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 19 May 2026. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthopsaron | Valid as | Acanthopsaron Fricke 2024 | Synonym of | Parapercis (Bleeker 1863) |
| Hyrcanogobius | Valid as | Hyrcanogobius Iljin 1928 | Synonym of | Knipowitschia Iljin 1927 |
| Larabicus | Valid as | Larabicus Randall & Springer 1973 | Synonym of | Labroides Bleeker 1851 |
| Abbottina lalinensis | Valid as | Abbottina lalinensis Huang & Li 1987 | Valid as | Microphysogobio lalinensis (Huang & Li 1987) |
| Acanthopsaron striatum | Valid as | Acanthopsaron striatum Fricke 2024 | Valid as | Parapercis fuscolineata Fourmanoir 1985 |
| Barbus barbus thessalus | Valid as | Barbus thessalus Stephanidis 1971 | Synonym of | Barbus macedonicus Karaman 1928 |
| Congromuraena musteliceps | Valid as | Gnathophis musteliceps (Alcock 1894) | Valid as | Japonoconger musteliceps (Alcock 1894) |
| Cossyphus taeniatus | Synonym of | Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835) | Synonym of | Labroides quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835) |
| Cottus ferrugineus | Valid as | Cottus ferrugineus Heckel & Kner 1857 | Synonym of | Cottus gobio Linnaeus 1758 |
| Eleotris urophthalmus | Valid as | Oxyeleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851) | Valid as | Odonteleotris urophthalmus (Bleeker 1851) |
| Glyptosternum modestum | Synonym of | Glyptothorax stolickae (Steindachner 1867) | Synonym of | Glyptothorax pectinopterus (McClelland 1842) |
| Glyptothorax kashmirensis | Valid as | Glyptothorax kashmirensis Hora 1923 | Synonym of | Glyptothorax platespogon (Valenciennes 1840) |
| Glyptothorax naziri | Synonym of | Glyptothorax kashmirensis Hora 1923 | Synonym of | Glyptothorax platespogon (Valenciennes 1840) |
| Gobius griseus | Valid as | Acentrogobius griseus (Day 1876) | Valid as | Yongeichthys griseus (Day 1876) |
| Gobius neilli | Synonym of | Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) | Valid as | Favonigobius neilli (Day 1868) |
| Hemichromis angolensis | Valid as | Hemichromis angolensis Steindachner 1865 | Valid as | Serranochromis angolensis (Steindachner 1865) |
| Hoplunnis pacifica | Valid as | Hoplunnis pacifica Lane & Stewart 1968 | Synonym of | Hoplunnis sicarius (Garman 1889) |
| Hyrcanogobius bergi | Valid as | Hyrcanogobius bergi Iljin 1928 | Valid as | Knipowitschia bergi (Iljin 1928) |
| Labrichthys cousteaui | Synonym of | Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835) | Synonym of | Labroides quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835) |
| Labrus quadrilineatus | Valid as | Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835) | Valid as | Labroides quadrilineatus (Rüppell 1835) |
| Oplopomus diacanthus | Valid as | Oplopomops diacanthus (Schultz 1943) | Valid as | Hazeus diacanthus (Schultz 1943) |
| Pimelodus platespogon | Synonym of | Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton 1822) | Valid as | Glyptothorax platespogon (Valenciennes 1840) |
| Puntius khugae | Valid as | Pethia khugae (Linthoingambi & Vishwanath 2007) | Synonym of | Pethia atra (Linthoingambi & Vishwanath 2007) |
| Rhinoptera lalandii | Synonym of | Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill 1815) | Valid as | Rhinoptera lalandii (Valenciennes 1841) |
| Schistura chrysicristinae | Valid as | Paraschistura chrysicristinae (Nalbant 1998) | Valid as | Schistura chrysicristinae Nalbant 1998 |
| Schizothorax (Schizopyge) yunnanensis paoshanensis | Synonym of | Schizothorax yunnanensis Norman 1923 | Valid as | Schizothorax paoshanensis Tsao 1964 |
| Scomberesox stolatus | Synonym of | Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum 1792) | Synonym of | Scomberesox scombroides (Richardson 1843) |
| Scombresox forsteri | Synonym of | Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum 1792) | Synonym of | Scomberesox scombroides (Richardson 1843) |
| Supradiscus varidiscus | Uncertain as | Placogobio varidiscus (Thoni & Arrindell 2025) | Synonym of | Placogobio basipunctatus Endruweit 2025 |
| Tatia simplex | Valid as | Tatia simplex Mees 1974 | Valid as | Duringlanis simplex (Mees 1974) |
| Terapon prolixa | Valid as | Terapon prolixa Ho, Lin & Hsu 2026 | Valid as | Terapon prolixus Ho, Lin & Hsu 2026 |
| Triaenopogon microsquamis | Synonym of | Triaenopogon barbatus (Günther 1861) | Valid as | Tridentiger microsquamis (Wu 1931) |
| Trimma sanguinellus | Valid as | Trimma sanguinellum Winterbottom & Southcott 2007 | Valid as | Trimma sanguinellus Winterbottom & Southcott 2007 |
