This log tracks additions, updates and changes to the ETYFish Project site, e.g., new pages, new taxa, generic reassignments, revised etymologies. (Correction of minor typos will not be recorded.) The log is presented in reverse chronological order. Items will be deleted after six (6) months.
23 March 2025
Family DUSSUMIERIIDAE
added Dussumieria apollo, n. sp.
21 March 2025
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE
added Hyphessobrycon ribeiroi, n. sp.; deleted Hyphessobrycon fernandezi, syn. of H. scholzei per Lima et al. (2025); moved Astyanax brachypterygium to Psalidodon per Silva et al. (2025); moved Astyanax goyanensis to Psalidodon and Psalidodon goyacensis to Astyanax per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; revised etymology of Hemigrammus melogrammus
20 March 2025
Family CALLICHTHYIDAE
added Urkumayu, n. g. with 3 sp. (gladysae, micracanthus, petracinii) formerly in Hoplisoma, and added Hoplisoma osvaldoi, n. sp.
19 March 2025
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 1)
NEROPHINAE: deleted Lophocampus, moving its 5 sp. to Microphis per Haÿ et al. (2024)
17 March 2025
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SCHIZOPYGOPSINAE
added Schizopygopsis chengi duokeheensis, n. subsp.
Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE
deleted Aphyocypris amnis (=moltrechti), per Yeh et al. (2024)
15 March 2025
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
added Barbodes klapanunggalensis and Hampala siamensis, n. sp.; moved Barbodes jacobusboehlkei to Systomus, and deleted Systomus orphoides (=rubripinnis), both per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; added “last recorded” data to 15 extinct Barbodes sp.
13 March 2025
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Yunnanilus triangulus, n. sp.
Family CHILODONTIDAE
changed family name to CHILODIDAE Eigenmann 1910 per ICZN Opinion 2502
12 March 2025
Family COBITIDAE
added Protocobitis longibarba, n. sp.; revised entry for Cobitis obtusirostra
11 March 2025
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 7)
CICHLINAE: deleted Mayaheros troschelii, synonym of M. urophthalmus per Morgenstern (2018)
10 March 2025
Family CATOSTOMIDAE
added Moxostoma ugidatli, n. sp.
Order CICHLIFORMES (parts 3 & 5)
PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE: deleted Yssichromis, moving its one species (fusiformis) to Haplochromis per Vranken et al. (2023)
9 March 2025
Order CICHLIFORMES (parts 2 & 4)
PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE: moved Nanochromis dimidiatus to Congochromise (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
8 March 2025
Family MORMYRIDAE
PDF only: updated URL in essay, “The ‘Gordian knot’ of mormyrid taxonomy”
7 March 2025
Order PERCIFORMES (part 14)
ZOARCIDAE: added Lycenchelys delanglei and L. renatae, n. sp.
6 March 2025
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 6)
GOBIIDAE: added Proterorhinus victori, n. sp.
4 March 2025
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily LAVINIINAE
revised etymology of Ptychocheilus; added essay, “Discovering desert fishes: a family affair”
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Subfamily TYTTOBRYCONINAE
added Priocharax rex, n. sp.
Family SILURIDAE
added Pterocryptis vorax, n. sp.
28 Feb. 2025
Order PERCIFORMES (part 9)
COTTIDAE: added Icelus crassus, resurrected from synonymy by Chernova et al. (2025); added Myoxocephalus verrucosus, overlooked sp. from 1891
25 Feb. 2025
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 2)
MULLIDAE: deleted Mullus phillipsi, syn. of M. auratus per Uiblein et al. (2024)
22 Feb. 2025
Family DASYATIDAE
added Hypanus rubioi, n. sp.
Family LORICARIIDAE Subamily HYPOSTOMINAE
added Hypancistrus parkateje, n. sp.; per Armbruster & Lujan (2025), moved Pseudancistrus pectegenitor to Colossimystax, n. g., moved Pseudancistrus sidereus (now spelled siderea) to Stellantia, n. g., and deleted Soromonichthys, moving its only sp. to Pseudolithoxus
20 Feb. 2025
posted revisions for family ATELEOPODIDAE (Jellynose Fishes), replacing page for Order ATELEOPODIFORMES
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Homatula gelao, n. sp.; Vishwanath (2021), deleted Neonoemacheilus morehensis (=peguensis) and moved Schistura ferruginea, S. maculosa, S. manipurensis, and S. porocephala to Rhyacoschistura
Order BELONIFORMES
ADRIANICHTHYIDAE: added Oryzias polylepis, n. sp.
HEMIRAMPHIDAE: moved Hemiramphus convexus to Oxyporhamphus per Collette (2022)
19 Feb. 2025
posted revisions for families GONOSTOMATIDAE (Bristlemouths), STERNOPTYCHIDAE (Marine Hatchetfishes) and STOMIIDAE (Barbled Dragonfishes), replacing page for Order STOMIIFORMES; these revisions included the deletion of the stomiid Diplostomias indicus, both g. and sp. (=Eustomias bifilis), and, per Smith et al. (2024), the transfer of Triplophos from GONOSTOMATIDAE to STOMIIDAE, and the deletion of family PHOSICHTHYIDAE, transferring all of its taxa to STOMIIDAE
18 Feb. 2025
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
moved Puntius ambassis to Pethia per Kumari et al. (2024); revised etymologies of Enteromius apleurogramma, E. brachygramma, E. oligogrammus, E. pleurogramma and Pethia macrogramma
17 Feb. 2025
Family OPHICHTHIDAE
changed spelling of Skythrenchelys macrostomus to macrostoma with explanation
16 Feb. 2025
Family OPHICHTHIDAE
added Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis, n. sp.
