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 4 Sep 2024. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthopsis | Synonym of | Cobitis Linnaeus 1758 | Unknown | |
| Aulus | of | Fistularia Linnaeus 1758 | Aulostomus Lacepède 1803 | |
| Diplocheilos | Synonym of | Osteochilus Günther 1868 | Synonym of | Labeo Cuvier 1816 |
| Elipesurus | Valid as | Elipesurus Schomburgk 1843 | Uncertain | Elipesurus Schomburgk 1843 |
| Gastrophysus | Synonym of | Takifugu Abe 1949 | Synonym of | Lagocephalus Swainson 1839 |
| Hippocampus | Synonym of | Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 | Synonym of | Phyllopteryx Swainson 1839 |
| Lythrurus | Uncertain of | Lythrurus Jordan 1876 | Valid as | Lythrurus Jordan 1876 |
| Nemapterois | Synonym of | Dendrochirus Swainson 1839 | Valid as | Nemapterois Fowler 1938 |
| Pteropterus | Synonym of | Pterois Oken 1817 | Valid as | Pteropterus Swainson 1839 |
| Tenuicephalus | Valid as | Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller 2021 | Synonym of | Tenuicephalichthys Schwarzhans & Møller 2024 |
| Alburnoides taeniatus nikolskyi | Synonym of | Alburnoides taeniatus (Kessler 1874) | Synonym of | Alburnus taeniatus Kessler 1874 |
| Ambassis interrupta reticulatus | Synonym of | Ambassis agrammus Günther 1867 | Synonym of | Pseudoambassis agrammus (Günther 1867) |
| Amia melas | Synonym of | Apogon melanopterus (Fowler & Bean 1930) | Uncertain | Ostorhinchus |
| Anguilla (Ophisurus) puncticulata | Synonym of | Pisodonophis hijala (Hamilton 1822) | Synonym of | Ophichthus hijala (Hamilton 1822) |
| Apogon sabahensis | Synonym of | Apogon griffini (Seale 1910) | Synonym of | Ostorhinchus griffini (Seale 1910) |
| Arius arafurensis | Synonym of | Netuma proxima (Ogilby 1898) | Synonym of | Pararius proximus (Ogilby 1898) |
| Arius sagoroides | Synonym of | Hexanematichthys mastersi (Ogilby 1898) | Synonym of | Pararius mastersi (Ogilby 1898) |
| Bembrops filodorsalia | Synonym of | Bembrops filiferus Gilbert 1905 | Synonym of | Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905 |
| Bembrops indica | Synonym of | Bembrops filiferus Gilbert 1905 | Synonym of | Bembrops filifer Gilbert 1905 |
| Blennius knipowitschi | Synonym of | Lipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883) | Synonym of | Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatović 1883) |
| Blennius persicus | Synonym of | Antennablennius bifilum (Günther 1861) | Valid as | Antennablennius persicus (regan 1905) |
| Brachirus bellus | Valid as | Dendrochirus bellus (Jordan & Hubbs 1925) | Valid as | Neochirus bella (Jordan & Hubbs 1925) |
| Ceratichthys hyalinus | Synonym of | Notropis amblops (Rafinesque 1820) | Synonym of | Hybopsis amblops (Rafinesque 1820) |
| Cheilio lineatus | Synonym of | Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) | Synonym of | Sheardichthys radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) |
| Chloea nakamurae | Synonym of | Gymnogobius castaneus (O'Shaughnessy 1875) | Valid as | Gymnogobius nakamurae (Jordan & Richardson 1907) |
| Clinus ocellifer | Synonym of | Gibbonsia evides (Jordan & Gilbert 1883) | Synonym of | Gibbonsia elegans (Cooper 1864) |
| Coryphaena quinquemaculata | Synonym of | Xyrichtys pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758) | Synonym of | Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Crenicichla guentheri | Synonym of | Crenicichla hemera Kullander 1990 | Synonym of | Hemeraia hemera (Kullander 1990) |
| Dendrochirus chloreus | Synonym of | Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner 1900) | Synonym of | Neochirus barberi (Steindachner 1900) |
| Dendrochirus hemprichi | Valid as | Dendrochirus hemprichi Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky 2017 | Valid as | Neochirus hemprichi (Matsunuma, Motomura & Bogorodsky 2017) |
| Dendrochirus hudsoni | Synonym of | Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner 1900) | Synonym of | Neochirus barberi (Steindachner 1900) |
| Dendrochirus tuamotuensis | Valid as | Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura 2013 | Valid as | Neochirus tuamotuensis (Matsunuma & Motomura 2013) |
