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 10 Mar 2026. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neosteus | Synonym of | Pellona Valenciennes 1847 | Synonym of | Ilisha Richardson 1846 |
| Plesioscleronema | Synonym of | Scleronema Eigenmann 1917 | Valid as | Plesioscleronema Costa, Sampaio, Giongo, de Almeida, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2022 |
| Allomogurnda landfordi | Valid as | Allomogurnda landfordorum Allen 2003 | Valid as | Allomogurnda landfordi Allen 2003 |
| Cambeva babilonica | Valid as | Cambeva babilonica Costa, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2025 | Valid as | Pseudocambeva babilonica (Costa, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2025) |
| Cambeva capetinga | Valid as | Cambeva capetinga Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Uzeda & Katz 2025 | Valid as | Pseudocambeva capetinga (Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Uzeda & Katz 2025) |
| Cambeva capitoliensis | Valid as | Cambeva capitoliensis Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Uzeda, Vilardo & Katz 2025 | Valid as | Pseudocambeva capitoliensis (Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Uzeda, Vilardo & Katz 2025) |
| Cambeva damnata | Valid as | Cambeva damnata Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Ottoni, Vilardo & Katz 2024 | Valid as | Pseudocambeva damnata (Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Ottoni, Vilardo & Katz 2024) |
| Cambeva difficilis | Valid as | Cambeva difficilis Costa, Feltrin & Katz 2024 | Valid as | Pericambeva difficilis (Costa, Feltrin & Katz 2024) |
| Cambeva occidentalis | Valid as | Cambeva occidentalis Costa, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2025 | Valid as | Pseudocambeva occidentalis (Costa, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2025) |
| Hongshuia paoli | Valid as | Hongshuia paoli Zhang, Qiang & Lan 2008 | Synonym of | Hongshuia megalophthalmus (Chen, Yang & Cui 2006) |
| Ilisha striatula | Valid as | Ilisha striatula Wongratana 1983 | Synonym of | Ilisha ditchela (Valenciennes 1847) |
| Lipogramma haberorum | Valid as | Lipogramma haberorum Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson 2016 | Valid as | Lipogramma haberi Baldwin, Nonaka & Robertson 2016 |
| Notropis anogenus | Valid as | Notropis anogenus Forbes 1885 | Valid as | Miniellus anogenus (Forbes 1885) |
| Notropis ionthas | Synonym of | Notropis perpallidus Hubbs & Black 1940 | Synonym of | Miniellus perpallidus (Hubbs & Black 1940) |
| Notropis perpallidus | Valid as | Notropis perpallidus Hubbs & Black 1940 | Valid as | Miniellus perpallidus (Hubbs & Black 1940) |
| Notropis rafinesquei | Valid as | Notropis rafinesquei Suttkus 1991 | Valid as | Miniellus rafinesquei (Suttkus 1991) |
| Parapsilorhynchus alluriensis | Valid as | Parapsilorhynchus alluriensis Jadhav, Karuthapandi, Chandra, Jaiswal, Dinesh & Narahari 2020 | Synonym of | Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis Baliarsingh, Kosygin & Swain 2017 |
| Parapsilorhynchus swaini | Valid as | Parapsilorhynchus swaini Baliarsingh & Kosygin 2017 | Synonym of | Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis Baliarsingh, Kosygin & Swain 2017 |
| Pellona ditchela | Valid as | Pellona ditchela Valenciennes 1847 | Valid as | Ilisha ditchela (Valenciennes 1847) |
| Pellona hoevenii | Synonym of | Pellona ditchela Valenciennes 1847 | Valid as | Pellona hoevenii Bleeker 1852 |
| Pellona natalensis | Synonym of | Pellona ditchela Valenciennes 1847 | Valid as | Pellona natalensis Gilchrist & Thomson 1908 |
| Pygidium angustirostris | Synonym of | Scleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891) | Synonym of | Parascleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891) |
| Pygidium iheringi | Valid as | Cambeva iheringi (Eigenmann 1917) | Valid as | Pericambeva iheringi (Eigenmann 1917) |
| Scleronema guapa | Valid as | Scleronema guapa Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 | Valid as | Parascleronema guapa (Ferrer & Malabarba 2020) |
| Scleronema ibirapuita | Valid as | Scleronema ibirapuita Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 | Valid as | Parascleronema ibirapuita (Ferrer & Malabarba 2020) |
| Scleronema mate | Valid as | Scleronema mate Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 | Valid as | Parascleronema mate (Ferrer & Malabarba 2020) |
