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Online Version, Updated 5 December 2023

SUMMARY OF CHANGES AND ADDITIONS IN

Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes

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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 5 December 2023. The lists are not exhaustive.

Original TaxonWasPrevious TaxonNowCurrent Taxon
Alburnus atropatenae Synonym of Alburnus ulanus Valid as Petroleuciscus atropatenae
Alestes abeli Valid as Brycinus abeli Valid as Brachyalestes abeli
Alestes affinis Valid as Brycinus affinis Valid as Brachyalestes affinis
Alestes bequaerti Synonym of Brycinus imberi Synonym of Brachyalestes imberi
Alestes bimaculatus Valid as Brycinus bimaculatus Valid as Brachyalestes bimaculatus
Alestes bouboni Synonym of Brycinus nurse Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse
Alestes carolinae Valid as Brycinus carolinae Valid as Brachyalestes carolinae
Alestes comptus Valid as Brycinus comptus Valid as Brachyalestes comptus
Alestes curtus Synonym of Brycinus imberi Synonym of Brachyalestes imberi
Alestes dageti Synonym of Brycinus nurse Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse
Alestes erythropterus Synonym of Brycinus nurse Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse
Alestes ferox Valid as Brycinus ferox Valid as Brachyalestes ferox
Alestes fuchsii Synonym of Brycinus imberi Synonym of Brachyalestes imberi
Alestes humilis Valid as Brycinus humilis Valid as Brachyalestes humilis
Alestes imberi Valid as Brycinus imberi Valid as Brachyalestes imberi
Alestes jacksonii Valid as Brycinus jacksonii Valid as Brachyalestes jacksonii
Alestes kingsleyae Valid as Brycinus kingsleyae Valid as Brachyalestes kingsleyae
Alestes langi Synonym of Brycinus lateralis Synonym of Brachyalestes lateralis
Alestes lateralis Valid as Brycinus lateralis Valid as Brachyalestes lateralis
Alestes lemairii Synonym of Brycinus imberi Synonym of Brachyalestes imberi
Alestes minutus Valid as Brycinus minutus Valid as Brachyalestes minutus
Alestes natalensis Synonym of Brycinus lateralis Synonym of Brachyalestes lateralis
Alestes nigricauda Valid as Brycinus nigricauda Valid as Brachyalestes nigricauda
Alestes opisthotaenia Valid as Brycinus opisthotaenia Valid as Brachyalestes opisthotaenia
Alestes peringueyi Valid as Brycinus peringueyi Valid as Brachyalestes peringueyi
Alestes sadleri Valid as Brycinus sadleri Valid as Brachyalestes sadleri
Alestes schoutedeni Synonym of Brycinus macrolepidotus Valid as Brycinus schoutedeni
Alestes taeniurus Valid as Brycinus taeniurus Valid as Brachyalestes taeniurus
Alestes tessmanni Valid as Brycinus tessmanni Valid as Brachyalestes tessmanni
Alestes thamalakanensis Synonym of Brycinus lateralis Synonym of Brachyalestes lateralis
Alestes fuchsii taeniata Synonym of Brycinus imberi Synonym of Brachyalestes imberi
Alestes nurse nana Synonym of Brycinus nurse Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse
Aphritis undulatus Uncertain of Pseudaphritis Uncertain of Eleginops maclovinus
Apogon duops Synonym of Apogonichthyoides taeniatus Synonym of Apogonichthyoides pharaonis
Astyanax hasemani Synonym of Diapoma alburnum Synonym of Diapoma alburnus
Auxis rochei eudorax Synonym of Auxis rochei Valid as Auxis eudorax