| Dermatorus melampeplus | Valid as | Tenuicephalus melampeplus (Alcock 1896) | Valid as | Tenuicephalichthys melampeplus (Alcock 1896) |
| Diagramma goeldii | Synonym of | Genyatremus cavifrons (Cuvier 1830) | Synonym of | Genyatremus luteus (Bloch 1790) |
| Dicerobatis monstrum | Synonym of | Mobula diabolus (Shaw 1804) | Synonym of | Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre 1788) |
| Glyptosternon punctatum | Synonym of | Glyptothorax fokiensis (Rendahl 1925) | Synonym of | Glyptothorax sinensis (Regan 1908) |
| Gobio uranoscopus carpathorossicus | Synonym of | Romanogobio kesslerii (Dybowski 1862) | Valid as | Romanogobio carpathorossicus (Vladykov 1925) |
| Gobiosoma viridistriatum | Synonym of | Elacatinus multifasciatus (Steindachner 1876) | Synonym of | Tigrigobius multifasciatus (Steindachner 1876) |
| Gobius lineatus | Synonym of | Elacatinus multifasciatus (Steindachner 1876) | Synonym of | Tigrigobius multifasciatus (Steindachner 1876) |
| Gonorhynchus brachypterus | Synonym of | Garra rupecula (McClelland 1839) | Synonym of | Garra rupicola (McClelland 1839) |
| Grammistes hepatus | Synonym of | Genyatremus cavifrons (Cuvier 1830) | Synonym of | Genyatremus luteus (Bloch 1790) |
| Labrus tinea | Synonym of | Labrus tinca (Linnaeus 1758) | Synonym of | Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Leptodoras trimaculatus | Synonym of | Nemadoras trimaculatus (Boulenger 1898) | Synonym of | Tenellus trimaculatus (Boulenger 1898) |
| Leuciscus longirostris | Synonym of | Notropis buccatus (Cope 1865) | Synonym of | Ericymba buccatus (Cope 1865) |
| Microrhynchus epinepheli | Synonym of | Phaenomonas foresti (Cadenat & Roux 1964) | Synonym of | Phaenomonas longissima (Cadenat & Marchal 1963) |
| Mugil belanak | Synonym of | Planiliza tade (Fabricius 1775) | Synonym of | Moolgarda tade (Fabricius 1775) |
| Mugil bontah | Synonym of | Planiliza tade (Fabricius 1775) | Synonym of | Moolgarda tade (Fabricius 1775) |
| Mugil poicilus | Synonym of | Planiliza tade (Fabricius 1775) | Synonym of | Moolgarda tade (Fabricius 1775) |
| Mullus chryserydros | Synonym of | Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède 1801) | Synonym of | Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède 1801) |
| Muraenesox exodon | Synonym of | Congresox exodon (McClelland 1844) | Synonym of | Congresox talabon (Cuvier 1829) |
| Nemachilus yarkandensis longibarbus | Synonym of | Triplophysa yarkandensis (Day 1877) | Synonym of | Hedinichthys yarkandensis (Day 1877) |
| Nemapterois biocellatus | Valid as | Dendrochirus biocellatus (Fowler 1938) | Valid as | Nemapterois biocellatus Fowler 1938 |
| Noemacheilus barapaniensis | Synonym of | Schistura elongata (Sen & Nalbant 1982) | Synonym of | Physoschistura elongata Sen & Nalbant 1982 |
| Odax frenatus | Synonym of | Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) | Synonym of | Sheardichthys radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) |
| Odax pusillus | Synonym of | Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) | Synonym of | Sheardichthys radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) |
| Parachela breitensteinii | Synonym of | Parachela hypoththalmus (Bleeker 1860) | Synonym of | Parachela hypophthalmus (Bleeker 1860) |
| Perca fusca | Synonym of | Epinephelus boenak (Bloch 1790) | Synonym of | Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch 1790) |
| Porogadus silus | Valid as | Tenuicephalus silus (Carter & Sulak 1984) | Valid as | Tenuicephalichthys silus (Carter & Sulak 1984) |
| Pseudomystus carnosus | Valid as | Pseudomystus carnosus Ng & Lim 2005 | Synonym of | Pseudomystus moeschii (Boulenger 1890) |
| Pseudoscarus dumerilii | Synonym of | Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) | Synonym of | Sheardichthys radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1834) |
| Pterois antennaria | of | Pterois | Synonym of | Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787) |
| Pterois barberi | Valid as | Dendrochirus barberi (Steindachner 1900) | Valid as | Neochirus barberi (Steindachner 1900) |