| Trimma taipinensis | Valid as | Trimma taipinensis Chang, Shen & Chen 2025 | Valid as | Trimma taipinense Chang, Shen & Chen 2025 |
| Trimma tufiensis | Valid as | Trimma tufiensis Allen, Erdmann, Brooks & Dudgeon 2025 | Valid as | Trimma tufiense Allen, Erdmann, Brooks & Dudgeon 2025 |
| Varicorhinus (Onychostoma) thacbaensis | Synonym of | Onychostoma fangi Kottelat 2000 | Synonym of | Angustistoma barbatum (Lin 1931) |
Changed Authors or Years
| Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
|---|---|---|
| Iago garricki | Fourmanoir [P.] & Rivaton [J.] 1979 | Fourmanoir [P.] 1979 |
Changed Spelling
| Was Spelled | Now Spelled |
|---|---|
| Xenocypris guentheri | Xenocypris guntheri |
Added Genera
Added Species
Awaous maculatus Keith [P.], Mennesson [M. I.] & Hubert [N.] 2026. Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia (Lombok, Flores, Timor, Ambon, Sulawesi, Sumbawa), Papua New Guinea (West New Britain), Solomon Islands and northern Australia.Chela kaladanensis Lalramliana, Zirkunga [M.] & Ngaihteb [L. T.] 2026. South Asia: Kaladan River drainage, Mizoram, India.
Echidna awa Fujita [A.], Oomori [N.], Senou [H.] & Wada [H.] 2026. Western Pacific: southern Japan.
Echidna sagamiensis Fujita [A.], Oomori [N.], Senou [H.] & Wada [H.] 2026. Western Pacific: southern Japan.
Festucalex bifasciatus Yuki [D.] & Motomura [H.] 2026. Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia and Queensland, Australia.
Glyptothorax intonsus Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Nam Mang drainage, middle Mekong River basin, Vientiane Province, Laos.
Gyrinomimus alepis Su [Y.], Paxton [J. R.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2026. Southern Atlantic Ocean.
Gyrinomimus amaokai Su [Y.], Paxton [J. R.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2026. Circumglobal, Northern Hemishere between 11°N and 66°N.
Gyrinomimus johnpaxtoni Su [Y.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2026. Pacific and Atlantic Oceans between 26°S and 53°N.
Gyrinomimus johnsoni Su [Y.], Paxton [J. R.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2026. Northern Pacific: between 12°N and 53°N.
Hazeus atrispinalis Momose [T.] 2026. Western Pacific: Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, Batangas Province, Philippines, Misool Island, West Papua Province, Indonesia, Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, and Republic of Marshall Islands.
Hyphessobrycon plumbellus Dagosta [F. C. P.], Ohara [W. M.] & Seren [T. J.] 2026. South America: upper Guaporé River drainage, Madeira River basin, and upper Juruena River drainage, Tapajós River basin, Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
Hypsolebias guararug Abrantes [Y. G.], Berbel-Filho [W. M.], Carvalho [R. A.], Ramos [T. P. A.] & Lima [S. M. Q.] 2026. South America: floodplains of the lower Piranhas-Açu River basin, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil.
Hypsolebias negobispoi Abrantes [Y. G.], Berbel-Filho [W. M.], Carvalho [R. A.], Ramos [T. P. A.] & Lima [S. M. Q.] 2026. South America: floodplains of the lower Piranhas-Açu River basin, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil.
Jenynsia aurea Hartmann [C.], Wingert [J. M.], Angrizani [R. C.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2026. South America: Maquiné and Três Forquilhas River drainages, Tramandaí River system, Tramandaí-Mampituba ecoregion, southern Brazil.
Labroides flammulatus Tea [Y.-K.], Baraf [L.], Menkara [Y.], Ludt [W. B.], Allen [G. R.], Hobbs [J.-P. A.] & Cowman [P. F.] 2026. Southwestern Pacific: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Labroides inopinatus Tea [Y.-K.], Baraf [L.], Menkara [Y.], Ludt [W. B.], Allen [G. R.], Hobbs [J.-P. A.] & Cowman [P. F.] 2026. Western Pacific: Izu Oceanic Park, Sagami Bay, Japan, Holmes and Flora Reef, Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia, and Boulari Pass, New Caledonia; possibly the deep mesophotic reefs, Wakatobi, southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Laubuka sittaungensis Khin [Y. H.], Song [X.-Y.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Sittaung River drainage, Bago Region, Myanmar.
Leptorhamdia kamilai Silva [G. S. C.], Reia [L.], Souza [C. S.], Ywamoto [E. V.] & Oliveira [C.] 2026. South America: upper Arinos and Juruena River drainages, Tapajós River basin, and Aripuanã River drainage, Madeira River basin, Mato Grosso State, central Brazil.