Balitora elongata Valid as Hemimyzon elongatus Valid as Balitora elongata
Balitora tchangi Valid as Hemimyzon tchangi Valid as Balitora tchangi
Brachyalestes rueppellii Synonym of Brycinus nurse Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse
Brycinus epuluensis Valid as Brycinus epuluensis Valid as Brachyalestes epuluensis
Brycinus fwaensis Valid as Brycinus fwaensis Valid as Brachyalestes fwaensis
Bryconamericus conventus Valid as Argopleura conventus Valid as Argopleura conventa
Chalceus guile Synonym of Brycinus nurse Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse
Clupea (Thryssa) cuvierii Synonym of Thryssa malabarica Valid as Thryssa cuvierii
Cyanocharax dicropotamicus Valid as Diapoma dicropotamicus Valid as Diapoma dicropotamicum
Cyprinodon chantrei Synonym of Anatolichthys danfordii Valid as Anatolichthys chantrei
Deuterodon euspilurus Valid as Odontostilbe euspilurus Valid as Odontostilbe euspilura
Didogobius amicuscaridis Valid as Didogobius amicuscaridis Valid as Peter amicuscaridis
Didogobius helenae Valid as Didogobius helenae Valid as Marcelogobius helenae
Didogobius janetarum Valid as Didogobius janetarum Valid as Marcelogobius janetarum
Didogobius splechtnai Valid as Didogobius splechtnai Valid as Marcelogobius splechtnai
Didogobius wirtzi Valid as Didogobius wirtzi Valid as Peter wirtzi
Engraulis grayi Synonym of Thryssa hamiltonii Synonym of Thryssa malabarica
Enneapterygius cerasinus Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Synonym of Enneapterygius cerasinus
Enneapterygius fuligicauda Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Valid as Enneapterygius fuligicauda
Enneapterygius pardochir Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus
Enneapterygius punctulatus Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus
Enneapterygius similis Valid as Enneapterygius similis Synonym of Enneapterygius fuligicauda
Enneapterygius tusitalae Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Synonym of Enneapterygius minutus
Enneapterygius unimaculatus Valid as Enneapterygius unimaculatus Synonym of Enneapterygius cerasinus
Enneapterygius waigiensis Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Synonym of Enneapterygius tutuilae
Hemibrycon gutierrezi Valid as Hemibrycon gutierrezorum Valid as Hemibrycon gutierrezi
Micralestes lerneri Synonym of Brycinus sadleri Synonym of Brachyalestes sadleri
Myletes guile Synonym of Brycinus nurse Synonym of Brachyalestes nurse
Myletes nurse Valid as Brycinus nurse Valid as Brachyalestes nurse
Nemachilus frenatus afrenatus Synonym of Oxynoemacheilus frenatus Valid as Oxynoemacheilus afrenatus
Neomerinthe procurva Valid as Neomerinthe procurva Synonym of Neomerinthe bucephalus
Pseudochromis paccagnellae Valid as Pictichromis paccagnellorum Valid as Pictichromis paccagnellae
Tetragonopterus alburnus Valid as Diapoma alburnum Valid as Diapoma alburnus
Thrissa hamiltonii Valid as Thryssa hamiltonii Synonym of Thryssa malabarica
Trichomycterus pradensis Synonym of Trichomycterus immaculatus Valid as Trichomycterus pradensis
Tripterygium callionymi Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Synonym of Enneapterygius tutuilae
Tripterygium minutum Synonym of Enneapterygius philippinus Valid as Enneapterygius minutus

