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.

2 July 2024
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE Subfamily VANDELLIINAE
added Paravandellia brooksi, P. luna and P. oscarleoni, n. sp.; per Henschel et al. (2024), moved Paracanthopoma alleynei and P. vampyra to Paravandellia

30 June 2024
posted revisions for families CLARIIDAE (Airbreating Catfishes), HETEROPNEUSTIDAE (Airsac Catfishes), ANCHARIIDAE (Malagasy Catfishes), and ARIIDAE (Sea Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 9)
Family BAGRIDAE
revised etymology of Bagrus

28 June 2024
Family MYXINIDAE
added Eptatretus bahamensis, n. sp.
Family CHIMAERIDAE
added Chimaera stellata, n. sp.
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4)
SOLEIDAE: revised entry for Zebrias cancellatus (thank you, Ernie Spencer!)

27 June 2024
Family GOBIONIDAE
added Gobiobotia bouommatos and G. incarnatus, n. sp.; per Man et al. (2024), resurrected Gobiobotia fukiensis and G. intermedia from synonymy; per Chen et al. (2022), deleted Progobiobotia, unwarranted sub. g. of Gobiobotia; revised entries of Abbotina lalinensis and Gobiobotia; changed dates of Abbottina binhi, Hemibarbus songloensis, H. thacmoensis, Placogobio, Placogobio bacmeensis, P. nahangensis, Pseudogobio banggiangensis and Sarcocheilichthys caobangensis from 2001 to 2002
Order STOMIIFORMES
STOMIIDAE: added Eustomias robertsi, n. sp.
Order AULOPIFORMES
AULOPIDAE: added Aulopus chirichignoae, n. sp.

26 June 2024
Family CONGRIDAE
revised entry of Diploconger polystigmatus
Family DISTICHODONTIDAE
added Nannocharax skeltoni, n. sp.

25 June 2024
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Karstsinnectes longzhouensis, Oxynoemacheilus fatmae, Physoschistura longibulla and Yunnanilus polylepis, n. sp.; deleted Lefua hoffmani, jr. syn. of Oreonectes platycephalus per Ito (2024); revised entry of Triplophysa siluroides; changed dates of Schistura hoai and Traccatichthys bacmeensis from 2005 to 2006

24 June 2024
Family MYLIOBATIDAE
corrected spellings of Myliobatis peruvianus and M. tenuicaudatus to peruviana and tenuicaudata, respectively
Family MORINGUIDAE
corrected spelling of Moringua macrocephalus to macrocephala
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily CYPRININAE
added Poropuntius anlaoensis and Sinocyclocheilus guiyang, n. sp.; per Hoàng et al. (2024), deleted Hypsibarbus annamensis and H. macrosquamatus (both = Poropuntius krempfi), deleted Poropuntius angustus (=huangchuchieni), deleted Poropuntius aluoiensis and P. bantamensis (both =laoensis), deleted Poropuntius baolacensis, P. brevispinis and P. rhomboides (all =alloiopleurus), deleted Poropuntius bolovenensis, P. consternans and P. normani (all =deauratus), and deleted Poropuntius yalyensis (=kontumensis); per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, deleted Poropuntius susanae (=cogginii)
Family CYPRININAE Subfamily ACROSSOCHEILINAE
per Hoàng et al. (2024), deleted Acrossocheilus macrophthalmus and A. xamensis, both jr. syn. of Poropuntius alloiopleurus in Subfamily CYPRININAE; changed date of Onychostoma babeense from 2001 to 2002 and added taxonomic note
Family CYPRININAE Subfamily SCHIZOPYGOPSINAE
corrected spellings of Schizopygopsis eckloni scoliostomus to scoliostoma and S. microcephalus to microcephala

22 June 2024
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily LORICARIINAE
added Rineloricaria paraibensis, n. sp.

21 June 2024
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE Subfamily TRICHOMYCTERINAE
added Cambeva difficilis, Trichomycterus antiquus, T. curitiensis and T. sanchezi, n. sp.
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 2)
MONACANTHIDAE: revised entry for Cantherhines and corrected entry for Cantheschenia (thank you, Ernie Spencer, for both!)

20 June 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
added Enteromius quinquepunctatus, sp. inq.
Family CURIMATIDAE
added Cyphocharax orion, n. sp.

