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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 2 April 2024. The lists are not exhaustive.

Original Taxon	Was	Previous Taxon	Now	Current Taxon
Acentronura mossambica	Synonym of	Acentronura tentaculata	Valid as	Acentronura mossambica
Alburnellus altipinnis	Valid as	Notropis altipinnis	Valid as	Hudsonius altipinnis
Alburnellus simus	Valid as	Notropis simus	Valid as	Alburnops simus
Alburnops blennius	Valid as	Notropis blennius	Valid as	Alburnops blennius
Alburnops heterodon	Valid as	Notropis heterodon	Valid as	Miniellus heterodon
Alburnops illecebrosus	Synonym of	Notropis shumardi	Synonym of	Paranotropis shumardi
Alburnops longirostris	Valid as	Notropis longirostris	Valid as	Miniellus longirostris
Alburnops nubilus	Valid as	Notropis nubilus	Valid as	Miniellus nubilus
Alburnops saludanus	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Alburnops shumardi	Valid as	Notropis shumardi	Valid as	Paranotropis shumardi
Alburnus atropatenae	Valid as	Petroleuciscus atropatenae	Valid as	Alburnus atropatenae
Alburnus lineolatus	Synonym of	Notropis stramineus	Synonym of	Miniellus stramineus
Alestes batesii	Synonym of	Brycinus macrolepidotus	Valid as	Brycinus batesii
Ambassis agassizii	Valid as	Ambassis agassizii	Valid as	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Ambassis agrammus	Valid as	Ambassis agrammus	Valid as	Pseudoambassis agrammus
Ambassis alta	Synonym of	Parambassis lala	Uncertain of	Pseudambassis lala
Ambassis barlovi	Synonym of	Parambassis ranga	Synonym of	Chanda ranga
Ambassis indica	Synonym of	Parambassis ranga	Synonym of	Chanda ranga
Ambassis muelleri	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Aphanius arakensis	Synonym of	Esmaeilius sophiae	Valid as	Esmaeilius arakensis
Aphanius kavirensis	Synonym of	Esmaeilius sophiae	Valid as	Esmaeilius kavirensis
Aphanius mesopotamicus	Synonym of	Esmaeilius sophiae	Valid as	Esmaeilius mesopotamicus
Astyanax paranahybae	Valid as	Astyanax paranahybae	Synonym of	Piabina argentea
Aztecula mexicana	Synonym of	Notropis sallaei	Synonym of	Aztecula sallaei
Barbus lydianus	Valid as	Luciobarbus lydianus	Synonym of	Luciobarbus graecus
Blennius violaceus	Synonym of	Clinitrachus argenteus	Synonym of	Clinitrachus argentatus
Bryconamericus gonzalezoi	Valid as	Eretmobrycon gonzalezi	Valid as	Eretmobrycon gonzalezoi
Bryconamericus megalepis	Valid as	Bryconamericus megalepis	Synonym of	Compsura heterura
Bryconamericus zeteki	Valid as	Bryconamericus zeteki	Synonym of	Eretmobrycon emperador
Cabotia schmidti	Synonym of	Gobius strictus	Synonym of	Gobius cruentatus
Ceratichthys cumingii	Valid as	Notropis cumingii	Valid as	Graodus cumingii
Cernua ifflaensis	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Cernua wilkiensis	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Chalinochromis brichardi	Valid as	Chalinochromis brichardi	Valid as	Julidochromis brichardi
Chalinochromis cyanophleps	Valid as	Chalinochromis cyanophleps	Valid as	Julidochromis cyanophleps
Chalinochromis popelini	Valid as	Chalinochromis popelini	Valid as	Julidochromis popelini
Chanda baculis	Valid as	Parambassis baculis	Valid as	Chanda baculis
Chanda lala	Valid as	Parambassis lala	Valid as	Pseudambassis lala
Chanda punctulata	Synonym of	Parambassis siamensis	Synonym of	Chanda siamensis
Chanda ranga	Valid as	Parambassis ranga	Valid as	Chanda ranga
Chanda siamensis	Valid as	Parambassis siamensis	Valid as	Chanda siamensis
Cichla floridana	Valid as	Micropterus floridanus	Synonym of	Micropterus salmoides
Cliola chlora	Synonym of	Notropis stramineus	Synonym of	Miniellus stramineus
Cliola (Hybopsis) topeka	Valid as	Notropis topeka	Valid as	Miniellus topeka