15 Feb. 2025
Order BLENNIIFORMES (parts 1 and 3)
TRIPTERYGIIDAE: added Helcogramma shinglensis, overlooked sp. from 1971 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
CLINIDAE: per Holleman (2022), added Clinus marmoratus, resurrected from synonymy of C. superciliosus, added Springeratus halei, resurrected from synonymy of S. xanthostoma, and deleted Clinus agilis, synonym of C. marmoratus
14 Feb. 2025
Family DANIONIDAE
added Opsarius mujnaiensis, n. sp.; per Vishwanath (2021), deleted Opsarius chatricensis (=barnoides) and O. ngawa (=lairokensis), and Devario horai (=rerio); changed date of Rasbora meinkeni from 1931 to 1929 (name dates to earlier publication); corrected spelling of Devario acuticephalus to acuticephala (name is an indeclinable noun)
Order BLENNIIFORMES (part 2)
BLENNIIDAE: resurrected Alticus andersonii from synonymy and deleted Alticus aldabrensis and A. anjouanae, both jr. syn. of A. monochrus, per Williams & Springer (2022); deleted Omobranchus dispar, jr. syn. of O. punctatus per numerous sources (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order LABRIFORMES (parts 1 and 2)
LABRIDAE: added Halichoeres annularis, resurrected from synonymy of H. marginatus per several sources (thank you, Thomas Lachenal); added Wetmorella bifasciata, resurrected from synonymy or W. nigropinnata per Randall & Victor (2022)
13 Feb. 2025
Order SCOMBRIFORMES (part 1)
SCOMBRIDAE: added Rastrelliger chrysozonus, elevated from synonymy per Bogorodsky et al. (2025)
12 Feb. 2025
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 3)
MALACANTHIDAE: added Branchiostegus sanae, n. sp.; revised etymologies of Branchiostegus auratus and B. japonicus (thank you, Erwin!)
11 Feb. 2025
Order PERCIFORMES (part 9)
SCORPAENIDAE: added Phenacoscorpius trispinis, n. sp.
10 Feb. 2025
Family KNERIIDAE
revised etymology of Parakneria alytogramma
Family STERNOPYGIDAE
added nomenclatural note to Rhabdolichops electrogrammus
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 8)
AMBASSIDAE: emended authorship of Parambassis serrata from Mayanglambam & Vishwanath to Dishma & Vishwanath per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
OPISTOGNATHIDAE: deleted Opistognathus annulatus (=rosenbergii) per Smith-Vaniz (2023); revised etymology of Opistognathus cryos (thank you, Holger Funk)
9 Feb. 2025
Order SALMONIFORMES
SALMONIDAE: deleted Salvethymus, moving its one sp. to Salvelinus per Dyldin et al. (2024)
8 Feb. 2025
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 4)
POECILIIDAE: added Poecilia pallida, now treated as valid per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; deleted Phalloceros aspilos and P. tupinamba, both syn. of P. leptokeras per Souto-Santos et al. (2022); deleted Poecilia caudofasciata, syn. of P. melanogaster, and P. nicholsi, syn. of P. zonata, both per Huber (2019)
PROCATOPODIDAE: added Plataplochilus pulcher, elevated from synonymy by Walsh et al. (2022); deleted Poropanchax hannerzi, syn. of P. luxophthalmus, and Procatopus abbreviatus, syn. of Procatopus similis, both per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; moved Micropanchax hutereaui and M. petnehazyi to Lacustricola per Bragança et al. (2021); moved Micropanchax scheeli to Poropanchax per Bragança & Costa (2019)
7 Feb. 2025
Family COBITIDAE
added Cobitis (originally Niwaella) tigrina, n. sp.; revised entry for Lepidocephalichthys thermalis
Order PERCIFORMES (part 4)
SERRANIDAE: emended authorships of Chelidoperca pollux and P. pulchella per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
ANTHIADIDAE: added Plectranthias raki, n. sp.
6 Feb. 2025
Family ANOSTOMIDAE
added Leporinus lignator, n. sp.
5 Feb. 2025
Family MYXINIDAE
added Eptatretus sunilii, n. sp. (PDF version only: added footnote about E. gopali, a jr. syn. of E. sunilii by just 11 days)
Family SQUALIDAE
emended authorship of Squalus hima per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
4 Feb. 2025
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
added Garra magnarostrum, n. sp.; corrected etymology of Pseudocrossocheilus tridentis
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily LEUCISCINAE
added Squalius caetobrigus, n. sp.