19 June 2024
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE
added Hyphessobrycon citrus, n. sp.; revised entry for Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis

18 June 2024
Order GYMNOTIFORMES
HYPOPOMIDAE: added Microsternarchus longicaudatus, n. sp.
STERNOPYGIDAE: added Eigenmannia macuxi, n. sp.

17 June 2024
Order SILURIFORMES (part 11)
HEPTAPTERIDAE: added Pariolius maldonadoi, P. pax and Pimelodella guato, n. sp.; deleted Pimelodella rudolphi, synonym of P. meeki per Dagosta et al. (2024); corrected spelling of Chasmocranus brachynemus to brachynema
PSEUDOPIMELODIDAE: added Batrochoglanis labrosus and Microglanis lucenai, n. sp.; reinstated Microglanis cibelae per Lehmann A. et. al (2024)

16 June 2024
Family SERRASALMIDAE
added Myloplus aylan and M. sauron, n. sp.
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (parts 3 and 4)
PANTANODONTIDAE: added Eremodon, n. g. with 2 n. sp. (cochlear, kifuani), Aliteranodon effusorium, n. sp., and Malagodon honahona, n. sp.; per Huber & Meinema (2024), moved Lacustricola jeanneli from PROCATOPODIDAE to Eremodon

15 June 2024
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6)
LETHRINIDAE: added Gymnocranius indicus, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 20)
COTTIDAE: added Cottus dorofeevi, n. sp.

14 June 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (parts 2 and 4)
per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, moved Oligolepis dasi (OXUDERCIDAE) to Acentrogobius (GOBIIDAE) with note about species inquirenda status
Order GOBIIFORMES (parts 5 and 6)
GOBIIDAE: added Eviota bacata, Glossogobius biorbitalis and G. quindecimradiatus, n. sp.; per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes and other sources, deleted Opua, moving its one sp. (nephodes) to Hazeus; added taxonomic notes to Glossogobius circumspectus and G. sandakanensis; corrected spelling of Myersina papuanus to papuana
Order ANABANTIFORMES (part 3)
ANABANTIDAE: deleted Anabas tongtruongensis, jr. syn. of A. testudineus per Endruweit (2024)
CHANNIDAE: per Endruweit (2024), deleted Channa ninhbinhensis, jr. syn. of C. hoaluensis, and replaced C. cocnhayia with the newly elevated C. longistomata; added taxonomic notes to Channa maculata and C. hoaluensis
Order PERCIFORMES (part 6)
PERCIDAE: elevated Allohistium, subgenus of Etheostoma, to full g. per Page et al. (2023); corrected spelling of Nothonotus rubrus to ruber

12 June 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 3)
OXUDERCIDAE: added the following n. sp.: Redigobius fotuno, Rhinogobius (as Sinogobius) allornatus, R. (as Pseudorhinobobius) amoniceps, R. bufonius, R. (as Sinogobius) epikalymma, R. (as Zhuquella) fasciatus, R. (as Pseudorhinobobius) gladius, R. (as Zhuquella) instabilis, R. (as Zhuquella) jingae, R. (as Pseudorhinobobius) juno, R. (as Tukugobius) macroura, R. (as Pseudorhinogobius) mangificus, R. (as Zhuquella) margaritatus, R. (as Sinogobius) occidentalis, R. (as Pseudorhinobobius) pulcher, R. (as Sinogobius) qilin, R. (as Pseudorhinobobius) retigena, R. (as Zhuquella) splendens, R. (as Pseudorhinobobius) valentulus and R. (as Zhuquella) zhuquella; added Tomiyama, n. g., with 1 sp. (nudicervica ) formerly in Tridentiger; per Endruweit (2024), made the following sets of changes: (A) elevated 3 sp. from synonymy, Rhinogobius (as Sinogobius) cervicosquamus, R. longipinnis, R. (as Zhuquella) wui, and Taenioides tonkinensis; (B) elevated Triaenopogon from synonymy with 2 sp. (barbatus, radiatus) formerly in Tridentiger; and (C) deleted Rhinogobius aporus, syn. of R. (as Pseudorhinogobius) lentiginis, R. bedfordi, syn of. Tridentiger obscurus, R. longyanensis, syn. of R. (as Zhuquella) changtinensis, and R. ponkouensis, syn. of R. (as Zhuquella) lungwoensis; corrected date of Rhinogobius imfasciocaudatus from 2005 to 2006

9 June 2024
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily LAVINIINAE
corrected entry of Gila coerulea (thank you, Ernie Spencer!)