Added Genera

Marcelogobius  Schliewen [U. K.] 2023
Peter  Schliewen [U. K.] 2023

Added Species

Amblyceps crassiorisVijayakrishnan [B.] & Praveenraj [J.] 2023South Asia: Mahanadi River drainage, Odisha, India.
Awaous (Awaous) motlaSeth [J. K.], Roy [S.], Sura [S.], Puvala [D.], Mishra [S. S.] & Mohapatra [A.] 2023South Asia: middle Mahanadi River basin, Odisha, India.
Balitora anlongensisLuo [T.], Chen [Z.-X.], Zhao [X.-R.], Yu [J.], Lan [C.-T.] & Zhou [J.] 2023East Asia: vertical cave at NaNao Village, Xinglong Town, Anlong County, Pearl River basin, Guizhou Province, China.
Brachyalestes jackiaeStiassny [M. L. J.] & Melo [B. F.] 2023Central Africa: Lulua River drainage, Congo basin, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Centrogenys algrahamiMatsunuma [M.] & Johnson [J. W.] 2023Western Pacific: northern and northeastern Australia.
Centrogenys pogonoskiiMatsunuma [M.] & Johnson [J. W.] 2023Western Pacific: western, northern and eastern Australia.
Creagrutus cimitarraensisArdila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2023South America: río Carare drainage, Departamento de Santander, Colombia.
Creagrutus corredoriArdila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2023South America: Río Tucurinca drainage, Departamento del Magdalena, Colombia.
Creagrutus emberaArdila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2023South America: Río Sinú drainage, Departamento de Córdoba, Colombia.
Creagrutus florianensisArdila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2023South America: río Minero drainage, Departamento de Santander, Colombia.
Creagrutus narvaeziArdila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2023South America: Río Fundación drainage, Departamento del Magdalena, Colombia.
Didogobius lanceolatusSchliewen [U. K.], Knorrn [A. H.] & Böhmer [R.] 2023Eastern Atlantic: southern Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania.
Enneapterygius olivaceusDewa [Y.], Tashiro [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2023Western Pacific: southern Japan and the Philippines.
Eustomias (Haploclonus) anteaVillarins [B. T.], Fischer [L. G.], Prokofiev [A. M.] & Mincarone [M. M.] 2023Western Atlantic: northern Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil.
Eustomias (Haploclonus) lucenaeVillarins [B. T.], Fischer [L. G.], Prokofiev [A. M.] & Mincarone [M. M.] 2023Western Atlantic: Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Eustomias (Nominostomias) bertrandiVillarins [B. T.], Fischer [L. G.], Prokofiev [A. M.] & Mincarone [M. M.] 2023Western Atlantic: eastern Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil.
Eustomias (Nominostomias) ophioglossaVillarins [B. T.], Fischer [L. G.], Prokofiev [A. M.] & Mincarone [M. M.] 2023Western Atlantic: eastern Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil.
Glyptothorax primusplicaeShangningam [B.] & Kosygin [L.] 2023South Asia: upper Chakpi River drainage, Chindwin-Irrawaddy River basin, Manipur, India.
Malakichthys formosusNg [S.-L.], Liu [K.-M.] & Joung [S.-J.] 2023Northwestern Pacific: northern South China Sea, southwestern Taiwan.
Neomerinthe harenartisMatsumoto [T.] & Motomura [H.] 2023Southwestern Pacific: Vanuatu.
Neomerinthe igneaMatsumoto [T.], Muto [N.] & Motomura [H.] 2023Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia (Sumbawa Island), Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna Islands, and Papua New Guinea.
Ophichthus naeviusKodeeswaran [P.], Kathirvelpandian [A.], Mohapatra [A.], Kumar [T. T. P. A.] & Sarkar [U. K.] 2023Indian Ocean: Cuddalore coast, Bay of Bengal, southeast India.
Physoschistura mangoConway [K. W.] & Kottelat [M.] 2023South Asia: waters around Hopong Town, Shan State, Myanmar.
Scomberomorus avirostrusAbdussamad [E. M.], Toji [T.], Margaret [A. M. R.], Mini [K. G.], Rajesh [K. M.] et al. 2023Northern Indian Ocean: eastern Arabian Sea, India and Pakistan.
Thrissina auroraHata [H.], Lavoué [S.], Chungthanawong [S.] & Motomura [H.] 2023Indian Ocean: Phuket, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
Trichomycterus zapatocaensisArdila Rodríguez [C. A.] 2023South America: Cueva del Nitro, Municipio de Zapatoca, Departamento de Santander, Colombia.
Triplophysa anlongensisLan [C.-T.], Song [L.-X.], Luo [T.], Zhao [X.-R.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] 2023East Asia: vertical cave at NaNao Village, Xinglong Town, Anlong County, Guizhou Province, China.
Triplophysa cehengensisLuo [T.], Mao [M.-L.], Zhao [X.-R.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] 2023East Asia: cave in Longjing Village, Rongdu Town, Ceheng County, Guizhou Province, China.
Triplophysa panzhouensisYu [J.], Luo [T.], Lan [C.-T.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] 2023East Asia: vertical cave at Hongguo Town, Panzhou City, Guizhou Province, China.
Triplophysa rongduensisMao [M.-L.], Zhao [X.-R.], Yu [J.], Xiao [N.] & Zhou [J.] 2023East Asia: cave in Rongbei Village, Rongdu Town, Ceheng County, Guizhou Province, China.

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