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 Jun 2026. The lists are not exhaustive.
| Original Taxon | Was | Previous Taxon | Now | Current Taxon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oreodaimon | Synonym of | Pseudobarbus Smith 1841 | Valid as | Oreodaimon Greenwood & Jubb 1967 |
| Pseudosinocyclocheilus | Valid as | Pseudosinocyclocheilus Zhang & Zhao 2016 | Synonym of | Sinocyclocheilus Zhang & Zhao 2016 |
| Ammoglanis multidentatus | Valid as | Ammoglanis multidentatus Costa, Mattos & Santos 2019 | Valid as | Diamantiglanis multidentatus (Costa, Mattos & Santos 2019) |
| Barbus (Puntius) ophicephalus | Valid as | Eechathalakenda ophicephalus (Raj 1941) | Valid as | Eechathalakenda ophicephala (Raj 1941) |
| Garra longchuanensis | Synonym of | Garra qiaojiensis Wu & Yao 1977 | Valid as | Garra longchuanensis Yu, Wang, Xiong & He 2016 |
| Gila nigra | Synonym of | Gila robusta Baird & Girard 1853 | Valid as | Gila nigra Cope 1875 |
| Labeo quathlambae | Valid as | Pseudobarbus quathlambae (Barnard 1938) | Valid as | Oreodaimon quathlambae (Barnard 1938) |
| Mugil anpinensis | Synonym of | Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836) | Uncertain as | Planiliza |
| Oplopomus diacanthus | Valid as | Hazeus diacanthus (Schultz 1943) | Valid as | Oplopomops diacanthus (Schultz 1943) |
| Pseudobarbus kubhekai | Valid as | Pseudobarbus kubhekai Zarei, Mathebula & Chakona 2025 | Valid as | Oreodaimon kubhekai (Zarei, Mathebula & Chakona 2025) |
| Pterygotrigla (Pterygotrigla) cajorarori | Valid as | Pterygotrigla cajorarori Richards & Yato 2012 | Synonym of | Pterygotrigla guezei Fourmanoir 1963 |
| Sinocyclocheilus jinxiensis | Valid as | Pseudosinocyclocheilus jinxiensis (Zheng, Xiu & Yang 2013) | Valid as | Sinocyclocheilus jinxiensis Zheng, Xiu & Yang 2013 |
| Tigoma intermedia | Synonym of | Gila robusta Baird & Girard 1853 | Valid as | Gila intermedia (Girard 1856) |
Added Genera
Ceratobarbus Wang [D.-H.] & Liao [J.-W.] 2026Diamantiglanis Costa [W. J. E. M.], Henschel [E.], Feltrin [C. R. M.] & Mattos [J. L. O.] 2026
Hugeisinocyclocheilus Luo [T.] & Zhou [J.] 2026
Jicyclocheilus Luo [T.] & Zhou [J.] 2026
Added Species
Antipodocottus novaecaledonicus Fricke [R.] 2026. Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia.Apristurus drona Beura [S.] & Bineesh [K. K.] 2026. Northwestern Indian Ocean: continental slope off Kollam and Wadge Bank, southeastern Arabian Sea.
Apteronotus aguaruna de Santana [C. D.], Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Dillman [C. B.] 2026. South America: middle Marañon River drainage, Andes, northern Peru.
Apteronotus pachamama de Santana [C. D.], Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Dillman [C. B.] 2026. South America: upper and middle Marañon River drainage, Andes, northern Peru.
Aulopareia caerulostellata Tan [Y. Y.], Lavoué [S.] & Khaironizam [M. Z.] 2026. Indian Ocean: Penang Island and Singapore, Strait of Malacca.
Bascanichthys bengalensis Sangamithra [E. R.], Suyani [N. K.], Kathirvelpandian [A.], Behera [R. K.], Acharya [S.], Mohapatra [A.], Chakraborty [L.] & Ajith Kumar [T. T.] 2026. Northern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal, east coast of India.
Eechathalakenda incognita Chandra [S.], Raghavan [R.], Abhilash [R.], Britz [R.], Babu [R.] & Dahanukar [N.] 2026. South Asia: Periyar River drainage, Periyar Tiger Reserve, southern Western Ghats, Kerala State, India.
Elates saranganiensis Rose [N. S.], Fortaleza [M. A.], Cabasan [J. P.], Labrador [K. L.], Lanutan [J. J.], Nañola [C. L., Jr.], Girard [M. G.] & Bemis [K. E.] 2026. Western Pacific: Sarangani Bay, Mindanao Island, southern Philippines.
Eustomias clarkei Kimura [K.] 2026. Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands.
Eustomias oshoromaru Kimura [K.] 2026. Northwestern Pacific: Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
Garra jiulongi Liu [C.-X.], Zeng [Y.-Y.] & Chen [X.-Y.] 2026. Southeast Asia: Mengboluo River drainage, upper Salween River basin, Yunnan Province, China.
Imparfinis melanopterus Silva [G. S. C.], Lopes [M. M.], Carvalho [K. R.], Oliveira [C.] & Sarmento-Soares [L. M.] 2026. South America: middle Araguaia River basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Imparfinis nigropunctatus Silva [G. S. C.], Lopes [M. M.], Carvalho [K. R.], Oliveira [C.] & Sarmento-Soares [L. M.] 2026. South America: upper Araguaia River basin, Brazil.
Imparfinis tessellatus Silva [G. S. C.], Lopes [M. M.], Carvalho [K. R.], Oliveira [C.] & Sarmento-Soares [L. M.] 2026. South America: Papagaio River drainage, upper Tapajós River basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Proterorhinus scythicus Vasil’eva [E. D.], Levina [M. A.], Podolyako [S. A.], Turbanov [I. S.] & Levin [B. A.] 2026. Eurasia: Vostochniy Manych River drainage, Sostinskiye Lakes, Chernozemel'skiy channel and the estuary of the Volga River, northwestern Caspian Sea basin.
Pseudecheneis likimroensis Shekhumcha [Y.], Singh [P.], Limatemjen & Kosygin [L.] 2026. South Asia: Likimro River drainage, Chindwin River basin, Nagaland, northeast India.
Pseudogobius youtabae Kovačić [M.], Esmaeili [H. R.], Sayyadzadeh [G.] & Shoaleh [V.] 2026. Northwestern Indian Ocean: coast of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Hormuzgan Province, Iran.
Rhinogobius koreensis Moon [I. J.], Yun [S. W.] & Park [J. Y.] 2026. East Asia: Korea.
Rhinogobius mengyangensis Liu [X.], Chen [Z.-G.], Shu [Y.-F.], Huang [J.-H.], Liu [K.] & Yu [Y.] 2026. East Asia: Tuojiang and Minjiang River drainages, middle Yangtze River basin, Sichuan Province, China.
Sirembo quinquefasciatus Kimura [S.], Seah [Y. G.], Motomura [H.], Nakae [M.] & Kawamura [K.] 2026. Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and west coast of Borneo, southern South China Sea.
Triplophysa dafangensis Zhu [T.-T.], Yuan [F.-H.], Zhang [R.-Y.] & Zhao [Y.-H.] 2026. East Asia: underground systems, Yuchong Town, Erdao River drainage, Chishui River basin, Guizhou Province, China.
Triplophysa zhijinensis Zhu [T.-T.], Yuan [F.-H.], Zhang [R.-Y.] & Zhao [Y.-H.] 2026. East Asia: underground systems, Xiongjiachang Town, upper Wujiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Guizhou Province, China.
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