7 June 2024
Family SISORIDAE
added Pareuchiloglanis brevicaudata, overlooked sp. inq. from 2006; corrected dates of Pareuchiloglanis dorsoarcus, P. namdeensis, P. phongthoensis and P. tamduongensis from 2005 to 2006

6 June 2024
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily LORICARIINAE
added Loricaria thomasi, n. sp.
Order OPHIDIIFORMES (part 2)
DINEMATICHTHYIDAE: revised etymology of Alionematichthys piger
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 4)
GOBIIDAE: added Cryptocentrus venustus, elevated from synonymy by Endruweit (2024)

5 June 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 2)
OXUDERCIDAE: added Ilogton ilogton, n. g. and n. sp.; deleted Mugilogobius nuicocensis, jr. syn. of M. myxodermus per Endruweit (2024)

4 June 2024
Family PLOTOSIDAE
revised entry for Neosilurus

3 June 2024
Family BAGRIDAE
corrected dates of Tachysurus brevirostris, T. longispinalis, T. tonkinensis and T. yeni from 2005 to 2006
Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1)
OGCOCEPHALIDAE: corrected entry for Halieutopsis murrayi (thank you, David Kelly!)
Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 2)
GIGANTACTINIDAE: added Gigantactis paresca, n. sp.

2 June 2024
Order LABRIFORMES (part 2)
LABRIDAE: changed spelling of Pseudocoris heteropterus to heteroptera with explanation
Order ACROPOMATIFORMES
LATEOLABRACIDAE: per Endruweit (2024), deleted Lateolabrax lyiuy (=japonicus) and added L. spilonotus, elevated from synonymy
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 1)
TETRAODONTIDAE: added Takifugu guttulatus, elevated from synonymy by Endruweit (2024); added taxonomic note to Takifugu plagiocellatus

1 June 2024
Order CENTRARCHIFORMES
SINIPERCIDAE: added Siniperca robusta, replacing S. vietnamensis, a nomen nudum

31 May 2024
Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES
SYNBRANCHIDAE: corrected dates of Monopterus bicolor and M. dienbienensis from 2005 to 2006
MASTACEMBELIDAE: added Mastacembelus pani, M. truttoides and Sinobdella magnificus, n. sp.; per Endruweit (2024), resurrected Sinobdella anguillaris from synonymy of S. sinensis, elevated Sinobdella sinensis kobayashii to full sp., and deleted Mastacembelus liemphuensis (=undulatus); revised entry for Sinobdella sinensis; corrected date of Mastacembelus dienbienensis from 2005 to 2006
Order ANABANTIFORMES
OSPHRONEMIDAE: corrected dates of Macropodus lineatus, M. oligolepis and M. phongnhaensis from 2005 to 2006
CHANNIDAE: added Channa kachina, n. sp.

30 May 2024
added new Family DICHICHTHYIDAE (Bristle Sharks), with one new. g. and sp., Dichichthys satoi, and 4 sp. transferred from Family PENTANCHIDAE (Parmaturus albimarginatus, P. bigus, P. melanobranchus and P. nigripalatum)
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2)
SCATOPHAGIDAE: added Scatophagus (originally Prenes) magnus, n. sp.

29 May 2024
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 1)
NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE: per Huber (2024), elevated all Epiplatys sub. sp. to full sp.; added Kulonplatys and Xerosplatys, n. sub. g. of Epiplatys, with 18 and 3 sp., respectively, most formerly in Parepiplatys; elevated Epiplatys zimiensis from synonymy; added Epiplatys lokoensis as a sp. inq.; deleted Epiplatys bifasciatus taeniatus (=nominate form); revised entry for Lycocyprinus

27 May 2024
Family NOTACANTHIDAE
added Lipogenys hyalinumvelum, n. sp.

23 May 2024
posted revisions for families MALAPTERURIDAE (Electric Catfishes), MOCHOKIDAE (Squeakers or Upside-down Catfishes), SCHILBEIDAE (African Butter Catfishes), AUCHENOGLANIDIDAE (Giraffe Catfishes), CLAROTEIDAE (Grunter Catfishes) and LACANTUNIIDAE (Chiapas Catfish), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 8)
Family BAGRIDAE
added Tachysurus wuyueensis, n. sp., and T. similis and T. truncatus, overlooked sp. from 1926 and 1913, respectively; per Korean ichthyologists, deleted Coreobagrus, moving its 2 sp. (brevicorpus, ichikawai) to Tachysurus