| Scleronema milonga | Valid as | Scleronema milonga Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 | Valid as | Parascleronema milonga (Ferrer & Malabarba 2020) |
| Scleronema teiniagua | Valid as | Scleronema teiniagua Ferrer & Malabarba 2020 | Valid as | Parascleronema teiniagua (Ferrer & Malabarba 2020) |
| Scleronema (Plesioscleronema) auromaculatum | Valid as | Scleronema auromaculatum Costa, Sampaio, Giongo, Almeida, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2022 | Valid as | Plesioscleronema auromaculatum (Costa, Sampaio, Giongo, de Almeida, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2022) |
| Scleronema (Scleronema) carijo | Valid as | Scleronema carijo Bockmann, Ferrer, Rizzato, Esguícero, Duboc & Ingenito 2023 | Valid as | Parascleronema carijo (Bockmann, Ferrer, Rizzato, Esguícero, Duboc & Ingenito 2023) |
| Tilapia labiata | Valid as | Lobochilotes labiata (Boulenger 1898) | Valid as | Lobochilotes labiatus (Boulenger 1898) |
| Trichomycterus barbatula | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus concolor | Valid as | Cambeva concolor (Costa 1992) | Valid as | Pseudocambeva concolor (Costa 1992) |
| Trichomycterus eigenmanni | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus gracilis | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus guaraquessaba | Valid as | Cambeva guaraquessaba (Wosiacki 2005) | Valid as | Pericambeva guaraquessaba (Wosiacki 2005) |
| Trichomycterus incae | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus megantoni | Valid as | Trichomycterus megantoni Fernández & Quispe Chuquihuamaní 2007 | Valid as | Mauri megantoni (Fernández & Quispe Chuquihuamaní 2007) |
| Trichomycterus minutus | Valid as | Scleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891) | Valid as | Parascleronema minutum (Boulenger 1891) |
| Trichomycterus pardus | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus pentlandi | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus pictus | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus poeyanus | Synonym of | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Synonym of | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus punctulatus | Valid as | Trichomycterus punctulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Valid as | Eremoglanis punctulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus rivulatus | Valid as | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes 1846 | Valid as | Mauri rivulatus (Valenciennes 1846) |
| Trichomycterus roigi | Valid as | Trichomycterus roigi Arratia & Menu-Marque 1984 | Valid as | Mauri roigi (Arratia & Menu-Marque 1984) |
| Trichomycterus tupinamba | Valid as | Cambeva tupinamba (Wosiacki & Oyakawa 2005) | Valid as | Pericambeva tupinamba (Wosiacki & Oyakawa 2005) |
| Trichomycterus variegatus | Valid as | Cambeva variegata (Costa 1992) | Valid as | Pseudocambeva variegata (Costa 1992) |
| Trimma filamentosus | Valid as | Trimma filamentosum Winterbottom 1995 | Valid as | Trimma filamentosus Winterbottom 1995 |
Changed Authors or Years
| Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
|---|---|---|
| Plesioscleronema | Costa [W. J. E. M.], Sampaio [W. M. S.], Giongo [P.], Almeida [F. B. de], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2022 | Costa [W. J. E. M.], Sampaio [W. M. S.], Giongo [P.], de Almeida [F. B.], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2022 |
| Bryconops florenceae | Silva-Oliveira [C.], Ota [R. P.], Sabaj [M. H.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2021 | Silva-Oliveira [C.], Ota [R. P.], Sabaj Pérez [M. H.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2021 |
| Enteromius bieensis | Englmaier [G. K.], Collins [R. E.], Skelton [P. H.] & Scheepers [M.] 2025 | Englmaier [G. K.], Collins [R. E.], Skelton [P. H.] & Scheepers [M.] 2026 |
| Enteromius ruacanaensis | Englmaier [G. K.], Collins [R. E.], Skelton [P. H.] & Scheepers [M.] 2025 | Englmaier [G. K.], Collins [R. E.], Skelton [P. H.] & Scheepers [M.] 2026 |
| Loricaria thomasi | Provenzano [F.] & Sabaj [M. H.] 2024 | Provenzano [F.] & Sabaj Pérez [M. H.] 2024 |
| Parapsilorhynchus swaini | Baliarsingh [B. K.] & Kosygin [L.] 2017 | Baliarsingh [B. K.] & Kosygin [L.] 2018 |
