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Online Version, Updated 13 Dec 2024

SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND ADDITIONS IN

Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes

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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 Dec 2024. The lists are not exhaustive.

Original TaxonWasPrevious TaxonNowCurrent Taxon
Chelonodontops Valid as Chelonodontops Smith 1958 Synonym of Chelonodon Müller 1841
Pomatias Uncertain as Synonym of Ranzania Nardo 1840
Triurus Uncertain as Synonym of Ranzania Nardo 1840
Anoptichthys jordani Synonym of Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi 1853) Valid as Astyanax jordani (Hubbs & Innes 1936)
Campostoma nasutum Synonym of Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque 1820) Synonym of Campostoma pullum (Agassiz 1854)
Chelonodon laticeps Valid as Chelonodontops laticeps (Smith 1948) Valid as Chelonodon laticeps Smith 1948
Chelonodontops alvheimi Valid as Chelonodontops alvheimi Psomadakis, Matsuura & Thein 2018 Valid as Chelonodon alvheimi (Psomadakis, Matsuura & Thein 2018)
Chelonodontops bengalensis Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822)
Chelonodontops pulchellus Synonym of Chelonodontops pleurospilus (Regan 1919) Synonym of Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919)
Chondrostoma pullum Synonym of Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque 1820) Valid as Campostoma pullum (Agassiz 1854)
Coregonus sardinella Synonym of Coregonus albula (Linnaeus 1758) Valid as Coregonus sardinella Valenciennes 1848
Dallia delicatissima Synonym of Dallia pectoralis Bean 1880 Valid as Dallia delicatissima Smitt 1881
Enneapterygius pallidoserialis Valid as Enneapterygius pallidoserialis Fricke 1997 Synonym of Enneapterygius erythrosoma Shen 1994
Lethenteron matsubarai Synonym of Lethenteron mitsukurii (Hatta 1901) Synonym of Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski 1869)
Marcusenius fasciaticeps Synonym of Pollimyrus osborni (Nichols & Griscom 1917) Valid as Pollimyrus fasciaticeps (Boulenger 1920)
Marcusenius nigripinnis Valid as Pollimyrus nigripinnis (Boulenger 1899) Synonym of Pollimyrus pulverulentus (Boulenger 1899)
Mesonoemacheilus remadevii Valid as Mesonoemacheilus remadevii Shaji 2002 Valid as Koima remadevii (Shaji 2002)
Nemachilus monilis Valid as Nemacheilus monilis Hora 1921 Valid as Koima monilis (Hora 1921)
Ophichthus retrodorsalis Valid as Ophichthus retrodorsalis Liu, Tang & Zhang 2010 Valid as Pisodonophis retrodorsalis (Liu, Tang & Zhang 2010)
Petrocephalus guttatus Valid as Petrocephalus guttatus Fowler 1936 Valid as Pollimyrus guttatus (Fowler 1936)
Pollimyrus cuandoensis Valid as Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer, van der Bank & Wink 2013 Synonym of Pollimyrus marianne Kramer, van der Bank, Flint, Sauer-Gürth & Wink 2003
Pollimyrus kingsleyae eburneensis Valid as Pollimyrus eburneensis Bigorne 1991 Valid as Paramormyrops eburneensis (Bigorne 1991)
Pomadasys approximans Synonym of Rhonciscus crocro (Cuvier 1830) Valid as Rhonciscus approximans (Bean & Dresel 1884)
Pomadasys templei Synonym of Pomadasys ramosus (Poey 1860) Synonym of Rhonciscus crocro (Cuvier 1830)
Pristipoma boucardi Synonym of Pomadasys ramosus (Poey 1860) Synonym of Rhonciscus cocro (Cuvier 1830)
Profundulus adani Valid as Profundulus adani Dominguez-Cisneros, Velázquez-Velázquez, McMahan & Matamoros 2021 Synonym of Profundulus mixtlanensis Ornelas-García, Martinez-Ramírez & Doadrio 2015
Proscyllium magnificum Valid as Ctenacis magnificum Last & Vongpanich 2004 Valid as Ctenacis magnifica (Last & Vongpanich 2004)
Rhonciscus pauco Valid as Rhonciscus pauco Tavera, Schärer-Umpierre & Acero P. 2022 Synonym of Rhonciscus approximans (Bean & Dresel 1884)
Schistura niulanjiangensis Valid as Claea niulanjiangensis (Chen, Lu & Mao 2006) Valid as Triplophysa niulanjiangensis (Chen, Lu & Mao 2006)
Schistura dabryi microphthalmus Synonym of Claea dabryi (Sauvage 1874) Valid as Triplophysa microphthalma (Liao & Wang 1997)
Serranus moara Valid as Epinephelus moara (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) Synonym of Epinephelus bruneus Bloch 1783
Tetraodon kappa Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) Synonym of Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822)
Tetraodon maculatus Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822)
Tetrodon bourouensis Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822)
Tetrodon dissutidens Synonym of Chelonodontops kappa (Hamilton 1822) Synonym of Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822)
Tetrodon dorsounicolor Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822)
Tetrodon hartlaubii Synonym of Chelonodontops patoca (Hamilton 1822) Synonym of Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton 1822)
Tetrodon kappa Valid as Chelonodontops kappa (Hamilton 1822) Valid as Chelonodon kappa (Hamilton 1822)
Tetrodon leopardus Valid as Chelonodontops leopardus (Day 1878) Valid as Chelonodon leopardus (Day 1878)
Tetrodon pleurospilus Valid as Chelonodontops pleurospilus (Regan 1919) Valid as Chelonodon pleurospilus (Regan 1919)
Triplophysa wulongensis Valid as Triplophysa wulongensis Chen, Sheraliev, Shu & Peng 2021 Valid as Claea wulongensis (Chen, Sheraliev, Shu & Peng 2021)