3 Feb. 2025
Family RAJIDAE
updated biographical data in entry for Rajella kukujevi
Order BERYCIFORMES
MELAMPHAIDAE: corrected “Woods” to “Moss” in entry for Sio (thank you, Erwin Schraml); updated biographical data in entry for Poromitra kukuevi
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 10)
POMACENTRIDAE: moved Chromis bami to Pycnochromis and deleted Stegastes sanctipauli (=rocasensis) per Tang et al. (2021); deleted Abudefduf manikfani (=Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis) per Allen (2022); revised entry for Chromis abyssus; corrected spelling of Pycnochromis ovatiformes to ovatiformis (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
1 Feb. 2025
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 6)
CICHLINAE: added Bujurquina beniensis and B. mabelae, overlooked sp. from 2023 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal); deleted Australoheros robustus (=oblongus) per Lucena et al. (2022); revised authorship of Cichla nigromaculata from Jardine & Schomburgk 1843 to Jardine 1843 per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 2)
RIVULIDAE: deleted Anablepsoides obscurus (=ornatus) per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, and Cynodonichthys sucubti (=chucunaque) per Huber et al. (2023)
31 Jan. 2025
Order MUGILIFORMES
MUGILIDAE: moved Planiliza melinoptera to Chelon and deleted Chelon luciae (=melinopterus) per Ghasamzadeh (2022)
30 Jan. 2025
Family HORABAGRIDAE
added Horabagrus obscurus, n. sp.
29 Jan. 2025
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Subfamily HYPHESSOBRYCONINAE
replaced Hyphessobrycon otrynus with H. ocoae per Lima et al. (2024)
Family BAGRIDAE
added Olyra kempi, treated as valid by Vishwanath (2021)
Family HEPTAPTERIDAE
added Phenacorhamdia cuspidata, n. sp.
Order ACROPOMATIFORMES
HEMEROCOETIDAE: added Acanthopsaron striatum, n. g. and n. sp., and Pteropsaron flavissimum, n. sp.
28 Jan. 2025
Order GADIFORMES (part 1)
GAIDROPSARIDAE: revised entry for Gaidropsarus
GADIDAE: revised entries for Merlangius and Merlangius merlangus
MERLUCCIIDAE: revised etymology of Merluccius merluccius (thank you, Holger Funk)
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 1)
NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE: added Aphyobranchius, subgenus of Nothobranchius, with 5 sp. formerly in subgenus Adiniops, per Watters & Nagy (2025); moved Epiplatys maeseni to Nimbapanchax per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES
MASTACEMBELIDAE: deleted Macrognathus siangensis, synonym of M. pancalus per Vishwanath (2021)
27 Jan. 2025
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 1)
NEROPHINAE: moved Lophocampus retzii to Microphis per Haÿ et al. (2024)
Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1)
CHAUNACIDAE: emended authorship of Chaunax multilepis per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 2)
CERATIIDAE: changed spelling of Ceratias holboelli to holbolli with explanation
26 Jan. 2025
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 3)
CYPRINODONTIDAE: deleted Garmanella, moving its one sp. to Jordanella per Page et al. (2023)
Order LABRIFORMES (part 1)
LABRIDAE: added Halichoeres dussumieri, overlooked sp. from 1839
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 4)
HAEMULIDAE: reinstated Rhonciscus pauco, now treated as valid by Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
24 Jan. 2025
Family GOBIONIDAE
added Sarcocheilichthys hanjiangensis, n. sp.; revised entry for Squalidus japonicus coreanus
Family SISORIDAE
added Glyptothorax chakpiensis and G. zeiladensis, n. sp.
23 Jan. 2025
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Eviota samota, Gobiodon bicalvolineatus and G. cobenjaminsis, n. sp.
22 Jan. 2025
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 6)
GOBIIDAE: added Lubricogobius rubrofasciatus and Priolepis formosa, n. sp.
21 Jan. 2025
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 1)
ELEOTRIDAE: added Formosaneleotris hualienensis, n. g. and n. sp.
20 Jan. 2025
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamilies APHYOCHARACINAE and CHARACINAE
moved Amazonichthys from Characinae to Aphyocharacinae per Melo et al. (2024), overlooked by us (thank you Thomas Lachenal)
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily CHARACINAE
added Phenacogaster guayupe, P. nukak, P. tukano, and P. yari, n. sp.
17 Jan. 2025
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 2)
OXUDERCIDAE: added Eugnathogobius (originally Calamiana) taiwanensis, Luciogobius chaojinensis, L. dongyinensis, L. huatungensis, L. matsuensis and L. newtaipeiensis, n. sp.
16 Jan. 2025
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamilies CYPRININAE and SMILIOGASTRINAE
moved Systomus clavatus (Smiliogastrinae) to Poropuntius (Cyprininae) per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
added Pseudobarbus kubhekai, n. sp.; moved Puntius pugio to Pethia per Chen et al. (2024); deleted Pethia ornata (=yuensis) per Vishwanath (2021)
15 Jan. 2025
Family GASTROMYZONTINDAE
added Formosania gilberti, resurrected from synonymy per Yeh et al. (2024)
Family BALITORIDAE
added Hemimyzon luae, n. sp.; moved Balitora arunachalensis to Hemimyzon per Vishwanath (2021)
Family ACHEILOGNATHIDAE
added Paratanakia fulvidorsalis, P. haifengensis and P. julongjiangensis, n. sp.
14 Jan. 2025
Order LAMPRIFORMES
REGALECIDAE: revised etymology of Regalecus (thank you, Holger Funk)
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 3)
OXUDERCIDAE: added Rhinogobius baborinisanensis, R. dongfongensis, R. jangshiensis, R. macromaculatus and R. phuocbinhensis, n. sp.
