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 15 Aug 2025. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
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| Ammoglanis amapaensis | Valid as | Ammoglanis amapaensis Mattos, Costa & Gama 2008 | Valid as | Salpynx amapaensis (Mattos, Costa & Gama 2008) |
| Ammoglanis natgeorum | Valid as | Ammoglanis natgeorum Henschel, Lujan & Baskin 2020 | Valid as | Hyaloglanis natgeorum (Henschel, Lujan & Baskin 2020) |
| Ammoglanis nheengatu | Valid as | Ammoglanis nheengatu Canto, Hercos & Ribeiro 2022 | Valid as | Hyaloglanis nheengatu (Canto, Hercos & Ribeiro 2022) |
| Ammoglanis obliquus | Valid as | Ammoglanis obliquus Henschel, Bragança, Rangel-Pereira & Costa 2020 | Valid as | Hyaloglanis obliquus (Henschel, Bragança, Rangel-Pereira & Costa 2020) |
| Ammoglanis pulex | Valid as | Ammoglanis pulex de Pinna & Winemiller 2000 | Valid as | Hyaloglanis pulex (de Pinna & Winemiller 2000) |
| Anoptichthys antrobius | Synonym of | Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi 1853) | Synonym of | Astyanax jordani (Hubbs & Innes 1936) |
| Anoptichthys hubbsi | Synonym of | Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi 1853) | Synonym of | Astyanax jordani (Hubbs & Innes 1936) |
| Barbus multimaculatus | Synonym of | Pseudobarbus burchelli (Smith 1841) | Synonym of | Pseudobarbus vulneratus (Castelnau 1861) |
| Centrophorus lusitanicus | Valid as | Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello 1864 | Synonym of | Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Svchneider 1801) |
| Characodon audax | Valid as | Characodon audax Smith & Miller 1986 | Synonym of | Characodon lateralis Günther 1866 |
| Farlowella colombiensis | Valid as | Farlowella colombiensis Retzer & Page 1997 | Synonym of | Farlowella acus (Kner 1853) |
| Gnathendalia vulnerata | Synonym of | Pseudobarbus burchelli (Smith 1841) | Valid as | Pseudobarbus vulneratus (Castelnau 1861) |
| Hemimyzon yingjiangensis | Uncertain as | Hemimyzon yingjiangensis Chen 2006 | Valid as | Balitora yingjiangensis (Chen 2006) |
| Lestrolepis nigroventralis | Valid as | Lestrolepis nigroventralis Ho, Tsai & Li 2019 | Synonym of | Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka 1908) |
| Neenchelys retropinna | Valid as | Neenchelys retropinna Smith & Böhlke 1983 | Synonym of | Neenchelys cheni (Chen & Weng 1967) |
| Paralepis philippinus | Synonym of | Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka 1908) | Valid as | Lestrolepis philippina (Fowler 1934) |
| Phagorus cataractus | Valid as | Clarias cataractus (Fowler 1939) | Synonym of | Clarias leiacanthus Bleeker 1851 |
| Pomacentrus cheraphilus | Valid as | Pomacentrus cheraphilus Allen, Erdmann & Hilomen 2011 | Synonym of | Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen 1999 |
| Pomacentrus emamo | Synonym of | Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) | Valid as | Dascyllus emamo (Lesson 1831) |
| Profundulus adani | Synonym of | Profundulus mixtlanensis Ornelas-García, Martinez-Ramírez & Doadrio 2015 | Valid as | Profundulus adani Dominguez-Cisneros, Velázquez-Velázquez, McMahan & Matamoros 2021 |
| Reinhardtius oleosus | Synonym of | Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks 1904 | Synonym of | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792) |
| Rivulus myersi | Synonym of | Cynodonichthys tenuis Meek 1904 | Valid as | Cynodonichthys myersi (Hubbs 1936) |
| Stenolicmus ix | Valid as | Stenolicmus ix Wosiacki, Coutinho & de Assis Montag 2011 | Valid as | Salpynx ix (Wosiacki, Coutinho & de Assis Montag 2011) |