| Plataplochilus eliasi | Walsh [G.], Bragança [P. H. N.] & van der Zee [J.] 2022 | Walsh [G.], Bragança [P. H. N.] & van der Zee [J. R.] 2022 |
| Rineloricaria rodriquezae | Costa-Silva [G. J.], Oliveira [C.] & Silva [G. S. C.] 2021 | Costa Silva [G. J. da], Oliveira [C.] & Silva [G. S. C.] 2021 |
| Rineloricaria zawadzkii | Costa-Silva [G. J.], Silva [G. S. C.] & Oliveira [C.] 2022 | Costa Silva [G. J. da], Silva [G. S. C.] & Oliveira [C.] 2022 |
| Scleronema (Plesioscleronema) auromaculatum | Costa [W. J. E. M.], Sampaio [W. M. S.], Giongo [P.], Almeida [F. B. de], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2022 | Costa [W. J. E. M.], Sampaio [W. M. S.], Giongo [P.], de Almeida [F. B.], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2022 |
Changed Spelling
| Was Spelled | Now Spelled |
|---|---|
| Lipogramma haberorum | Lipogramma haberi |
| Noemacheilus devdevi | Nemacheilus devdevi |
Added Genera
Eremoglanis Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2026Gitchak Britz [R.], Marak [W. K.], Velentina [K.], Lokeshwor [Y.], Raghavan [R.], Pinion [A. K.] & Rüber [L.] 2026
Magnischistura Page [L. M.], Pawangkhanant [P.] & Cagle [D. K.] 2026
Mauri Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2026
Parascleronema Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2026
Pericambeva Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2026
Pseudocambeva Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2026
Added Species
Akysis poecilurus Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Lenya drainage, southern Myanmar.Butis bargabhimae Maiti [S.], Mandal [S.], Das [M.], Pahari [P. R.] & Bhattacharya [T.] 2026. South Asia: Rupnarayan River drainage, West Bengal, India.
Economidichthys mornosensis Freyhof [J.], Geiger [M. F.] & Zogaris [S.] 2026. Southeastern Europe: springs and spring-fed streams, Mornos River delta, Greece.
Eviota kathyae Greenfield [D. W.], Brooks [W. M.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2026. Western Pacific: volcanic fjords of Tufi, Papua New Guinea.
Gitchak nakana Britz [R.], Marak [W. K.], Velentina [K.], Lokeshwor [Y.], Raghavan [R.], Pinion [A. K.] & Rüber [L.] 2026. South Asia: dug-out well in small village, Goalpara District, Assam, India.
Glyptothorax sentimereni Praveenraj [J.] & Vijayakrishnan [B.] 2026. South Asia: Dikhu River drainage, Ganga-Brahmaputra River basin, Nagaland, northeast India.
Hapalogenys olivaceus Bogorodsky [S. V.] & Matiku [P.] 2026. Western Indian Ocean: off southern Tanzania.
Hongshuia boulobos Zeng [Z.-X.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Longjiang River drainage, upper Liujiang River system, Pearl River basin, Guizhou and Guangxi Provinces, China.
Hongshuia wangi Zeng [Z.-X.] & Zhang [E] 2026. East Asia: Caodu River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China.
Hoplisoma tenharim Lam [S. H.], Cassaro [V. C. C.], Ohara [W. M.] & Pastana [M. N. L.] 2026. South America: Rio Manicoré and Rio Marmelos drainages, Rio Madeira basin, Amazonas and Rondônia States, Brazil.
Hyphessobrycon pastanai Faria [T. C.], Ohara [W. M.], Monteiro [I. L. P.] & Oliveira [C.] 2026. South America: Rio Jatuarana, lower Rio Aripuanã drainage, Rio Madeira basin, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Magnischistura khaokrajom Page [L. M.], Pawangkhanant [P.] & Cagle [D. K.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Pachi River drainage, Mae Klong River basin, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand.
Mesoaphyosemion izyarae Ott [H.], Sonnenberg [R.] & van der Zee [J. R.] 2026. West Central Arica: Mitemele drainage, Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea
Microcambeva caissara Medeiros [L. S. de], Souto-Santos [I. C. A.], Buckup [P. A.], Ferrer [J.], Reis [V. J. C.], de Pinna [M.] & Lima [S. M. Q.] 2026. South America: middle Guaraqueçaba River basin, Paraná State, Brazil.
Moxostoma carolina Hogue [G. M.], Tracy [B. H.], Hughes [L. C.] & Jenkins [R. E.] 2026. North America: lower Piedmont streams and inshore areas of mainstem rivers and reservoirs in the Cape Fear and Yadkin-Pee Dee basins, North Carolina and South Carolina, U.S.A.
Myxine floyd Mincarone [M. M.], Kurtz [Y. R.], Di Dario [F.] & Gonçalves [P. R.] 2026. Western Atlantic: continental slope of southern Brazil, off the States of Paraná and Santa Catarina.