20 May 2024
Family AMBLYCIPITIDAE
added Liobagrus chenhaojuni, n. sp.

18 May 2024
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Karstsinnectes cehengensis, Oxynoemacheilus chaboras and O. kottelati, n. sp.; added 3 unavailable names (see 30 April, below): Guinemachilus, G. pseudopulcherrimus and Paranemachilus chongzuo; per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes. deleted Heminoemacheilus, moving its 2 sp. (bailianensis, longibarbatus) to Micronemacheilus

17 May 2024
Order SALMONIFORMES
SALMONIDAE: added Salmo ekmekciae, n. sp.

12 May 2024
Family RAJIDAE
per Figueroa et al. (2024), deleted Dipturus argentinensis (=trachyderma) and resurrected Zearaja from synonymy with 4 sp. previously in Dipturus (brevicaudata, chilensis, maugeana, nasuta); added nomenclatural notes to Dipturus leptocauda and D. wuhanlingi
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 1)
ODONTOBUTIDAE: deleted Neodontobutis macropectoralis (=tonkinensis) and moved Sineleotris namxamensis to Microdous per Endruweit (2024)

10 May 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 1)
ODONTOBUTIDAE: added Maipotera, n. g. with 1 sp. (hotayensis) formerly in Micropercops; added Microdous ampliseriatus and M. scharpfi, n. sp.
ELEOTRIDAE: added Eleotris wuhanlini, n. sp.; revised etymology of Eleotris
BUTIDAE: revised entries of Butis amboinensis and B. koilomatodon

9 May 2024
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 3)
PRIACANTHIDAE: added Priacanthus gracilis, n. sp.

8 May 2024
Family SISORIDAE
added Exostoma sentiyonoae and Glyptothorax punyabratai, n. sp.

5 May 2024
posted revisions for families AKYSIDAE (Stream Catfishes), AMBLYCIPTIDAE (Torrent Catfishes), SISORIDAE (Hillstream Catfishes), and AMPHILIIDAE (Loach Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 7)

1 May 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 7)
GOBIIDAE: added Schindleria nana, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 22)
LIPARIDAE: added Careproctus io, n. sp.

30 April 2024
New feature: Begun adding unavailable names proposed in recent literature in order to call attention to their status, especially since may appear in subsequent publications and websites as if they were validly published. See families CYPRINIDAE (SCHIZOTHORACINAE), DANIONIDAE (ESOMINAE), ANOSTOMIDAE and BAGRIDAE. These “species” are not included in the taxa counts on the Table of Contents page.

28 April 2024
Order BLENNIIFORMES (part 3)
CLINIDAE: added Heteroclinus colemani, H. longicauda and H. whitleyi, n. sp.

27 April 2024
Order GOBIESOCIFORMES
GOBIESOCIDAE: added Rhinolepadichthys, n. g., with 4 sp. formerly in Lepadichthys (geminus, heemstraorum, lineatus, polyastrous); per Fujiwara et al. (2024), deleted Unguitrema, moving its 1 sp. to Discotrema

26 April 2024
Family ERYTHRINIDAE
added taxonomic notes to Erythrinus kessleri and Hoplias microcephalus
Family BRYCONIDAE
added taxonomic note to Brycon labiatus

25 April 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Hazeus paucisquamatus, n. sp.; deleted Gobius strictus, jr. syn. of G. cruentatus per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 1)
SYNGNATHIDAE: reinstated Acentronura mossambica from synonymy per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes

24 April 2024
Family GASTROMYZONTIDAE
added Bashimyzon cheni, n. g. and n. sp., and, per that description, moved Erromyzon damingshanensis to Bashimyzon

17 April 2024
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Kapuasia, n. g., with 1 sp. (maculiceps) moved from Schistura; added Oreonectes andongensis and Yunnanilus yangi, n. sp.; revised entry for Paracanthocobitis mooreh

16 April 2024
Family MORMYRIDAE
corrected authorship of Mormyrus kannume from Forsskål 1775 to Fabricius 1775
Family ENGRAULIDAE
corrected authorship of Thryssa baelama from (Forsskål 1775) to (Fabricius 1775)
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily TORINAE
corrected authorship of Labeobarbus bynni from (Forsskål 1775) to (Fabricius 1775)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 9)
SCORPAENIDAE: added Neomerinthe ornithoptera, n. sp. 