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 2)
BOTHIDAE: deleted Bothus tricirrhitus (=pantherinus) and B. ypsigrammus (=myriaster) per Hensley & Amaoka (2022) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
PLEURONECTIDAE: added Cleisthenes herzensteini, overlooked sp. from 1904 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4)
SOLEIDAE: deleted Solea capensis (=Synapturichthys kleinii) per Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau (2022) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
13 Jan. 2025
Family COBITIDAE
added Cobitis beijingensis, n. sp.
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 7)
GOBIIDAE: added Trimma tigrinum, n. sp.
10 Jan. 2025
Family NOTACANTHIDAE
revised authorship of Notacanthus laccadiviensis and added taxonomic note
Order GADIFORMES (part 1)
MORIDAE: revised authorship of Physiculus indicus and P. lakshadeepa
LOTIDAE: revised etymology of Lota lota
Order GADIFORMES (part 2)
MACROURIDAE: added taxonomic note to Caelorinchus caelorhincus carminatus
Order BELONIFORMES
ADRIANICHTHYIDAE: added Oryzias chenglongensis, n. sp.
ZENARCHOPTERIDAE: added Zenarchopterus takaoensis, n. sp.
BELONIDAE: added Ablennes gracalii and A. joseberchmansis, n. sp.; added taxonomic note to Strongylura notata forsythia
9 Jan. 2025
Family PETROMYZONTIDAE
added Occidentis, n. g. with 3 sp. previously in Lampetra, and Lethenteron hattai and L. satoi, n. sp.; deleted Lampetra richardsoni, synonym of Occidentis ayresii per Carim et al. (2024)
Order CICHLIFORMES (parts 4 & 5)
CICHLIDAE: PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE: added Mylochromis durophagus, M. rotundus and Telmatochromis salzburgeri, n. sp.; moved Neolamprologus devosi to Telmatochromis per Indermaur et al. (2024)
Order ANABANTIFORMES
OSPHRONEMIDAE: added Macropodus minnanensis, n. sp.
CHANNIDAE: deleted Channa pomanensis, jr. syn. of C. aurantimaculata per Vishwanath (2021)
7 Jan. 2025
Family ALOSIDAE
revised etymology of Alosa agone (thank you, Holger Funk)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 10)
per Smith et al. (2018) and Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, demoted 7 families (APISTIDAE, TETRAROGIDAE, APLOACTINIDAE, PERRYENIDAE, ESCHMEYERIDAE, PATAECIDAE, GNATHANACANTHIDAE) to subfamilies of SYNANCEIIDAE and subsumed MINOINAE into CHORIDACTYLINAE; SYNANCEIIDAE (APOSTINAE): added Apistus shaula, n. sp.
4 Jan. 2025
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 8)
OPISTOGNATHIDAE: added Opistognathus cryos, n. sp.
3 Jan. 2025
Family MURAENIDAE Subfamily UROPTERYGIINAE
added Uropterygius hades, n. sp.
Family OPHICHTHIDAE Subfamily OPHICHTHINAE
added 5 n. sp.: Apterichtus nanjilnaduensis, Ophichthus kbalanensis, O. multidentis, Phyllophichthus diandrus and Yirrkala nkust; moved Ophichthus retrodorsalis to Pisodonophis per Hibino et al. (2024)
Order POLYMIXIIFORMES
POLYMIXIIDAE: added Polymixia melanostoma, n. sp.
2 Jan. 2025
Order AULOPIFORMES
deleted family LESTIDIIDAE, moving its 4 genera to PARALEPIDIDAE per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes and other references
SYNODONTIDAE: added Saurida weijeni, n. sp.; per Russell et al. (2024), resurrected Saurida eso from synonymy and deleted Saurida wanieso (=elongata) and Saurida microlepis (=eso)
PARALEPIDIDAE: per Ho & Kawai (2024), added Lestrolepis philippina, resurrected from synonymy, and deleted Lestrolepis nigroventralis (=japonica)
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 1)
TETRAODONTIDAE: per Britz et al. (2024), replaced Chelonodontops with Chelonodon and added Chelonodon kappa, resurrected from synonymy
Order PERCIFORMES (part 22)
LIPARIDAE: added Paraliparis wakataka, n. sp.
31 Dec. 2024
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE
added Neoplecostomus altimontanus and N. sapucai, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 5)
EPINEPHELIDAE: added Epinephelus randalli, n. sp.; deleted Epinephelus moara, syn. of E. bruneus per Hoshino et al. (2024)
30 Dec. 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
added Garra phewakholaensis, n. sp.
Family ALESTIDAE
deleted Arnoldichthys and Lepidarchus, moving them to a new family, LEPIDARCHIDAE, per Melo & Stiassny (2024); revised etymology of Hydrocynus
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE Subfamily TRICHOMYCTERINAE
added Trichomycterus berthalutzae, T. caribensis and T. fabioheppi, n. sp.
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 10)
POMACENTRIDAE: added Chromis tweddlei, n. sp.