| Pterois brachyptera | Valid as | Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier 1829) | Valid as | Neochirus brachyptera (Cuvier 1829) |
| Pterois cincta | Valid as | Pterois cincta Rüppell 1838 | Valid as | Pteropterus cinctus (Rüppell 1838) |
| Pterois ellioti | Synonym of | Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787) | Synonym of | Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787) |
| Pterois paucispinula | Valid as | Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura 2014 | Valid as | Pteropterus paucispinula (Matsunuma & Motomura 2014) |
| Pterois radiata | Valid as | Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 | Valid as | Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829) |
| Pterois sphex | Valid as | Pterois sphex Jordan & Evermann 1903 | Valid as | Pteropterus sphex (Jordan & Evermann 1903) |
| Pterois (Pseudomonopterus) vittata | Synonym of | Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 | Synonym of | Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829) |
| Pteropterus brevipectoralis | Valid as | Pterois brevipectoralis (Mandrytsa 2002) | Valid as | Pteropterus brevipectoralis Mandrytsa 2002 |
| Pteropterus mombasae | Valid as | Pterois mombasae (Smith 1957) | Valid as | Pteropterus mombasae Smith 1957 |
| Raia inornata inermis | Synonym of | Beringraja inornata (Jordan & Gilbert 1881) | Synonym of | Caliraja inornata (Jordan & Gilbert 1881) |
| Raja jordani | Synonym of | Beringraja inornata (Jordan & Gilbert 1881) | Synonym of | Caliraja inornata (Jordan & Gilbert 1881) |
| Salmo illanca | Synonym of | Salmo lacustris Linnaeus 1758 | Synonym of | Salmo trutta Linnaeus 1758 |
| Salmo microps | Synonym of | Salmo lacustris Linnaeus 1758 | Synonym of | Salmo trutta Linnaeus 1758 |
| Salmo saramao | Synonym of | Oncorhynchus formosanus (Jordan & Oshima 1919) | Synonym of | Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort 1856) |
| Sciaena macrolepidota | Uncertain of | Dormitator | Uncertain | Ophiocara macrolepidotum (Bloch 1792) |
| Scomber equula minimus | Synonym of | Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes 1835) | Synonym of | Equulites berbis (Valenciennes 1835) |
| Scorpaena antennata | Valid as | Pterois antennata (Bloch 1787) | Valid as | Pteropterus antennatus (Bloch 1787) |
| Scorpaena bandanensis | Valid as | Parascorpaena bandanensis (Bleeker 1851) | Synonym of | Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier 1829) |
| Scorpaena barffi | Synonym of | Pterois radiata Cuvier 1829 | Synonym of | Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier 1829) |
| Selachophidium americanum | Valid as | Monomitopus americanus (Nielsen 1971) | Valid as | Selachophidium americanum (Nielsen 1971) |
| Squalus littoralis | Synonym of | Odontaspis taurus (Rafinesque 1810) | Synonym of | Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 |
| Syngnathus cilo | Synonym of | Trachyrhamphus bicoractatus (Bleeker 1857) | Synonym of | Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker 1857) |
| Tenuicephalus multitrabs | Valid as | Tenuicephalus multitrabs Schwarzhans & Møller 2021 | Valid as | Tenuicephalichthys multitrabs (Schwarzhans & Møller 2021) |
| Tenuicephalus squamilabrus | Valid as | Tenuicephalus squamilabrus Schwarzhans & Møller 2021 | Valid as | Tenuicephalichthys squamilabrus (Schwarzhans & Møller 2021) |
Changed Authors or Years
| Taxon | Previous Author | Current Author |
|---|---|---|
| Diplocheilos | Bleeker [P.] 1860 | Bleeker [P.] 1859 |
| Betadevario | Pramod [P. K.], Fang [F.], Rema Devi [K.], Liao [T.-Y.], Indra [T. J.], Beevi [J.] & Kullander [S. O.] 2010 | Pramod [P. K.], Fang [F.], Rema Devi [K.], Liao [T.-Y.], Indra [T. J.], Jameela Beevi [K. S.] & Kullander [S. O.] 2010 |
| Pimelodus conirostris | Valenciennes [A.] 1840 | Cuvier [G.] 1829 |
| Raja thouin | Anonymous 1798 | Anonymous [Lacepède [B. G. E.]] 1798 |
Added Genera
Acerana Kaup [J. J.] 1855Neochirus Chou [T.-K.], Liu [M.-Y.] & Liao [T.-Y.] 2023
Tenuicephalichthys Schwarzhans [W.] & Møller [P. R.] 2024
Added Species
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