15 April 2024
posted revisions for families RITIDAE (Ritas and Nanobagrids), AILIIDAE (Asian Butter Catfishes), HORABAGRIDAE (Sun or Imperial Catfishes), and BAGRIDAE (Naked or Bagrid Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 6)
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE
deleted Astyanax paranahybae, jr. syn. of Piabina argentea per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes

11 April 2024
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily STEVARDIINAE
added Monotocheirodon duda, n. sp.
Family LEBIASINIDAE
added Pyrrhulina rachoviana, overlooked sp. from 1929; per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), deleted Lebiasina pleurotaenia (=erythrinoides)

9 April 2024
Family COBITIDAE
added Protocobitis longicostatus, n. sp.

8 April 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily ACROSSOCHEILINAE
added Acrossocheilus furongjiangensis, n. sp.
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily PHOXININAE
added Phoxinus adagumicus, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 4)
SERRANIDAE: added Chelidoperca pollux and C. pulchella, n. sp.
ANTHIADIDAE: added Plectranthias clavatus, n. sp.

7 April 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily BARBINAE
deleted Luciobarbus kottelati and L. lydianus, both jr. syn. of L. graecus per Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu (2024)
Family SERRASALMIDAE
added Serrasalmus magallanesi, n. sp.; per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), resurrected Metynnis anisurus from synonymy and replaced Serrasalmus striolatus with S. scapularis, a senior synonym; added taxonomic notes to Myleus pacu and Serrasalmus auriventris 

5 April 2024
Family ENGRAULIDAE
added Thryssa porava and T. valenciennesi, both resurrected from synonymy by Hata & Lavoué (2024); revised entry for Thryssa purava (not to be confused with T. porava)
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (parts 3 & 4)
EMMELICHTHYIDAE: added Emmelichthys papillatus, n. sp.; moved Emmelichthys marisrubri to Dipterygonotus (LUTJANIDAE) per Girard (2024)

4 April 2024
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 8)
AMBASSIDAE: per Ghazili et al. (2023b), deleted Ambassis gymnocephalus (=ambassis); per Ghazili et al. (2023a), made the following changes: deleted Paradoxodacna, moving its one sp. to Parambassis; reinstated Pseudambassis from synonymy with one sp. (lala) previously in Parambassis; reinstated Pseudoambassis (not to be confused with Pseudambassis) from synonymy with 5 sp. formerly in Ambassis (agassizii, agrammus, elongata, jacksoniensis, macleayi); moved the following sp. from Parambassis to Chanda (baculis, pulcinella, ranga, siamensis)
OPISTOGNATHIDAE: added Opistognathus abei, n. sp.

3 April 2024
Family DASYATIDAE
moved Fontitrygon geijskesi to Hypanus per Petean et al. (2024)
Order KURTIFORMES
APOGONIDAE: added taxonomic note to Jaydia tchefouensis

31 March 2024
Family ANOSTOMIDAE
per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), deleted Leporellus retropinnis (=pictus) and moved Leporinus pachyurus to Megaleporinus (with taxonomic comment); added taxonomic comments to Laemolyta fasciata, Leporinus bimaculatus and Schizodon corti
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE Subfamily TRICHOMYCTERINAE
added Trichomycterus (Psammocambeva) diamantinensis, n. sp.

30 March 2024
Family NOTACANTHIDAE
added Notacanthus arrontei, n. sp.; revised entries of Tilurus and T. gegenbauri

29 March 2024
posted revisions for families SILURIDAE (Sheatfishes), KRYPTOGLANIDAE (Indian Cave Catfish), AUSTROGLANIDIDAE (Rock Catfishes), PANGASIIDAE (Shark Catfishes), CHACIDAE (Frogmouth Catfishes) and PLOTOSIDAE (Eeltail Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 5)

28 March 2024
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily TETRAGONOPTERINAE
added taxonomic note to Tetragonopterus signatus
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily CHEIRODONTINAE
per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), deleted Saccoderma robusta (specimens identifiable as S. hastata and Odontostilbe dialeptura) and moved Odontostilbe littoris to Serrapinnus

26 March 2024
Family CHIMAERIDAE
added Chimaera supapae, n. sp.

21 March 2024
per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), deleted Priocharax from CHARACIDAE: CHARACINAE and moved it to ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE: HETEROCHARACINAE
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Gobiodon spadix, n. sp.
Order LABRIFORMES (part 1)
LABRIDAE: added Halichoeres sanchezi, n. sp.
Order ACROPOMATIFORMES
EPIGONIDAE: added Epigonus gemma and E. hexacanthus, n. sp.