Order BLENNIIFORMES (part 1)
TRIPTERYGIIDAE: deleted Enneapterygius pallidoserialis, syn. of E. erythrosoma per Dewa & Motomura (2024)
29 Dec. 2024
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Barbatula selengensis, Claea minibarba and Kapuasia falaris, n. sp.; added Koima, n. g., with 2 sp. moved from other genera (Mesonoemacheilus remadevii, Nemacheilus monilis); added Triplophysa waisihani to subgenus Labiatophysa (overlooked by uis) and then elevated Labiatophysa to full genus per Kottelat (2012), avoiding secondary homonymy between Schistura dabryi microphthalmus Liao & Wang 1997 and Diplophysa microphthalma Kessler 1879 when both are placed in Triplophysa; per Zhang et al. (2024), moved Triplophysa wulongensis to Claea, Claea niulanjiangensis to Triplophysa, and Claea dabryi microphthalma (as a full sp.) to Triplophysa
Family BAGRIDAE
added Tachysurus flumendraco, n. sp.; deleted Tachysurus odon, synonym of T. taeniatus per Shao et al. (2024)
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 10)
POMACENTRIDAE: added Chromis abadhah, n. sp.
27 Dec. 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
added Garra ngopi, n. sp.
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily TORINAE
added Carasobarbus doadrioi, C. hajhosseini and C. saadatii, n. sp.
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
added Oreichthys warjaintia, n. sp.; added Enteromius crocodilensis, revalidated by Scheepers et al. (2024), and Enteromius karkensis, revalidated by Martin et al. (2024)
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4)
CYNOGLOSSIDAE: deleted Cynoglossus bilineatus, syn. of C. quadrilineatus, and C. melampetalus, syn. of C. arel, per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes (thank you, Thomas Lachenal); replaced Paraplagusia blochii with P. bleekeri per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; revised entry for Paraplagusia
26 Dec. 2024
posted revisions for families OSMERIDAE (Smelts), PLECOGLOSSIDAE (Ayus or Sweetfishes), SALANGIDAE (Icefishes or Noodlefishes) and RETROPINNIDAE (New Zealand Smelts), replacing page for Order OSMERIFORMES
Order GOBIESOCIFORMES
GOBIESOCIDAE: added Melanophorichthys, n. g., with 4 n. sp., M. parvipsittus, M. penicillus, M. posidonus and M. priscillae
24 Dec. 2024
Family MOCHOKIDAE
deleted Synodontis grandiops (=multipunctatus), S. ilebrevis (=polli) and S. lucipinnis (=petricola), per Englmaier et al. (2024)
19 Dec. 2024
Family MORMYRIDAE
added Pollimyrus ibalazambai, P. krameri, P. vanneeri and P. weyli, n. sp.
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 3)
SILLANGINIDAE: deleted Parasillago, subgenus of Sillago, per Kaga (2013)
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 5)
SCIAENIDAE: emended authorship of Petilipinnis grunniens from (Jardine & Schomburgk 1843) to (Jardine 1843) per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
18 Dec. 2024
Order TRACHICHTHYIFORMES
TRACHICHTHYIDAE: added Hoplostethus platynotus, n. sp.
17 Dec. 2024
Order PERCIFORMES (part 14)
ZOARCIDAE: provisionally added Andriashevia natsushimae, overlooked sp. (and possibly unavailable name) from 2009; deleted Lycodes fulvus and L. microlepidotus, both synonyms of L. ygreknotatus per Nazarkin et al. (2024)
15 Dec. 2024
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6)
LETHRINIDAE: added Lethrinus longirostris, raised from synonymy by Shibuya et al. (2022) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
NEMIPTERIDAE: deleted Scolopsis torquata (=japonica) per Russell et al. (2022) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
14 Dec. 2024
Order BLENNIIFORMES (part 3)
LABRISOMIDAE: added Malacoctenus lianae, overlooked sp. from 2020 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 4)
POECILIIDAE: added Priapichthys panamensis, overlooked sp. from 1916 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 2)
CITHARIDAE: replaced Brachypleura, preoccupied in trilobites, with Laiopteryx Weber 1913 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 4)
LUTJANIDAE: added Caesio idreesi, overlooked sp. from 2023 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
13 Dec. 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 4)
GOBIIDAE: added Bathygobius mero, Callogobius aquilus and Cryptocentrus taiwanensis, n. sp.