Changed Authors or Years

TaxonPrevious AuthorCurrent Author
Cychla nigromaculata Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Elipesurus spinicauda Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Centrarchus cyanopterus Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Gaidropsarus gallaeciae Bañón [R.], Baldó [F.], Serrano [A.], Barros-García [D.] & de Carlos [A.] 2022 Bañón [R.], Baldó [F.], Serrano [A.], Barros-García [D.] & Carlos [A. de] 2022
Neoscopelus serranoi Bañón [R.], Barros-García [D.], Arronte [J. C.], Rábade [S.], del Rio [J. L.], Baldó [F.] & de Carlos [A.] 2024 Bañón [R.], Barros-García [D.], Arronte [J. C.], Rábade [S.], del Rio [J. L.], Baldó [F.] & Carlos [A. de] 2024
Pomotis bono Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Cychla rubroocellata Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Lefua nishimurai Katayama [Y.] & Sawada [N.] 2024 Katayama [Y.] 2024
Corvina grunniens Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Cychla flavomaculata Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Notropis spilopterus hypsisomatus Gibbs [R. H., Jr.] 1957 Gibbs [R. H., Jr.] 1958
Sciaena rubella Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843
Cychla trifasciata Jardine [W.] & Schomburgk [R. H.] 1843 Jardine [W.] 1843

Added Genera

Koima  Anoop [V. K.], Dahanukar [N.] & Raghavan [R.] 2024
Urkumayu  Alonso [F.], Terán [G. E.], Aguilera [G.], Montes [M. M.], Serra Alanís [W. S.], Calviño [P.], Vera-Alcaraz [H. S.], Cardoso [Y.], Koerber [S.] & Mirande [J. M.] 2024