20 March 2024
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 2)
RIVULIDAE: elevated Argolebias, subgenus of Austrolebias, now recognized as a full genus by Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, with a n. sp., A. adrianae

19 March 2024
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE
added Curculionichthys monolechis and Pareiorhaphis torrenticola, n. sp.

18 March 2024
posted revisions of entries for Family LORICARIIDAE: subfamilies HYPOSTOMINAE (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos), RHINELEPINAE (Rhinelepine Plecos) and DELTURINAE (Primitive Suckermouth Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 4)

16 March 2024
Order SALMONIFORMES
SALMONIDAE: in entry for Salmo brunoi, corrected guinan to guinand (thanks, Erwin!)

15 March 2024
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Triplophysa shannanensis, n. sp.
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily BARBINAE
added Cyprinion muscatense, overlooked sp. from 1888 (thanks, Erwin!)

14 March 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily CYPRININAE
added Sinocyclocheilus xingyiensis, n. sp.
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
added Garra hexagonarostris, n. sp.; per Nebeshwar et al. (2024), deleted Garra alticaputus and G. kimini (both =birostris), G. minima (=quadratirostris), and G. nigricauda (=arunachalensis)

13 March 2024
Order CICHLIFORMES (parts 2 & 3)
PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE: added Jabarichromis, n. g., with one sp. (pfefferi) formerly in Gnathochromis; deleted Chalinochromis per Ronco et al. (2021) and Konings (2023), moving its 3 sp. to Julidochromis

10 March 2024
Family ALEPOCEPHALIDAE
added biographical data to entry for Narcetes lloydi (thank you, David Kelly!)
Family DISTICHODONTIDAE
per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), provisionally reinstated Nannocharax gobioides from synonymy, deleted Nannocharax niloticus tchadensis (referable in part to both N. occidentalis and N. lineomaculatus), and moved Nannaethiops gracilis back to its original genus Neolebias

9 March 2024
Family ALESTIDAE
per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), reinstated Brycinus batesii from synonymy, deleted Virilia, moving its one sp. to Micralestes, deleted Rhabdalestes leleupi (=tangensis), and moved Phenacogrammus bleheri and P. taeniatus to Alestopetersius

8 March 2024
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily STEVARDIINAE
added Bryconamericus misei, n. sp.; added Knodus caquetae, overlooked sp. from 1945; added taxonomic or nomenclatural notes to Bryconamericus caldasi, Eretmobrycon gonzalezoi and Knodus septentrionalis; and, per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), deleted Bryconamericus megalepis (=Compsura heterura in Cheirodontinae), deleted Bryconamericus zeteki (=emperador), deleted Knodus jacunda (=smithi), and moved Bryconamericus ichoensis to Eretmobrycon, Bryconamericus cinarucoense and B. macarenae to Knodus, and Bryconamericus cristiani to Hemibrycon

7 March 2024
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE
added Brachychalcinus sabaji and Inpaichthys parauapiranga, n. sp.; added Hyphessobrycon troemneri, overlooked sp. from 1942; moved Hasemania nambiquara to Inpaichthys per Ferreira et al. (2024); added taxonomic notes to Astyanax moori, A. multidens, A. yariguies, Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus, C. multiradiatus, Hemigrammus aereus, H. matei, Hyphessobrycon maculicauda, H. robustulus, and H. heteresthes; changed spelling of Hyphessobrycon albolineatus to albolineatum with explanation; and, per Toledo-Piza et al. (2024), deleted Hyphessobrycon iheringi and H. latus (both =Serrapinnus piaba in Cheirodontinae), and Hyphessobrycon milleri (=compressus)

6 March 2024
Order PERCIFORMES (part 22)
LIPARIDAE: added Careproctus rhomboides, n. sp.

27 Feb. 2024
Order POLYMIXIIFORMES
POLYMIXIIDAE: added Polymixia carmenae, n. sp.

26 Feb. 2024
Family CALLICHTHYIDAE
added Corydoras caramater, n. sp.

22 Feb. 2024
posted revisions of entries for Family LORICARIIDAE: subfamilies LITHOGENINAE (Climbing Armored Catfishes), HYPOPTOPOMATINAE (Cascudinhos) and LORICARIINAE (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 3)
Family ASTROBLEPIDAE: revised entry for Astroblepus phelpsi

20 Feb. 2024
Order PERCOPSIFORMES
APHREDODERIDAE: per Muller & Simons (2024), added Aphredoderus ornatus and A. retrodorsalis, n. sp.; promoted A. sayanus gibbosus to full sp., and resurrected A. mesotremia from synonymy

19 Feb. 2024
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
revised entry for Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus
Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE
added Moenkhausia aurora, n. sp.