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 1)
SYNGNATHIDAE: corrected spelling of Microphis contiguous to contiguus (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 4)
HAEMULIDAE: added Rhonciscus wagneri, n. sp.; per Marceniuk et al. (2024), elevated Rhonciscus approximans from synonymy; moved Plectorhinchus centurio to Diagramma per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
12 Dec. 2024
posted revisions for family GALAXIIDAE (Galaxiids), replacing page for Order GALAXIIFORMES
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Drombus rubropunctatus, Eviota rubrostriata and Fusigobius taipinensis, n. sp.; corrected entry for Gobius (HTML version only)
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 3)
PANTANODONTIDAE: corrected spelling of Eremodon cochlear to cochleari (thank you, Thomas Lachenal) and revised etymology
Order LABRIFORMES (part 1)
LABRIDAE: corrected spelling of Cirrhilabrus aquamarines to aquamarinus (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 1)
TETRAODONTIDAE: replaced Amblyrhynchotes Troschel 1856 with Amblyrhynchote Bibron 1855 per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 2)
BALISTIDAE: deleted Xanthichthys lima, a senior synonym of X. lineopunctatus, which is retained due to prevaling usage per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
11 Dec. 2024
Family CATOSTOMIDAE
revised entry for Hypentelium nigricans
Family SALMONIDAE
added nomenclatural note to Coregonus artedi
10 Dec. 2024
Order PERCIFORMES (part 11)
PLATYCEPHALIDAE: deleted Sorsogona, synonym of Ratabulus based on placement of type species, moving its 6 sp. to the senior genus (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 12)
TRIGLIDAE: added Chelidonichthys africanus, overlooked sp. from 1934 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 21)
PSYCHROLUTIDAE: revised entry for Ebinania costaecanariae
9 Dec. 2024
Family AUCHENOGLANIDIDAE
added 8 n. sp.: Parauchenoglanis chiumbeensis, P. dolichorhinus, P. ernstswartzi, P. lueleensis, P. luendaensis, P. megalasma, P. patersoni and P. poikilos
8 Dec. 2024
Order MYCTOPHIFORMES
NEOSCOPELIDAE: added Neoscopelus serranoi, n. sp. [emended name of 7th author from “de Carlos” to “Carlos” on 12/19/24)
7 Dec. 2024
Family CATOSTOMIDAE
added Vexillichthys, n. g., with one sp., V. atripinnis, relocated from Thoburnia
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily LORICARIINAE
added Rineloricaria atratoensis and R. giua, n. sp.
Family SILURIDAEE
revised entry for Wallago
6 Dec. 2024
posted revisions for families ARGENTINIDAE (Argentines or Herring Smelts), OPISTHOPROCTIDAE (Barreleyes or Spookfishes), MICROSTOMATIDAE (Pencilsmelts) and BATHYLAGIDAE (Deepsea Smelts), replacing page for Order ARGENTIFORMES
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily POGONICHTHYINAE
added Cyprinella leptocheilus, n. sp.
2 Dec. 2024
Family PROSCYLLIIDAE
per White et al. (2024), moved Proscyllium magnificum to Ctenacis (note: spelling should be magnifica to agree with feminine genus), and deleted Proscyllium venustum (=habereri)
1 Dec. 2024
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 1)
FLUVIPHYLACIDAE: added Fluviphylax rubens, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 3)
CONGIOPODIDAE: added Congiopodus kieneri, overlooked sp. from 1878 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
27 Nov. 2024
Family CHARACIDAE
per Melo et al. (2024), moved Stethprioninae to ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE, a newly recognized family divided into 14 subfamilies (Oxybryconinae, Trochilocharacinae, Stygichthyinae, Megalamphodinae, Stichonodontinae, Stethaprioninae, Pristellinae, Jupiabinae, Tyttobryconinae, Hyphessobryconinae, Thayeriinae, Rhoadsiinae, Grundulinae, Acestrorhamphinae), added 5 genera elevated from synonymy (Astyanacinus, Holopristis, Megalamphodus, Myxiops, Ramirezella), deleted Aphyodite (=Hemigrammus) and Psellogrammus (=Ctenobrycon), plus other generic reassignments too numerous to list here; added Priocharax conwayi and P. phasma, n. sp.; added Astyanax tarpon, overlooked sp. from 1912
26 Nov. 2024
Family DERICHTHYIDAE
removed Coloconger and placed it into its own family, COLOCONGRIDAE, per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes and other sources
25 Nov. 2024
Family CHARACIDAE
per Melo et al. (2024), elevated Stevardiinae to full family divided into 9 subfamilies (Landoninae, Xenurobryconinae, Glandulocaudinae, Argopleurinae, Hemibryconinae, Stevardiinae, Planaltininae, Creagrutinae, Diapominae), moved Trochilocharax from Stevardiinae to Acestrorhamphidae, moved Cyanogaster from Stevardiinae and Hemigrammus geisleri from Stethaprioninae both to Aphyocharacinae, plus other generic reassignments too numerous to list here; moved Bryconacidus hypselopterus to Knodus per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; added Creagrutus metropolitana (Creagrutinae), n. sp.
22 Nov. 2024
Order PERCIFORMES (part 4)
ANTHIADIDAE: added Pseudanthias cheirospilos, treated as a valid sp. per Heemstra & Heemstra (2022) in Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean
Order PERCIFORMES (part 9)
SCORPAENIDAE: added Caracanthus zeylonensis, treated as valid by Moazzam & Osmany (2023), and deleted Parascorpaena grandisquamis (=mossambica) per Chou & Liao (2022) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal); moved Scorpaena pascuensis to Sebastapistes per Wibowo & Motomura (2021)
21 Nov. 2024
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 1)
TETRAODONTIDAE: deleted Chelonodontops bengalensis, jr. syn. of C. patoca per Britz et al. (2024)
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 2)
ARACANIDAE: deleted Kentrocapros eco, a nomen dubium per Matsuura (2023) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
20 Nov. 2024
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2)
LEIOGNATHIDAE: deleted Leiognathus edwardsi, synonym of Equulites leuciscus per Suzuki & Kimura (2023); per Chakrabarty & Sparks (2022) in Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean, moved Leiognathus striatus to Aurigequula and moved Leiognathus mazavasaoka and L. ruconius to Deveximentum (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1)
per Hart et al. (2022), elevated subfamily HISTIOPHRYINAE to full family and added 2 new families for genera formely in ANTENNARIIDAE: RHYCHERIDAE and TATHICARPIDAE
OGCOCEPHALIDAE: added Halieutaea liogaster, treated as a valid sp. per Ho & Anderson (2022) in Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
19 Nov. 2024
Family MALAPTERURIDAE
repaired entry for Malapterurus (missing Greek words)
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 1)
CORYPHAENIDAE: revised etymologies of Coryphaena equiselis and C. hippurus
17 Nov. 2024
Order ACROPOMATIFORMES
CREDIIDAE: added Limnichthys koreanus, n. sp.