Added Species

Ablennes gracalii  Toji [T.] & Abdussamad [E. M.] 2024.   
Ablennes joseberchmansis  Toji [T.] & Abdussamad [E. M.] 2024.   
Bathygobius mero  Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Ichida [N. K.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Bali and Sumba, Indonesia, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia and Cebu, Philippines.
Chromis abadhah  Rocha [L. A.], Pinheiro [H. T.], Najeeb [A.], Rocha [C. R.] & Shepherd [B.] 2024.   Indian Ocean: Maldivian Archipelago.
Chromis tweddlei  Lisher [M. W.], Viana [S. T. F. L.] & Gon [O.] 2024.   Southwestern Indian Ocean: Cargados Carajos Bank, Mascarene Plateau.
Claea minibarba  Zhang [C.-Y.], Luo [P.], Huang [F.] & Zhang [E] 2024.   East Asia: middle and upper Chang-Jiang River basin, Hubei Province, southern China,
Epinephelus randalli  Hoshino [K.], Denou [H.] & Nguyen [Q. V.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Bac Bo Gulf, Hainan Island, Hong Kong, Fujian, Penghu Islands, southern part of Taiwan, South China Sea, Vietnam, China and Taiwan; possibly the Philippines.
Garra ngopi  Tenali [D. R.], Chandran [R.], Singh [R. K.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2024.   South Asia: Tissa River drainage, upper Brahmaputra River basin, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India.
Hoplisoma osvaldoi  Alonso [F.], Terán [G. E.], Aguilera [G.], Montes [M. M.], Serra Alanís [W. S.], Calviño [P.], Vera-Alcaraz [H. S.], Cardoso [Y.], Koerber [S.] & Mirande [J. M.] 2024.   South America: Blanco River drainage, upper Bermejo River basin, Salta Province, Argentina.
Hoplostethus platynotus  Su [Y.], Kotlyar [A. N.], Lin [H.-C.], Kawai [T.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2024.   Eastern Indian Ocean: off Sumatra, Indonesia.
Hypsancistrus parkateje  Araújo [F.], Ferreira [M.], Monteiro [I.] & Wosiacki [W.] 2024.   South America: middle Rio Tocantins drainage, Pará State, Brazil.
Indoreonectes amrabad  Jadhav [S.], Karuthapandi [M.], Jaiawal [D.], Shankar [C. S.], Dinesh [K. P.], Raghunathan [C.] & Banerjee [D.] 2024.   South Asia: Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana State, peninsular India.
Indoreonectes kalsubai  Jadhav [S.], Karuthapandi [M.], Jaiawal [D.], Shankar [C. S.], Dinesh [K. P.], Raghunathan [C.] & Banerjee [D.] 2024.   South Asia: Kalsubai Hills, Maharashtra State, northern Western Ghats, peninsular India.
Indoreonectes radhanagari  Jadhav [S.], Karuthapandi [M.], Jaiawal [D.], Shankar [C. S.], Dinesh [K. P.], Raghunathan [C.] & Banerjee [D.] 2024.   South Asia: surroundings of Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra State, northern Western Ghats, peninsular India.
Kapuasia falaris  Kottelat [M.], Tan [H. H.] & Hasan [V.] 2024.   Southeast Asia: Barito River drainage, Kalimantan Selatan, Borneo, Indonesia.
Karstsinnectes daxinensis  Luo [T.], Zhou [X.-R.] & Zhou [J.] 2024.   East Asia: cave system, Zuojiang River basin, Guangxi, China.
Lethenteron hattai  Iwata [A.], Sakai [H.] & Goto [A.] 2024.   East Asia: Akita to Nagasaki Prefectures, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu Islands, Japan, and southern Korean Peninsula.
Lethenteron satoi  Sakai [H.], Iwata [A.] & Watanabe [K.] 2024.   East Asia: Tsukisamu River drainage, Ishikari River basin, Hokkaido, Japan.
Microsternarchus schonmanni  Cox Fernandes [C.], Keeffe [R. M.] & Pinilla [C. E.] 2024.   South America: upper Mamoré-Guaporé River basin, Brazil.
Neoplecostomus altimontanus  Uzeda [P. L. C.], Paiola [I.], Siqueira-Cesar [P.], Okubo [V. K. N.], Marques-Frisoni [W. J.], Andrade [B. N.] & Langeani [F.] 2024.   South America: Rio Sapucaí drainage, Rio Grande subbasin, upper Rio Paraná basin, northern slope of Serra da Mantiqueira, southeastern Brazil.
Neoplecostomus sapucai  Andrade [B. N.], Uzeda [P. L. C.], Paiola [I.], Siqueira-Cesar [P.], Okubo [V. K. N.], Marques-Frisoni [W. J.] & Langeani [F.] 2024.   South America: upper Rio Sapucaí drainage, Rio Grande subbasin, northern slope of Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais and São Paulo States, Brazil.
Ophichthus kbalanensis  Hibino [Y.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2024.   Western Pacific: northeastern Taiwan.
Ophichthus multidentis  Hibino [Y.], Ho [H.-C.] & Huang [J.-F.] 2024.   Western Pacific: northern South China Sea.