15 Feb. 2024
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 6)
GOBIIDAE: added Istigobius maleta, n. sp.
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 7)
GOBIIDAE: added Valenciennea papuensis and Vanderhorstia pattiseery, n. sp.

14 Feb. 2024
Family DANIONIDAE Subfamily CHEDRINAE
added Opsarius siangi, n. sp.
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Discordipinna vibrissa, Drombus flavimentus, Grallenia cinnamea, G. emarginata, G. nigrifasciata, G. nigrimarginata, G. ornata, G. sundaensis, and G. wandammenensis, n. sp.

13 Feb. 2024
Order BLENNIIFORMES (part 2)
BLENNIIDAE: added Ecsenius similis, Laiphognathus albifrons, Meiacanthus fakfakensis and M. flavivittatus, n. sp.

12 Feb. 2024
Order SALMONIFORMES
SALMONIDAE: added Salmo brunoi, n. sp.

11 Feb. 2024
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 10)
POMACENTRIDAE: added Pomacentrus mandacani, P. variegatus, Neopomacentrus australicus, and N. simulatus, n. sp.; deleted Pomacentrus armillatus, jr. syn. of P. opisthostigma, per Allen & Erdmann (Reef Fishes of the East Indies, 2nd ed., 2024); deleted Lepidopomacentrus, sub. g. of Pomacentrus, per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes

10 Feb. 2024
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 4)
HAEMULIDAE: added Haemulon boschmae castroaguirrei, n. sub. sp.

9 Feb. 2024
Family ETMOPTERIDAE
added Etmopterus lii, n. sp.
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily PHOXININAE
added Phoxinus radeki, n. sp.
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4)
CYNOGLOSSIDAE: added Cynoglossus papuensis, n. sp.
Order LABRIFORMES (part 1)
LABRIDAE: added Cirrhilabrus xanthozonus, n. sp.
Order LABRIFORMES (part 3)
PINGUIPEDIDAE: added Parapercis lembehensis, n. sp.

8 Feb. 2024
Family CONGRIDAE
added Ariosoma gracile and A. kannani, n. sp.
Order BLENNIIFORMES (part 1)
TRIPTERYGIIDAE: added Enneapterygius frickei and E. sericus, n. sp.
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 2)
ARACANIDAE: added Kentrocapros flavimaculatus, n. sp.; changed spelling of Kentrocapros spilonota to spilonotus and revised entry accordingly

7 Feb. 2024
Family CURIMATIDAE
added Cyphocharax albiventris, n. sp.; moved Steindachnerina corumbae to Cyphocharax per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; changed spelling of Curimatopsis crypticus to cryptica with explanation
Order ANABANTIFORMES
HELOSTOMATIDAE: revised etymology of Helostoma
CHANNIDAE: deleted Channa torsaensis, jr. syn. of C. quinquefasciata per Britz et al. (2024)
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 2)
DRACONETTIDAE: per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, deleted Centrodraco nigrocentonis (=C. gegonipa) and C. otohime (=C. ornatus)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 6)
PERCIDAE: deleted Etheostoma occidentale (=E. atripinne) and E. tennesseense (=E. simoterum) per Page et al. (2023)

6 Feb. 2024
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2)
LEIOGNATHIDAE: added Equulites macrolepis and E. ryukyuensis, n. sp.; per Suzuki & Kimura (2023), moved Leiognathus berbis to Equulites, deleted Equulites absconditus and E. klunzingeri (both jr. syn. of E. berbis), and deleted Equulites lineolatus (a nomen dubium)
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6)
LETHRININDAE: revised etymology of Lethrinus

5 Feb. 2024
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 5)
PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE: added Pseudotropheus likomae, n. sp.

2 Feb. 2024
Family NEMACHEILIDAE (part 10)
added Homatula tigris, overlooked n. sp. from 2023
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
corrected spelling of Garra deccaensis to deccanensis

1 Feb. 2024
Order SILURIFORMES (part 10)
ICTALURIDAE: added taxonomic notes to Ictalurus australis, I. meridionalis and I. ochoterenai
Order ANABANTIFORMES
CHANNIDAE: added Channa coccinea, C. pyrophthalmus, C. rakhinica and C. rubora, n. sp.