Changed Authors or Years
| Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
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| Setipinna gilberti java | Hata [H.], Lavoué [S.], Appleyard [S. A.] & Pogonoski [J. J.] 1905 | Hata [H.], Lavoué [S.], Appleyard [S. A.] & Pogonoski [J. J.] 2025 |
| Cheonda caerulea | Girard [C. F.] 1856 | Girard [C. F.] 1857 |
| Carassioides phongnhaensis | Nguyen [T. T.] & Ho [A. N.] 2003 | Nguyen [T. T.] & Ho [A. T.] 2003 |
| Cyprinus quidatensis | Tu [N. T.], Thang [L. V.], Binh [L. T.] & Khoa [N. X.] 1999 | Nguyen [T. T.], Le [V. T.], Le [T. B.] & Nguyen [X. K.] 1999 |
| Cyprinus hieni | Tu [N. T.] & Tuan [H. A.] 2003 | Nguyen [T. T.] & Ho [A. T.] 2003 |
Added Genera
Hyaloglanis de Pinna [M.], Reis [V. J. C.] & DoNascimiento [C.] 2025
Laogarra Kottelat [M.] 2025
Magdalenichthys DoNascimiento [C.], Conde-Saldaña [C. C.], Albornoz-Garzón [J. G.] & Villa-Navarro [F. A.] 2025
Salpynx de Pinna [M.], Reis [V. J. C.] & DoNascimiento [C.] 2025
Stenocephalus Harada [Y.] & Abe [T.] 1994
Added Species
Amphiprion maohiensis O’Donnell [J. L.], Beldade [R.], Johns [J.] & Bernardi [G.] 2025. Western Pacific: French Polynesia.
Apristurus iterum White [W. T.], O’Neill [H. L.] & Jayasinghe [S. A.] 2025. Western Pacific: northeastern Australia.
Corythoichthys quattuordecim Yuki [D.], Fricke [R.] & Motomura [H.] 2025. Western Pacific: Vanuatu and New Caledonia, Coral Sea.
Discogobio angustimarginis Yi [W.-J.], Deng [S.-Q.] & Zhang [E] 2025. East Asia: Jinsha-Jiang River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Yunnan Province, China.
Hainania minzhengi Lei [H.-T.], Gong [Z.-Y.] & Li [X.-K.] 2025. Southeast Asia: Jianjiang River drainage, Guangdong Province, China.
Helcogramma flammata Dewa [Y.], Muto [N.] & Motomura [H.] 2025. Western Pacific: Izu and Ogasawara islands, and Pacific coast of southern Japan.
Hoplias maranhensis Guimarães [K. L. A.], Rosso [J. J.], González-Castro [M.], do Nascimento Andrade [S. J.], Brito [P. S.], Guimarães [E. C.], Díaz de Astarloa [J. M.] & Rodrigues [L. R. R.] 2025. South America: Itapecuru and Mearim River drainages, Western Northeast Atlantic hydrographic region, Maranhão State, Brazil.
Ictalurus nazas Avila-Treviño [E.], Cardoza-Martínez [G. F.], Alonzo-Rojo [F.] & Pérez-Rodríguez [R.] 2025. Southern North America: Nazas-Aguanaval endorheic basin, Durango, Mexico.
Laogarra heokheei Kottelat [M.] 2025. Southeast Asia: Nam Ngiem drainage, Nam Mo watershed, Nam Neun basin, Xiangkhouang Province, Laos.
Magdalenichthys lundbergi DoNascimiento [C.], Villa-Navarro [F. A.], Ortega-Lara [A.], Albornoz-Garzón [J. G.], Méndez-López [A.] & Conde-Saldaña [C. C.] 2025. South America: upper Cauca River basin, Colombia.
Magdalenichthys mompox DoNascimiento [C.], Villa-Navarro [F. A.], Albornoz-Garzón [J. G.], Méndez-López [A.] & Conde-Saldaña [C. C.] 2025. South America: upper Magdalena River basin, Colombia.
Magdalenichthys poira Villa-Navarro [F. A.], DoNascimiento [C.], Albornoz-Garzón [J. G.], Méndez-López [A.] & Conde-Saldaña [C. C.] 2025. South America: upper Magdalena River basin, Colombia.
Magdalenichthys yariguies DoNascimiento [C.], Albornoz-Garzón [J. G.], Méndez-López [A.], Villa-Navarro [F. A.] & Conde-Saldaña [C. C.] 2025. South America: La Colorada River drainage, middle Magdalena River basin, Colombia.
Mobula yarae Bucair [N.] & Marshall [A. D.] 2025. Western Atlantic: northeastern USA to southeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands, the Amazon continental shelf and estuaries, and the oceanic systems of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Fernando de Noronha archipelagos.