Oreichthys warjaintia  Dann [L.], Dahanukar [N.] & Raghavan [R.] 2024.   South Asia: Boro Gang River drainage, Surma-Meghna basin, West Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, northeastern India.
Paraliparis wakataka  Murasaki [K.], Kai [Y.], Misawa [R.] & Narimatsu [Y.] 2024.   Northwestern Pacific: Tohoku region, northern Japan.
Parauchenoglanis chiumbeensis  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Chiumbe River drainage, Kasai River subbasin, Angola.
Parauchenoglanis dolichorhinus  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Kwanza River basin, Angola.
Parauchenoglanis ernstswartzi  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Lake Carumbo, Loange River drainage, Kasai River subbasin, middle Congo River basin, Angola.
Parauchenoglanis lueleensis  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Loange River drainage, Kasai River subbasin, middle Congo River basin, Angola.
Parauchenoglanis luendaensis  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Luenda River drainage, Kasai River subbasin, middle Congo River basin, Angola.
Parauchenoglanis megalasma  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Loange River drainage, Kasai subbasin, middle Congo River basin, Angola.
Parauchenoglanis patersoni  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Kwanza River basin, Angola.
Parauchenoglanis poikilos  Sithole [Y.], Vreven [E. J.], Bragança [P. H. N.], Musschoot [T.] & Chakona [A.] 2024.   Southern Africa: Lovua River drainage, Kasai River subbasin, middle Congo River basin, Angola.
Phyllophichthus diandrus  Hibino [Y.], Endo [S.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2024.   Western Pacific: northern South China Sea, southwestern Taiwan.
Pollimyrus ibalazambai  Dierickx [K.], Lunkayilakio [S. W.], Bills [R.] & Vreven [E. J.] 2024.   Central Africa: Lukunga River drainage, lower Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pollimyrus krameri  Dierickx [K.], Lunkayilakio [S. W.], Bills [R.] & Vreven [E. J.] 2024.   East-central Africa: Lugenda River drainage, Rovuma River basin, Mozambique.
Pollimyrus vanneeri  Dierickx [K.], Lunkayilakio [S. W.], Bills [R.] & Vreven [E. J.] 2024.   West-central Africa: Kouilou-Niari River drainage, Republic of the Congo.
Pollimyrus weyli  Dierickx [K.], Lunkayilakio [S. W.], Bills [R.] & Vreven [E. J.] 2024.   East-central Africa: Buzi River drainage, Mozambique.
Polymixia melanostoma  Fan [Y.-C.], Su [Y.], Lin [C.-H.], Chang [C.-W.] & Lin [H.-C.] 2024.   Western Pacific: southwestern and eastern Taiwan and Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia.
Rachycentron blochii  Panhwar [S. K.] & Kashani [I.] 2024.   
Rachycentron makranesis  Panhwar [S. K.] & Kashani [I.] 2024.   
Rhonciscus wagneri  Espíndola [V. C.], Caires [R. A.] & Rotundo [M. M.] 2024.   Western South Atlantic: Brazilian coast, from Ceará to São Paulo States.
Saurida weijeni  Russell [B. C.], Malay [M. C. D.] & Cabebe-Barnuevo [R. A.] 2024.   Western Pacific: South China Sea and Guimaras Island, Western Visayas, Philippines.
Schizodon unimaculatus  Garavello [J. C.], Britski [H. A.], Oliveira [A. K.] & Melo [B. F.] 2024.   South America: lower Rio São Francisco basin, Sergipe, Brazil.
Trichomycterus caribensis  Ardila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2024.   South America: Río Sevilla drainage, Departamento del Magdalena, Colombia.
Trichomycterus (Cryptocambeva) berthalutzae  Costa [W. J. E. M.], Barbosa [M. A.] & Katz [A. M.] 2024.   South America: Rio Muqui do Sul drainage, Rio Itabapoana basin, Espírito Santo State, Brazil.
Trichomycterus (Psammocambeva) fabioheppi  Costa [W. J. E. M.], Barbosa [M. A.] & Katz [A. M.] 2024.   South America: Rio Preto drainage, Rio Itabapoana basin, Espírito Santo State, Brazil.
Uropterygius hades  Huang [W.-C.], Hibino [Y.], Balisco [R. A.] & Liao [T.-Y.] 2024.   Indo-Pacific: estuaries of the Central Indo-Pacific Ocean, from southern Java to Fiji, and north to the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
Yirrkala altiusculodorsalis  Ba [M.] 2024.   
Yirrkala nkust  Hibino [Y.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Penghu Islands, Taiwan Strait.

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