Oligolepis goni Zarei [F.], Bills [R.], Motomura [H.], Kovačić [M.] & Chakona [A.] 2026. Western Indian Ocean: east coast of Africa, from the Great Fish River estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa, northward to Mida Creek, Kenya; possibly Madagascar and the Seychelles.
Ophichthus acutidens Samucidine [K.] & Bogorodsky [S. V.] 2026. Western Indian Ocean: off Mozambique.
Oreonectes weii Luo [T.], Ling [W.-Q.], Cao [H.-L.], Zhou [J.] & Huang [G.-P.] 2026. East Asia: cave system, Ganjiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Jiangxi Province, China.
Paracanthopoma jiparanaensis Henschel [E.], Baskin [J. N.] & Lujan [N. K.] 2026. South America: Machado [Ji-Paraná] River drainage, Madeira River basin, Rondônia State, Brazil.
Paracanthopoma ventuarensis Henschel [E.], Baskin [J. N.] & Lujan [N. K.] 2026. South America: Ventuari and Boconó River drainages, upper Orinoco River basin, Amazonas State, Venezuela.
Paraliparis bathypelagicus Chernova [N. V.] & Desmet [L. G.] 2026. Southwestern Atlantic: Burdwood Bank.
Paratrygon araguaia Loboda [T. S.] 2026. South America: upper and middle Araguaia River basin, Brazil.
Paratrygon lucindai Loboda [T. S.] 2026. South America: upper and middle Tocantins River basin, Brazil.
Paratrygon munduruku Loboda [T. S.] 2026. South America: middle Tapajós River basin, Brazil.
Paratrygon raonii Loboda [T. S.] 2026. South America: middle Xingu River basin, Brazil.
Percina campestria Wood [J. E] & Near [T. J.] 2026. North America: lower Tennessee River system, Southeastern Plains Ecoregion, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, U.S.A.
Percina hespera Wood [J. E] & Near [T. J.] 2026. North America: Gasconade River drainage, Missouri River basin, Meramec River drainage, Mississippi River basin, Missouri, and upper Mississippi River basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Percina obscura Wood [J. E] & Near [T. J.] 2026. North America: White River system, and St. Francis River drainage, Mississippi River basin, Arkansas and Missouri, U.S.A.
Percina versicolor Wood [J. E] & Near [T. J.] 2026. North America: upper Tennessee River system, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, U.S.A.
Phenacorhamdia bermejo Aguilera [G.], Terán [G. E.], Cortés Hernández [M. Á.], Katz [A. M.], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.], Benitez [M.] & Mirande [M.] 2026. South America: upper Bermejo River drainage, Paraná River basin, Argentina.
Potamotrygon siponinmorok Hemraj-Naraine [D.], Fontenelle [J. P.], Acosta-Santos [A.], Lovejoy [N. R.], Liverpool [E.] & Kolmann [M. A.] 2026. South America: Demerara River drainage, Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica), Guyana, and Guanare River drainage, Orinoco River basin, Venezuela.
Priacanthus starnesi Hashimoto [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2026. Western Pacific: Philippines, Samoa, Kagoshima Prefecture (Japan), Western Australia and Queensland (Australia).
Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi Crispim [J. L.], Argüello [P.], Silva [G. S. C.], Oliveira [C.], Luckenbill [K. R.] & Sabaj Pérez [M. H.] 2026. South America: Napo River drainage, western Amazon basin, Ecuador.
Pungitius nakamurai Matsumoto [T.] & Matsuura [K.] 2026. East Asia: Honshu Island, Japan.
Saurogobio rarus Wu [Y.], Yu [D.], Chen [L.], Li [M.-Z.] & Liu [H.-Z.] 2026. East Asia: middle Yangtze and Heilongjiang River basins, Jiangxi and Heilongjiang Provinces, northeast China.
Scaphesthes zhejiangensis Zheng [ Y.-X.], Zhou [J.-J.] & Yang [J.-Q.] 2026. East Asia: Qiantang River basin and three independent coastal river systems (Lingjiang, Feiyun, and Oujiang Rivers) draining into the East China Sea, Zhejiang Province, southeast China.
Solenostomus snuffleupagus Short [G.] & Harasti [D.] 2026. Southwest Pacific: Queensland (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia and Tonga.
Tor sattalensis Shahi [N.], Sarma [D.], Singh [B.], Haldar [R.], Posti [R.], Mallik [S. K.], Riyaz [R.] & Dutta [R.] 2026. South Asia: Sattal Lake, upper Ganges River basin, mid-western Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India.
Tympanopleura personata Ribeiro [F. R. V.], Silva-Oliveira [C.], Magalhães [V.], Gama [L.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2026. South America: Ituxi River drainage, Purus River subbasin, western Amazon River basin, Amazonas, northern Brazil.
Valenciennea schlieweni Zarei [F.], Motomura [H.] & Chakona [A.] 2026. Indian Ocean:
Valenciennea zaboae Zarei [F.], Motomura [H.] & Chakona [A.] 2026. Southwestern Indian Ocean:
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