Olyra sancta Tenali [D. R.], Chandran [R.], Singh [R. K.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2025. South Asia: Tissa River drainage, Brahmaputra River basin, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Osteogaster oharai Tencatt [L. F. C.], Carvalho [V. de], Silva [H. P. da] & Britto [M. R.] 2025. South America: Aripuanã River drainage, Madeira River basin, and Juruena River drainage, Tapajós River basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
Oxynoemacheilus sarali Turan [D.], Kocabaş [M.] & Aksu [İ.] 2025. Asia Minor and Middle East: Merziman creek, upper Euphrates River drainage, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.
Pimelodella nuchalis Cortés-Hernández [M. A.], Conde-Saldaña [C. C.], Bermúdez-Casas [K. V.], Villa-Navarro [F. A.] & DoNascimiento [C.] 2025. South America: Atabapo, Inírida and Tomo River drainages, Orinoco River basin, and upper Negro and Caquetá River drainages, western Amazon basin, Colombia and Venezuela.
Porotergus sambaibensis Mendonça [M. B.], Peixoto [L. A. W.], Chamon [C. C.], Akama [A.] & de Santana [C. D.] 2025. South America: Javaés River drainage, Tocantins, Brazil.
Priocharax piagassu Lopez [G. G. S.], Souza [C. S.], Reia [L.], Mantuaneli [L. A.], Morales [B. F.], Lima [F. C. T.], Oliveira [C.] & Mattox [G. M. T.] 2025. South America: Lago Xaviana, Rio Purus basin, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Priocharax robbiei Lopez [G. G. S.], Souza [C. S.], Reia [L.], Mantuaneli [L. A.], Morales [B. F.], Lima [F. C. T.], Oliveira [C.] & Mattox [G. M. T.] 2025. South America: Lago Ipixuna, Rio Solimões basin, Lago Uauaçu and Lago Ayapuá, Rio Purus basin, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Profundulus hectori Dominguez-Cisneros [S. E.], Velázquez-Velázquez [E.], Domínguez-Domínguez [O.] & Beltrán-López [R. G.] 2025. Southern North America: Grijalva River basin, Chiapas, Atlantic slope, México and Novillero and Arenal River drainages, Pacific slope, México.
Pseudobarbus agulhas Zarei [F.], Martin [M. B.] & Chakona [A.] 2025. Southern Africa: Heuningnes and upper Klein River drainages, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Pseudomystus nuchalis Ng [H. H.] 2025. Southeast Asia: Barito River drainage, Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo.
Puntius torsai Singh [M. K.], Anjanayappa [H. N.], Das [B. K.], Bhakta [D.] & Kumari [K.] 2025. South Asia: Torsa River drainage, Brahmaputra River basin, West Bengal, India.
Rogadius azizahae Jaafar [T. N. A. M.], Seah [Y. G.], Imamura [H.], Motomura [H.] & Matsunuma [M.] 2025. Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southern South China Sea.
Rypticus africanus Araujo [G. S.], Sampaio [C. L. S.], Rocha [L. A.] & Ferreira [C. E. L.] 2025. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola, including Cabo Verde and islands in the Gulf of Guinea; ? southern-central Atlantic: Saint Helena Island.
Salpynx ephebus de Pinna [M.], Reis [V. J. C.] & DoNascimiento [C.] 2025. South America: Pacu River drainage, Branco River basin, Serra da Mocidade, Roraima State, Brazil.
Salpynx trombetensis de Pinna [M.], Reis [V. J. C.] & DoNascimiento [C.] 2025. South America: lower Trombetas River drainage, Pará State, Brazil.
Sinocyclocheilus wanlanensis Liu [Y.], Mao [T.] & Yang [J.] 2025. East Asia: underground waters, Beipanjiang River drainage, upper Pearl River basin, Guizhou, China.
Spectrolebias shoheiohtanii Brousseau [R. D.] 2025. South America: San Pablo River drainage, Mamoré River basin, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.
Stenocephalus elongatus Harada [Y.] & Abe [T.] 1994.
Trichomycterus cepitaensis Ardila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2025. South America: Chicamocha River drainage, Departamento de Santander, Colombia.
Triplophysa xiuwenensis Zhu [T.-T.], Zhang [R.-Y.] & Yuan [F.-H.] 2025. East Asia: underground system, upper Wujiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Guizhou Province, China.
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