Clupea hudsonia	Valid as	Notropis hudsonius	Valid as	Hudsonius hudsonius
Codoma vittata	Synonym of	Notropis sallaei	Synonym of	Aztecula sallaei
Culter oxycephaloides	Valid as	Culter oxycephaloides	Synonym of	Chanodichthys oxycephalus
Cylindrosteus zadockii	Uncertain of	Lepisosteus oculatus	Synonym of	Lepisosteus platostomus
Cyprinella ludibunda	Synonym of	Notropis stramineus	Synonym of	Miniellus stramineus
Cyprinella texana	Valid as	Notropis texanus	Valid as	Alburnops texanus
Cyprinodon pluristriatus	Synonym of	Esmaeilius sophiae	Valid as	Esmaeilius pluristriatus
Dasyatis geijskesi	Valid as	Fontitrygon geijskesi	Valid as	Hypanus geijskesi
Emmelichthys marisrubri	Valid as	Emmelichthys marisrubri	Valid as	Dipterygonotus marisrubri
Engraulis mystacoides	Synonym of	Thryssa mystax	Synonym of	Thryssa porava
Episema jejuna	Synonym of	Notropis blennius	Synonym of	Alburnops blennius
Equula (Hamiltonia) lata	Synonym of	Parambassis lala	Synonym of	Pseudambassis lala
Ericymba buccata	Valid as	Notropis buccatus	Valid as	Ericymba buccatus
Erromyzon damingshanensis	Valid as	Erromyzon damingshanensis	Valid as	Bashimyzon damingshanensis
Erythroculter dabryi shinkainensis	Synonym of	Chanodichthys dabryi	Synonym of	Chanodichthys abramoides
Garra alticaputus	Valid as	Garra alticaputus	Synonym of	Garra birostris
Garra kimini	Valid as	Garra kimini	Synonym of	Garra birostris
Garra minimus	Valid as	Garra minima	Synonym of	Garra quadratirostris
Garra nigricauda	Valid as	Garra nigricauda	Synonym of	Garra arunachalensis
Gobius assoi	Synonym of	Gobius strictus	Synonym of	Gobius cruentatus
Gobius strictus	Uncertain of	Gobius strictus	Synonym of	Gobius cruentatus
Graodus nigrotaeniatus	Synonym of	Notropis boucardi	Synonym of	Graodus boucardi
Hudsonius aletes	Synonym of	Notropis texanus	Synonym of	Alburnops texanus
Hudsonius amarus	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Hudsonius euryopa	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Hudsonius fluviatilis	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Hybognathus procne	Valid as	Notropis procne	Valid as	Miniellus procne
Hybognathus stramineus	Valid as	Notropis stramineus	Valid as	Miniellus stramineus
Hybognathus volucellus	Valid as	Notropis volucellus	Valid as	Paranotropis volucellus
Hybopsis chalybaeus	Valid as	Notropis chalybaeus	Valid as	Alburnops chalybaeus
Hybopsis chiliticus	Valid as	Notropis chiliticus	Valid as	Hydrophlox chiliticus
Hybopsis chlorocephalus	Valid as	Notropis chlorocephalus	Valid as	Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
Hybopsis chrosomus	Valid as	Notropis chrosomus	Valid as	Hydrophlox chrosomus
Hybopsis dorsalis	Valid as	Notropis dorsalis	Valid as	Ericymba dorsalis
Hybopsis longiceps	Synonym of	Notropis procne	Synonym of	Miniellus procne
Hybopsis missuriensis	Synonym of	Notropis stramineus	Synonym of	Miniellus stramineus
Hybopsis phaenna	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Hybopsis rubricroceus	Valid as	Notropis rubricroceus	Valid as	Hydrophlox rubricroceus
Hybopsis scylla	Synonym of	Notropis stramineus	Synonym of	Miniellus stramineus
Hybopsis spectrunculus	Valid as	Notropis spectrunculus	Valid as	Paranotropis spectrunculus
Hybopsis xaenocephalus	Valid as	Notropis xaenocephalus	Valid as	Alburnops xaenocephalus
Hydrophlox lutipinnis	Valid as	Notropis lutipinnis	Valid as	Hydrophlox lutipinnis
Hypsilepis coccogenis	Valid as	Luxilus coccogenis	Valid as	Coccotis coccogenis
Lepadichthys caritus	Synonym of	Lepadichthys lineatus	Synonym of	Rhinolepadichthys lineatus
Lepadichthys geminus	Valid as	Lepadichthys geminus	Valid as	Rhinolepadichthys geminus
Lepadichthys heemstraorum	Valid as	Lepadichthys heemstraorum	Valid as	Rhinolepadichthys heemstraorum
