis | Valid as | Hemigrammus guyanensis Géry 1959 | Valid as | Holopristis guyanensis (Géry 1959) |
Hemigrammus kennedyi | Valid as | Psellogrammus kennedyi (Eigenmann 1903) | Valid as | Ctenobrycon kennedyi (Eigenmann 1903) |
Hemigrammus luelingi | Valid as | Hemigrammus luelingi Géry 1964 | Valid as | Holopristis luelingi (Géry 1964) |
Hemigrammus melasopterus | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner 1882) | Synonym of | Megalamphodus eques (Steindachner 1882) |
Hemigrammus neptunus | Valid as | Hemigrammus neptunus Zarske & Géry 2002 | Valid as | Holopristis neptunus (Zarske & Géry 2002) |
Hemigrammus pulcher | Valid as | Hemigrammus pulcher Ladiges 1938 | Valid as | Holopristis pulchra (Ladiges 1938) |
Hemigrammus skolioplatus | Valid as | Hemigrammus skolioplatus Bertaco & Carvalho 2005 | Valid as | Bario skolioplatus (Bertaco & Carvalho 2005) |
Hemigrammus yinyang | Valid as | Hemigrammus yinyang Lima & Sousa 2009 | Valid as | Holopristis yinyang (Lima & Sousa 2009) |
Hemigrammus ocellifer falsus | Valid as | Hemigrammus falsus Meinken 1958 | Valid as | Holopristis falsa (Meinken 1958) |
Hemigrammus pulcher haraldi | Valid as | Hemigrammus haraldi Géry 1961 | Valid as | Holopristis haraldi (Géry 1961) |
Hyphessobrycon balbus | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon balbus Myers 1927 | Valid as | Psalidodon balbus (Myers 1927) |
Hyphessobrycon bentosi | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin 1908 | Valid as | Megalamphodus bentosi (Durbin 1908) |
Hyphessobrycon copelandi | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon copelandi Durbin 1908 | Valid as | Megalamphodus copelandi (Durbin 1908) |
Hyphessobrycon diastatos | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon diastatos Dagosta, Marinho & Camelier 2014 | Valid as | Hasemania diastatos (Dagosta, Marinho & Camelier 2014) |
Hyphessobrycon epicharis | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon epicharis Weitzman & Palmer 1997 | Valid as | Megalamphodus epicharis (Weitzman & Palmer 1997) |
Hyphessobrycon hamatus | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon hamatus Bertaco & Malabarba 2005 | Valid as | Psalidodon hamatus (Bertaco & Malabarba 2005) |
Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi Travassos 1960 | Valid as | Megalamphodus haraldschultzi (Travassos 1960) |
Hyphessobrycon khardinae | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon khardinae Zarske 2008 | Valid as | Megalamphodus khardinae (Zarske 2008) |
Hyphessobrycon negodagua | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon negodagua Lima & Gerhard 2001 | Valid as | Hasemania negodagua (Lima & Gerhard 2001) |
Hyphessobrycon ornatus | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Durbin 1909 | Synonym of | Megalamphodus rosaceus (Durbin 1909) |
Hyphessobrycon robertsi | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin 1908 | Synonym of | Megalamphodus bentosi (Durbin 1908) |
Hyphessobrycon rosaceus | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Durbin 1909 | Valid as | Megalamphodus rosaceus (Durbin 1909) |
Hyphessobrycon rubrostigma | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma (Fowler 1943) | Synonym of | Megalamphodus erythrostigma (Fowler 1943) |
Hyphessobrycon serpae | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner 1882) | Synonym of | Megalamphodus eques (Steindachner 1882) |
Hyphessobrycon socolofi | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon socolofi Weitzman 1977 | Valid as | Megalamphodus socolofi (Weitzman 1977) |
Hyphessobrycon togoi | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon togoi Miquelarena & López 2006 | Valid as | Psalidodon togoi (Miquelarena & López 2006) |
Hyphessobrycon uaiso | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon uaiso Carvalho & Langeani 2013 | Valid as | Psalidodon uaiso (Carvalho & Langeani 2013) |
Lycodes fulvus | Valid as | Lycodes fulvus Toyoshima 1985 | Synonym of | Lycodes ygreknotatus Schmidtb 1950 |
Lycodes microlepidotus | Valid as | Lycodes microlepidotus Schmidt 1950 | Synonym of | Lycodes ygreknotatus Schmidt 1950 |
Lycodes brevipes ochotensis | Synonym of | Lycodes microlepidotus Schmidt 1950 | Synonym of | Lycodes ygreknotatus Schmidt 1950 |
Megalamphodus megalopterus | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (Eigenmann 1915) | Valid as | Megalamphodus megalopterus Eigenmann 1915 |
Megalamphodus micropterus | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon micropterus (Eigenmann 1915) | Valid as | Megalamphodus micropterus Eigenmann 1915 |
Megalamphodus rogoaguae | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (Eigenmann 1915) | Synonym of | Megalamphodus megalopterus Eigenmann 1915 |