30 Jan. 2024
posted revisions of entries for families Callichthyidae (Armored Catfishes), Scoloplacidae (Spiny Dwarf Catfishes) and Astroblepidae (Climbing Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 2)

25 Jan. 2024
Family COBITIDAE
added Sabanejewia aralensis, resurrected from synonymy by Vasil’eva et al. (2022)
Family LEUCISCIDAE: Subfamily LEUCISCINAE
added Chondrostoma ohridanum, resurrected from synonymy by Shumka et al. (2023)
Order SALMONIFORMES
SALMONIDAE: deleted Salvelinus colii, S. fimbriatus, S. grayi, S. obtusus, S. scharffi and S. trevelyani, all jr. syn. of S. alpinus per Barthelemy et al. (2023)
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 10)
POMACENTRIDAE: elevated Stegastes fuscus trindadensis to full sp. per Carvalho-Filho (2023); changed dates of Pomacentrus novaeguineae, P. umbratilus and P. xanthocercus from 2022 to 2023 with explanation

24 Jan. 2024
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6)
SPARIDAE: in entry for Diplodus cervinus, corrected “Canary Islands” to “Madeira” (thank you, David Kelly!)

23 Jan. 2024
posted revisions of entries for families Diplomystidae (Velvet Catfishes), Cetopsidae (Whale and Marbled Catfishes), Trichomycteridae (Pencil and Parasitic Catfishes) and Nematogenyidae (Mountain Catfishes), replacing pages for Order SILURIFORMES (part 1)
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Turcinoemacheilus inexpectatus, n. sp.

18 Jan. 2024
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4)
CYNOGLOSSIDAE: added Cynoglossus glotta, n. sp.

16 Jan. 2024
Family SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE
added Dysomma intermedium and Dysommina brevis, n. sp.

12 Jan. 2024
per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes and Near & Thacker (2024), made the following classificatory changes: (1) assigned “Incertae sedis” families in Series Eupercaria to the following orders: Callanthiidae, Dinopercidae, Emmelichthyidae, Malacanthidae, Monodactlyidae, Moronidae, Sciaenidae and Sillaginidae to Acanthuriformes, Centrogenyidae to Labriformes, and Parascorpididae to Centrarchiformes; (2) transferred Caesioscorpididae from Perciformes to Centrarchiformes; (3) transferred Leptoscopidae from Perciformes to Labriformes; (3) subsumed Uranoscopiformes into Labriformes; (4) subsumed Priacanthiformes, Lutjaniformes, Gerreiformes and Spariformes into Acanthuriformes
Order CENTRARCHIFORMES
KUHLIIDAE: added Kuhlia splendens, raised from synonymy per Heemstra (2022); deleted Parakuhlia, inadvertently retained after having transferred the genus to Haemulidae (Acanthuriformes part 4)
KYPHOSIDAE: deleted Kyphosus lutescens, jr. syn. of K. sectatrix per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
Order LABRIFORMES (part 3)
CENTROGENYIDAE: added Centrogenys algrahami and C. pogonoskii, n. sp.
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 5)
SCIAENIDAE : per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, moved Paralonchurus elegans to Lonchurus
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6)
NEMIPTERIDAE: raised Scolopsis regina from synonymy per Ishihara et al. (2023)

10 Jan. 2024
Order OSMERIFORMES
SALANGIDAE: added Salanx chinensis and Neosalanx taihuensis, overlooked taxa from 1765 and 1956, respectively; revised entry for Salanx
Order GOBIESOCIFORMES
GOBIESOCIDAE: deleted Briggsia, moving its one sp. to Lissonanchus per Fujiwara et al. (2023)
Order TETRAODONTIFORMES (part 2)
MOLIDAE: revised entry for Mola alexandrini, deleting comments about the validity of its name per evidence provided by Sawai & Nyegaard (2023)

4 Jan. 2024
Order ATHERINIFORMES (part 2)
MELANOTAENIIDAE: added Melanotaenia jakora, n. sp.

3 Jan. 2024
posted revisions of entries for families Iguanodectidae, Triportheidae, Bryconidae, Chalceidae and Gasteropelecidae, replacing pages for Order CHARACIFORMES (part 8)
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Turcinoemacheilus ansari, T. christofferi and T. moghbeli, n. sp.