Lepadichthys lineatus	Valid as	Lepadichthys lineatus	Valid as	Rhinolepadichthys lineatus
Lepadichthys polyastrous	Valid as	Lepadichthys polyastrous	Valid as	Rhinolepadichthys polyastrous
Leuciscus boucardi	Valid as	Notropis boucardi	Valid as	Graodus boucardi
Luciobarbus kottelati	Valid as	Luciobarbus kottelati	Synonym of	Luciobarbus graecus
Luxilus roseus	Synonym of	Notropis texanus	Synonym of	Alburnops texanus
Luxilus selene	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Luxilus zonistius	Valid as	Luxilus zonistius	Valid as	Coccotis zonistius
Moniana deliciosa	Synonym of	Notropis texanus	Synonym of	Alburnops texanus
Moniana nitida	Synonym of	Notropis braytoni	Synonym of	Alburnops braytoni
Moniana tristis	Synonym of	Notropis topeka	Synonym of	Miniellus topeka
Nemacheilus maculiceps	Valid as	Schistura maculiceps	Valid as	Kapuasia maculiceps
Nototropis nazas	Valid as	Notropis nazas	Valid as	Hybognathus nazas
Notropis aeneolus	Synonym of	Notropis topeka	Synonym of	Miniellus topeka
Notropis aguirrepequenoi	Valid as	Notropis aguirrepequenoi	Valid as	Alburnops aguirrepequenoi
Notropis albeolus	Synonym of	Notropis blennius	Synonym of	Alburnops blennius
Notropis alborus	Valid as	Notropis alborus	Valid as	Miniellus alborus
Notropis amecae	Valid as	Notropis amecae	Valid as	Aztecula amecae
Notropis ammophilus	Valid as	Notropis ammophilus	Valid as	Miniellus ammophilus
Notropis amplamala	Valid as	Notropis amplamala	Valid as	Ericymba amplamala
Notropis asperifrons	Valid as	Notropis asperifrons	Valid as	Alburnops asperifrons
Notropis aulidion	Valid as	Notropis aulidion	Valid as	Aztecula aulidion
Notropis aztecus	Synonym of	Notropis sallaei	Synonym of	Aztecula sallaei
Notropis baileyi	Valid as	Notropis baileyi	Valid as	Alburnops baileyi
Notropis boops	Valid as	Notropis boops	Valid as	Miniellus boops
Notropis braytoni	Valid as	Notropis braytoni	Valid as	Alburnops braytoni
Notropis brazosensis	Synonym of	Notropis shumardi	Synonym of	Paranotropis shumardi
Notropis brimleyi	Synonym of	Luxilus coccogenis	Synonym of	Coccotis coccogenis
Notropis buchanani	Valid as	Notropis buchanani	Valid as	Paranotropis buchanani
Notropis calabazas	Valid as	Notropis calabazas	Valid as	Aztecula calabazas
Notropis calientis	Valid as	Notropis calientis	Valid as	Aztecula calientis
Notropis chamberlaini	Synonym of	Notropis shumardi	Synonym of	Paranotropis shumardi
Notropis chihuahua	Valid as	Notropis chihuahua	Valid as	Miniellus chihuahua
Notropis cummingsi	Valid as	Notropis cummingsae	Valid as	Pteronotropis cummingsae
Notropis grandis	Valid as	Notropis grandis	Valid as	Aztecula grandis
Notropis greenei	Valid as	Notropis greenei	Valid as	Miniellus greenei
Notropis imeldae	Valid as	Notropis imeldae	Valid as	Graodus imeldae
Notropis lermae	Synonym of	Notropis sallaei	Synonym of	Aztecula sallaei
Notropis marhabatiensis	Valid as	Notropis marhabatiensis	Valid as	Aztecula marhabatiensis
Notropis melanostomus	Valid as	Notropis melanostomus	Valid as	Miniellus melanostomus
Notropis moralesi	Valid as	Notropis moralesi	Valid as	Graodus moralesi
Notropis nocomis	Synonym of	Notropis volucellus	Synonym of	Paranotropis volucellus
Notropis nux	Synonym of	Notropis texanus	Synonym of	Alburnops texanus
Notropis orca	Valid as	Notropis orca	Valid as	Alburnops orca
Notropis ortenburgeri	Valid as	Notropis ortenburgeri	Valid as	Miniellus ortenburgeri
Notropis ozarcanus	Valid as	Notropis ozarcanus	Valid as	Paranotropis ozarcanus
Notropis petersoni	Valid as	Notropis petersoni	Valid as	Alburnops petersoni
Notropis potteri	Valid as	Notropis potteri	Valid as	Alburnops potteri
Notropis reticulatus	Synonym of	Notropis stramineus	Synonym of	Miniellus stramineus
Notropis robustus	Synonym of	Notropis braytoni	Synonym of	Alburnops braytoni