Megalamphodus sweglesi | Valid as | Hyphessobrycon sweglesi (Géry 1961) | Valid as | Megalamphodus sweglesi Géry 1961 |
Moenkhausia australe | Valid as | Moenkhausia australis Eigenmann 1908 | Valid as | Bario australis (Eigenmann 1908) |
Moenkhausia cosmops | Valid as | Moenkhausia cosmops Lima, Britski & Machado 2007 | Valid as | Bario cosmops (Lima, Britski & Machado 2007) |
Moenkhausia diktyota | Valid as | Moenkhausia diktyota Lima & Toledo-Piza 2001 | Valid as | Bario diktyotus (Lima & Toledo-Piza 2001) |
Moenkhausia eigenmanni | Valid as | Moenkhausia eigenmanni Géry 1964 | Valid as | Hemigrammus eigenmanni (Géry 1964) |
Moenkhausia flava | Valid as | Moenkhausia flava Britzke, Troy, Oliveira & Benine 2018 | Valid as | Hemigrammus flavus (Britzke, Troy, Oliveira & Benine 2018) |
Moenkhausia forestii | Valid as | Moenkhausia forestii Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira 2009 | Valid as | Bario forestii (Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira 2009) |
Moenkhausia lineomaculata | Valid as | Moenkhausia lineomaculata Dagosta, Marinho & Benine 2015 | Valid as | Bario lineomaculatus (Dagosta, Marinho & Benine 2015) |
Moenkhausia melogrammus | Valid as | Moenkhausia melogramma Eigenmann 1908 | Valid as | Hemigrammus melogrammus (Eigenmann 1908) |
Moenkhausia pirauba | Valid as | Moenkhausia pirauba Zanata, Birindelli & Moreira 2010 | Valid as | Astyanax pirauba (Zanata, Birindelli & Moreira 2010) |
Moenkhausia pittieri | Valid as | Moenkhausia pittieri Eigenmann 1920 | Valid as | Makunaima pittieri (Eigenmann 1920) |
Moenkhausia pyrophthalma | Valid as | Moenkhausia pyrophthalma Costa 1994 | Valid as | Ramirezella pyrophthalma (Costa 1994) |
Moenkhausia uirapuru | Valid as | Moenkhausia uirapuru Ohara & Lima 2015 | Valid as | Bario uirapuru (Ohara & Lima 2015) |
Mugilogobius obliquifasciatus | Synonym of | Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker 1851) | Synonym of | Hemigobius crassus (Herre 1945) |
Myxiops aphos | Valid as | Deuterodon aphos (Zanata & Akama 2004) | Valid as | Myxiops aphos Zanata & Akama 2004 |
Ramirezella newboldi | Valid as | Hemigrammus newboldi (Fernández-Yépez 1949) | Valid as | Ramirezella newboldi Fernández-Yépez 1949 |
Rhinogobius longipinnis | Uncertain of | Rhinogobius longipinnis Nguyen & Vo 2006 | Synonym of | Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 |
Sicyopterus tauae | Synonym of | Sicyopterus macrostetholepis (Bleeker 1853) | Uncertain | Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas 1770) |
Sphenentogobius vanderbilti | Synonym of | Hemigobius melanurus (Bleeker 1849) | Synonym of | Hemigobius mingi (Herre 1936) |
Tetragonopterus aeneus | Synonym of | Astyanax henseli de Melo & Buckup 2006 | Synonym of | Psalidodon henseli (de Melo & Buckup 2006) |
Tetragonopterus agassizii | Synonym of | Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther 1864) | Synonym of | Bario oligolepis (Günther 1864) |
Tetragonopterus alleni | Valid as | Astyanax alleni (Eigenmann & McAtee 1907) | Valid as | Psalidodon alleni (Eigenmann & McAtee 1907) |
Tetragonopterus callistus | Synonym of | Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner 1882) | Synonym of | Megalamphodus eques (Steindachner 1882) |
Tetragonopterus collettii | Valid as | Moenkhausia collettii (Steindachner 1882) | Valid as | Hemigrammus collettii (Steindachner 1882) |
Tetragonopterus copei | Valid as | Moenkhausia copei (Steindachner 1882) | Valid as | Hemigrammus copei (Steindachner 1882) |
Tetragonopterus laticeps | Valid as | Astyanax laticeps (Cope 1894) | Valid as | Psalidodon laticeps (Cope 1894) |
Tetragonopterus moorii | Valid as | Astyanax moorii (Boulenger 1892) | Valid as | Astyanacinus moorii (Boulenger 1892) |
Tetragonopterus ocellifer | Valid as | Hemigrammus ocellifer (Steindachner 1882) | Valid as | Holopristis ocellifera (Steindachner 1882) |
Tetragonopterus oligolepis | Valid as | Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther 1864) | Valid as | Bario oligolepis (Günther 1864) |
Tetragonopterus sanctaefilomenae | Valid as | Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner 1907) | Valid as | Bario sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner 1907) |
Tetragonopterus scabripinnis | Valid as | Astyanax scabripinnis (Jenyns 1842) | Valid as | Psalidodon scabripinnis (Jenyns 1842) |
Vaimosa crassa | Synonym of | Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker 1851) | Valid as | Hemigobius crassus (Herre 1945) |
Vaimosa tessellata | Uncertain of | Redigobius | Uncertain | Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) |
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