16 Nov. 2024
Family GOBIONIDAE
added Microphysogobio punctatus, n. sp.; deleted Microphysogobio elongatus (=tungtingensis) per Sun et al. (2024)
15 Nov. 2024
Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE
added 4 n. sp.: Opsariichthys iridescens, O. rubriventris, Parachela melanosticta and P. microlepis; per Page et al. (2024), added Parachela johorensis (removed from synonymy of P. oxygastroides), and deleted P. maculicauda (=johorensis), P. siamensis (=oxygastroides), and Oxygaster pointoni (=Parachela oxygastroides)
13 Nov. 2024
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE
added Chaetostoma sacramento and Pseudacanthicus nyktos, n. sp.; deleted Chaetostoma breve, jr. syn. of C. branickii per Meza-Vargas et al. (2024)
12 Nov. 2024
Family ANOSTOMIDAE
added Schizodon unimaculatus, n. sp.
11 Nov. 2024
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 1)
NEROPHINAE: per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, reinstated (at least provisionally) Belonichthys and Coelonotus, both previously regarded as synonyms of Microphis, and deleted Microphis platyrhynchus, jr. syn. of Coelonotus argulus
10 Nov. 2024
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added 13 n. sp.: Dzihunia pseudoamudarjensis, Indoreonectes amrabad, I. kalsubai, I. radhanagari, Karstsinnectes daxinensis, Lefua nishimurai, Oreonectes yuedongensis, O. zhangi, Paranemachilus luegvetensis, P. liui, Schistura sonarengaensis, Triplophysa yaluwang and T. ziyunensis; revised etymology of Homatula laxiclathra (thank you, Ernie Spencer)
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily CYPRININAE
added Sinocyclocheilus xiejiahuai, n. sp.
Order ATHERINIFORMES (part 2)
PSEUDOMUGILIDAE: added Kiunga auromarginata, K. filamentosa, K. leucozona and Pseudomugil halophilus, n. sp.
8 Nov. 2024
Family SPHYRNIDAE
added Sphyrna alleni, n. sp.
Family CENTROPHORIDAE
deleted Deania hystricosa, jr. syn. of D. calceus per Marrero et al. (2023)
3 Nov. 2024
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily SPINTHEROBOLINAE
per Melo et al. (2024), elevated Spintherobolinae to full family and moved Atopomesus (previously in Spintherobolinae) to Characidae: Characinae
2 Nov. 2024
Family OPHICHTHIDAE
corrected entry for Phaenomonas cooperae (thank you, Ernie Spencer)
1 Nov. 2024
Family ANOSTOMIDAE
added Leporinus inexpectatus, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 6)
PERCIDAE: replaced Percina nigrofasciata raneyi with P. westfalli per Hayes & Piller (2018) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 20)
COTTIDAE: added Procottus bicolor and P. minor per Bogdanov (2023); deleted Cottus scaturigo, jr. syn. of C. metae per Bravničar et al. (2021) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal, for all 3 revisions)
31 Oct. 2024
Order PERCIFORMES (part 6)
PERCIDAE: corrected entry for Etheostoma corona (thank you, Ernie Spencer)
29 Oct. 2024
Family DOROSOMATIDAE
revised entry for Nematalosa come
28 Oct. 2024
Family ETMOPTERIDAE
added Aculeola and A. nigra, inadvertently dropped from HTML and searchable database versions (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
added Enteromius cerinus, E. gamo, E. nzigidaherai and E. ruforum, n. sp.
Ordr MYCTOPHIFORMES
MYCTOPHIDAE: revised entry for Diaphus kora (thank you, Ernie Spencer)
26 Oct. 2024
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 8)
AMBASSIDAE: revised etymologies of Chanda baculis and C. ranga
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 10)
POMACENTRIDAE: added Amphiprion annamensis, overlooked sp. from 1932
25 Oct. 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
added Garra dohjei and G. zubzaensis, n. sp.; revised etymologies of Cirrhinus reba and Labeo rohita
Family DANIONIDAE Subfamily CHEDRINAE
revised etymology of Salmostoma bacaila
Family DANIONIDAE Subfamily DANIONINAE
added Danio dichromatus, n. sp.
Order LABRIFORMES (part 2)
LABRIDAE: revised entry for Pseudocheilinus citrinus
24 Oct. 2024
posted revisions for family SALMONIDAE (Salmonids), replacing page for Order SALMONIFORMES
22 Oct. 2024
Family MEGALOPIDAE
revised entry of Megalops cyprinoides
19 Oct. 2024
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 2)
PLEURONECTIDAE: relegated Platichthys luscus to a sub. sp. of P. flesus per prevailing usage; revised etymology of Clidoderma
18 Oct. 2024
Family SOMNIOSIDAE
revised etymology of Centroscymnus (thank you, Ernie Spencer)
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 1)
TRACHINOTIDAE: corrected entry of Lichia amia (thank you, Holger Funk)
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 3)
ACHIRIDAE: revised entry of Achirus declivis
17 Oct. 2024
Family HYPOPOMIDAE
added Microsternarchus schonmanni, n. sp.