Notropis sabinae	Valid as	Notropis sabinae	Valid as	Miniellus sabinae
Notropis scopiferus	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Notropis waccamanus	Synonym of	Notropis petersoni	Synonym of	Alburnops petersoni
Notropis williami	Synonym of	Notropis petersoni	Synonym of	Alburnops petersoni
Notropis altipinnis chowanus	Synonym of	Notropis altipinnis	Synonym of	Hudsonius altipinnis
Notropis altipinnis neusensis	Synonym of	Notropis altipinnis	Synonym of	Hudsonius altipinnis
Notropis altipinnis tarensis	Synonym of	Notropis altipinnis	Synonym of	Hudsonius altipinnis
Notropis altipinnis whitei	Synonym of	Notropis altipinnis	Synonym of	Hudsonius altipinnis
Notropis altipinnis wrighti	Synonym of	Notropis altipinnis	Synonym of	Hudsonius altipinnis
Notropis chalybaeus abbotti	Synonym of	Notropis chalybaeus	Synonym of	Alburnops chalybaeus
Notropis cummingsae collis	Synonym of	Notropis cummingsae	Synonym of	Pteronotropis cummingsae
Notropis heterodon richardsoni	Synonym of	Notropis texanus	Synonym of	Alburnops texanus
Notropis simus pecosensis	Synonym of	Notropis simus	Synonym of	Alburnops simus
Notropis volucellus wickliffi	Valid as	Notropis wickliffi	Valid as	Paranotropis wickliffi
Opsopoeodus borealis	Synonym of	Notropis hudsonius	Synonym of	Hudsonius hudsonius
Oxyporhamphus meristocystis	Synonym of	Hemiramphus convexus	Synonym of	Oxyporhamphus convexus
Parambassis pulcinella	Valid as	Parambassis pulcinella	Valid as	Chanda pulcinella
Phenacogrammus pabrensis	Valid as	Virilia pabrensis	Valid as	Micralestes pabrensis
Photogenis leuciodus	Valid as	Notropis leuciodus	Valid as	Paranotropis leuciodus
Photogenis scabriceps	Valid as	Notropis scabriceps	Valid as	Miniellus scabriceps
Pimelodella rudolphi	Valid as	Pimelodella rudolphi	Synonym of	Pimelodella meeki
Priopis nigripinnis	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Priopis olivaceus	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Pseudambassis nigripinnis	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Pseudambassis pallidus	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Pseudoambassis castelnaui	Synonym of	Ambassis agassizii	Synonym of	Pseudoambassis agassizii
Pseudoambassis elongatus	Valid as	Ambassis elongata	Valid as	Pseudoambassis elongata
Pseudoambassis jacksoniensis	Valid as	Ambassis jacksoniensis	Valid as	Pseudoambassis jacksoniensis
Pseudoambassis macleayi	Valid as	Ambassis macleayi	Valid as	Pseudoambassis macleayi
Rhabdalestes leleupi	Valid as	Rhabdalestes leleupi	Synonym of	Rhabdalestes tangensis
Stolephorus (Thryssa) valenciennesi	Synonym of	Thryssa mystax	Valid as	Thryssa valenciennesi
Syngnathoides algensis	Synonym of	Acentronura tentaculata	Synonym of	Acentronura mossambica
Thryssa porava	Synonym of	Thryssa mystax	Valid as	Thryssa porava
Unguitrema nigrum	Valid as	Unguitrema nigrum	Valid as	Discotrema nigrum
Upeneus phillipsi	Valid as	Mullus phillipsi	Synonym of	Mullus auratus

Added Genera

Bashimyzon  Gong [X.] & Zhang [E] 2024
Kapuasia  Kottelat [M.] & Tan [H. H.] 2024
Rhinolepadichthys  Fujiwara [K.], Motomura [H.], Summers [A. P.] & Conway [K. W.] 2024

Added Species

Acrossocheilus furongjiangensis  Xiao [G.-B.] 2024.   East Asia: Furongjiang River drainage, Wujiang River basin, northern Guizhou Province, China.
Bashimyzon cheni  Gong [X.] & Zhang [E] 2024.   East Asia: You-Jiang drainage, Zhu-Jiang River basin, Guangxi Province, China.
Chelidoperca pollux  Matsunuma [M.], Hoang [T. A.], Tachihara [K.], Hirasaka [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam.
Chelidoperca pulchella  Matsunuma [M.], Hoang [T. A.], Tachihara [K.], Hirasaka [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan; probably to the Philippines.