Neobythites nanhaiensis Chen [J.-J.], Zhao [B.-J.], Yang [N.-Y.], Zhang [H.], He [Y.], Zhang [H.-Y.], Wang [X.-D.] & Zhong [J.-S.] 2026. Western Pacific: South China Sea.
Odontoscion pepojuba Carvalho-Filho [A.], Duarte [L.], Sampaio [C. L. S.] & Gasparini [J. L.] 2026. Western Atlantic: Pará State to Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
Odontoscion pitassyae Carvalho-Filho [A.], Duarte [L.], Pfliger [J.] & Araujo [G. S.] 2026. Western Atlantic: Trinidad & Tobago and Dominica.
Oreichthys elianae Praveenraj [J.] & Vijayakrishnan [B.] 2026. South Asia: Tsurang River drainage, Ganga-Brahmaputra River basin, Nagaland, northeast India.
Paranemachilus nonggangensis Mo [H.-L.], Zhou [J.-J.], Deng [M.-J.], Wang [Z.-C.], Du [L.-N.] & Nong [Z.-Q.] 2026. East Asia: Zuojiang River drainage, Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Pareiorhina aiuruoca Uzeda [P. L. C.], Katz [A. M.], Ottoni [F. P.], Costa [W. J. E. M.], Langeani [F.] & Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] 2026. South America: Aiuruoca River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Pareiorhina isabelae Azevedo-Santos [V. M.], Uzeda [P. L. C.], Katz [A. M.], Costa [W. J. E. M.], Langeani [F.] & Ottoni [F. P.] 2026. South America: Sapucaí River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Pareiorhina mystica Uzeda [P. L. C.], Katz [A. M.], Ottoni [F. P.], Costa [W. J. E. M.], Langeani [F.] & Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] 2026. South America: Capivari River drainage, upper Paraná River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Pareiorhina sofiae Azevedo-Santos [V. M.], Uzeda [P. L. C.], Katz [A. M.], Costa [W. J. E. M.], Langeani [F.] & Ottoni [F. P.] 2026. South America: Ribeirão do Turvo drainage, upper Paraná River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Poropuntius tongnunui Page [L. M.], Randall [Z. S.], Tangjitjaroen [W.], Phạm [H. M.] & Hoàng [H. D.] 2026. Southeast Asia: upper Mae Klong River basin, western Thailand.
Pyrrhulina punctata Netto-Ferreira [A.], Vieira [L.], Souza [T.], Ruiz-Tafur [M.] & Garcia-Ayala [J.] 2026. South America: Río Tigre drainage, Marañón River basin, Loreto, Peru.
Rhadinoloricaria yanomami Provenzano [F.] 2026. South America: upper Orinoco River basin, Venezuela.
Rhadinoloricaria yekuana Provenzano [F.] 2026. South America: Guyana Shield drainages, lower Orinoco River basin, Venezuela.
Rineloricaria harenae Rodrigues da Cruz [B.], Lima Pereira [J. S.], Oliveira [C.] & Costa Silva [G. J. da] 2026. South America: Itapocú River drainage, Santa Caterina State, Brazil.
Sineuchiloglanis baishuiensis Lv [H.-M.], He [D.-K.], Lei [C.-Y.] & Liu [F.] 2026. East Asia: Baishui River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Yunnan Province, China.
Sineuchiloglanis chishuiensis Lv [H.-M.], He [D.-K.], Lei [C.-Y.] & Liu [F.] 2026. East Asia: Chishui River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Yunnan Province, China.
Sinocyclocheilus pingchowensis Zeng [Z.-X.] & Zhou [J.-J.] 2026. East Asia: Niu-He drainage, Hongshui-He basin, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China.
Stolephorus falco Hata [H.], Sallan [L.] & Motomura [H.] 2026. Eastern Indian Ocean: Kualu, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tariqilabeo kaladanensis Zirkunga [M.], Lalramliana, Zothansanga [C.], Singh [M.], Lalronunga [S.] 2026. South Asia: Kaladan River basin, Mizoram, northeast India.
Triplophysa nayongensis Dong [X.-H.], Ju [T.] & An [M.] 2026. East Asia: Dadong cave, upper Wujiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Guizhou Province, China.
Turcinoemacheilus ilamensis Limbu [J. H.], Rajbanshi [D.], Limbu [D. S.] & Gurung [J. K.] 2026. South Asia: Mai Khola drainage, upper Ganges River basin, Koshi Province, eastern Nepal.
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