15 Oct. 2024
Family NOTOPTERIDAE
revised etymology of Chitala chitala; added taxonomic note to Chitala hypselonotus
Family CRENUCHIDAE
added Characidium varii, n. sp.; revised etymology of Characidium heirmostigmata
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily CHEIRODONTINAE
revised etymology of Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus
14 Oct. 2024
Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES
SYNBRANCHIDAE: added Ophisternon berlini, n. sp.
11 Oct. 2024
Family ESOCIDAE
revised etymology of Esox lucius (thank you, Holger Funk)
Order GOBIIFORMES (parts 4 and 6)
GOBIIDAE: moved Chriolepis atrimelum to Pinnichthys per Tornabene et al. (2016) and Fuentes et al. (2023) (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order CICHLIFORMES (parts 3, 4 and 5)
CICHLIDAE: PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE: added Haplochromis paludinosus, overlooked sp. from 1980; per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, moved Hemichromis exsul to Rubricatochromis and reinstated Neolamprolongus brichardi; revised entry for Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus
10 Oct. 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 1)
BUTIDAE: added Bostrychus donghaiensis, n. sp.
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 7)
GOBIIDAE: added Sueviota aethon, n. sp.
9 Oct. 2024
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE Subfamily TRICHOMYCTERINAE
added 5 n. sp.: Cambeva atrobrunnea, C. galactica, C. luteoreticulata, C. perobana and C. rotundipinna
Family SISORIDAE
added 2 n. sp.: Glyptothorax pongoensis and Oreoglanis brevicula
Order BERYCIFORMES
Family MELAMPHIDAE: added Melamphaes uniformis, overlooked sp. from 2013 and corrected spelling of Melamphaes succedanaus to succedaneus (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
8 Oct. 2024
Order OPHIDIIFORMES (part 1)
OPHIDIIDAE: inadvertently placed Porogadus melanocephalus in Tenuicephalichthys and Tenuicephalichthys melampeplus in Porogadus; now corrected (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 2)
OXUDERCIDAE: added 3 overlooked sp.: Gymnogobius nakamurae, Hemigobius crassus and H. mingi; deleted Awaous fluviatilis, jr. syn. of A. litturatus per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
Order PERCIFORMES (part 7)
BATHYDRACONIDAE: added Akarotaxis gouldae, n. sp.
5 Oct. 2024
Family ENGRAULIDAE
added Stolephorus taurus, overlooked sp. from 2022 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 9)
SCORPAENIDAE: added Neochirus, n. g. from 2023, with 5 sp. formerly in Dendrochirus; per Chou et al. (2023), elevated Pteropterus from synonymy, with 7 sp. formerly in Pterois, and elevated Nemapterois (subgenus of Dendrochirus) to full genus; deleted Parascorpaena bandanensis, jr. syn. of Sebastapistes strongia per Cabebe-Barnuevo et al. (2024)
4 Oct. 2024
posted revisions for family ESOCIDAE (Pikes and Mudminnows), replacing page for Order ESOCIFORMES (now placed in Salmoniformes) and combining families Esocidae and Umbridae into one per Near and Thacker (2024)
3 Oct. 2024
Family SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE
added Ilyophis maclainei, n. sp.
1 Oct. 2024
posted revisions for family LEPIDOGALAXIIDAE (Salamanderfish), replacing page for Order LEPIDOGALAXIIFORMES
30 Sept. 2024
posted revisions for families GYMNOTIDAE (Nakedback Knifefishes and Electric Eels), RHAMPHICHTHYIDAE (Sand Knifefishes), HYPOPOMIDAE (Bluntnose Knifefishes), STERNOPYGIDAE (Glass Knifefishes) and APTERONOTIDAE (Ghost Knifefishes), replacing pages for Order GYMNOTIFORMES
29 Sept. 2024
Order BLENNIIFORMES (part 2)
BLENNIIDAE: added Antennablennius persicus, resurrected from synonymy per Estekani et al. (2024)
28 Sept. 2024
Family BAGRIDAE
added Pseudomystus tuberosus, n. sp.; deleted Pseudomystus carnosus, jr. syn. of P. moeschii per Ng & Tan (2024)
27 Sept. 2024
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 2)
RIVULIDAE: added Melanorivulus melanopterus and M. terena, n. sp.
26 Sept. 2024
Family PSILORHYNCHIDAE
added Psilorhynchus kosygini, n. sp.
25 Sept. 2024
Order GADIFORMES (part 1)
GAIDROPSARIDAE: added Gaidropsarus mauritanicus, n. sp.
24 Sept. 2024
Family MURAENIDAE
added Gymnothorax arabicus, n. sp.
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE
revised etymology of Exastilithoxus
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 3)
OXUDERCIDAE: added Rhinogobius lithopolychroma, R. nami, R. rong and R. sudoccidentalis, n. sp.