Chimaera supapae  Ebert [D. A.], Krajangdara [T.], Fahmi & Kemper [J. M.] 2024.   Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea, Thailand.
Curculionichthys monolechis  Morais [A. de], Gamarra [S. P.] & Reis [R. E.] 2024.   South America: Saramacca and Marowijne River drainages, Suriname and French Guiana; probably also in the Suriname River drainage.
Emmelichthys papillatus  Girard [M. G.], Santos [M. D.] & Bemis [K. E.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Philippines.
Garra hexagonarostris  Nebeshwar [K.], Rameshori [Y.] & Prabina [S.] 2024.   South Asia: Chakpi River drainage, Chindwin River basin, Manipur, India.
Glyptothorax medogensis  Chen [Y.-X.] & He [D.-K.] 2024.   East Asia: upper Brahmaputra River basin, Tibet.
Glyptothorax rara  Chen [Y.-X.] & He [D.-K.] 2024.   East Asia: upper Brahmaputra River basin, Tibet.
Gobiobotia bouommatos  Man [W.], Chen [X.] & Zhang [E] 2024.   East Asia: Liu-Jiang and Yuan-Jiang River drainages, southern China.
Gobiobotia incarinatus  Man [W.], Chen [X.] & Zhang [E] 2024.   East Asia: Gan-Jiang River drainage, southern China.
Monotocheirodon duda  Carvalho [T. P.], Thomaz [A. T.], Urbano-Bonilla [A.] & Prada-Pedreros [S.] 2024.   South America: upper Guayabero River drainage, Orinoco River basin, Meta Department, Colombia.
Neomerinthe ornithoptera  Matsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Fiji.
Niwaella ruichangensis  Wan [Z.] 2023.   East Asia: Ruichang River drainage, lower Yangtze River basin, Jiangxi, China.
Notacanthus arrontei  Bañón [R.], Barros-García [D.], Baldó [F.], Cojan [M.] & Carlos [A. de] 2024.   Eastern Atlantic: Iberian Peninsula.
Oreonectes andongensis  Luo [X.-M.], Yang [R.-G.], Du [L.-N.] & Luo [F.-G.] 2024.   East Asia: groundwater systems of the Hongshui River drainage, Xijiang River basin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Parachiloglanis immaculata  Chen [Y.-X.] & He [D.-K.] 2024.   East Asia: Sigong River drainage, upper Brahmaputra River basin, Tibet.
Pareiorhaphis torrenticola  Pereira [E. H. L.], Pessali [T. C.] & Reis [R. E.] 2024.   South America: Manhuaçu River drainage, Rio Doce basin, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Phoxinus adagumicus  Artaev [O. A.], Turbanov [I. S.], Bolotovskiy [A. A.], Gandlin [A. A.] & Levin [B. A.] 2024.   Southeast Europe: Adagum River drainage, Kuban River basin, northwestern Caucasus, Russia.
Phoxinus phoxinus kubanicum  Emtyl [M. K.] & Ivanenko [A. M.] 2002.
Platichthys flesus maeoticus  Emtyl [M. K.] & Ivanenko [A. M.] 2002.
Protocobitis longicostatus  Zhou [J.-J.], Qin [Z.-X.], Du [L.-N.] & Wu [H.-Y.] 2024.   East Asia: cave system at Longsang Town, Right River drainage, Guangxi Province, China.
Serrasalmus magallanesi  Gallo-Cardozo [F.], Maldonado [M.], Careaga [M.] & Carvajal-Vallejos [F. M.] 2024.   South America: upper Madeira River drainage, western Amazon River basin, Bolivia.
Trichomycterus (Psammocambeva) diamantinensis  Costa [W. J. E. M.], Feltrin [C. R. M.], Mattos [J. L. O.] & Katz [A. M.] 2024.   South America: Rio Santo Antônio drainage, Rio Paraguaçu basin, Bahia State, Brazil.
Upeneus andamanensis  Uiblein [F.] & Rajan [P. T.] 2024.   Northeastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands.
Upeneus aurorae  Uiblein [F.] & Williams [J. T.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Aurora Province, Luzon, Philippines.
Upeneus brevignathus  Uiblein [F.] & Bailly [N.] 2024.   Northwest Indian Ocean: Yemen.
Upeneus huan  Uiblein [F.] & Hoang [T. A.] 2024.   Western Pacific: Danang, Central Vietnam.
Yunnanilus yangi  He [Y.-R.], Li [X.-R.], Che [X.-J.], Yang [X.-J.], Wang [J.-S.] & Wang [M.] 2024.   East Asia: Big Tree Dragon Spring and Long Dragon Spring, upper Pearl River basin, Yunnan, China.

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