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.
1 June 2026
Family ANOSTOMIDAE
deleted Megaleporinus, moving its 11 sp. to Arhinolemur, a sr. syn. per Panzeri et al. (2026); deleted Megaleporinus pachyurus, a sp. inq. that is no longer supported
31 May 2026
Family GOBIONIDAE
added Saurogobio rarus, n. sp.; per Sun et al. (2026), moved Abbottina lalinensis to Microphysogobio and A. binhi to Oriengobio; corrected Gobiocyrpis rarus to Gobiocyproides rarus (PDF only)
30 May 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily TORINAE
added Tor sattalensis, n. sp.; revised entry for Labeobarbus platydorsus
29 May 2026
Order LABRIFORMES (part 2)
LABRIDAE: added Labroides flammulatus and L. inopinatus, n. sp.; per Tea et al. (2026), deleted Larabicus, moving its one sp. to Labroides
Order PERCIFORMES (part 22)
LIPARIDAE: added Paraliparis bathypelagicus, n. sp.
28 May 2026
Family DANIONIDAE Subfamily DANIONINAE
added Chela kaladanensis and Laubuka sittaungensis, n. sp.
26 May 2026
Family CETOMIMIDAE
added Gyrinomimus alepis, G. amaokai, G. johnpaxtoni and G. johnsoni, n. sp.
Family BUTIDAE
moved Oxyeleotris urophthalmus to Odonteleotris per Larson & Murugan (2026)
Order ACROPOMATIFORMES
HEMEROCOETIDAE: deleted Acanthopsaron striatum, g. & sp., jr. syn. of Parapercis fuscollineata (Labriformes: Pinguipedidae) per Ho & Su (2026)
25 May 2026
Family NETTASTOMATIDAE
deleted Hoplunnis pacifica, jr. syn. of H. sicarius per Ramírez Segura et al. (2026)
Family CONGRIDAE
moved Gnathophis musteliceps to Japonoconger per Kodeeswaran et al. (2026)
24 May 2026
Order PERCIFORMES (part 19)
AGONIDAE: per Vandenberg et al. (2026), made the following revisions: elevated subfamilies NAUTICHTHYINAE, HEMILEPIDOTINAE and HEMITRIPTERINAE to full families; moved Agonopsis from AGONINAE to a new subfamily, AGONOPSINAE; moved Freemanichthys, Leptagonus and Podothecus from AGONINAE to an expanded PODOTHECINAE; and deleted Sarritor, jr. syn. of Leptagonus, and Xeretmus, jr. syn. of Bathyagonus
23 May 2026
Family GADIDAE
revised entry for Trisopterus luscus
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 4)
ANAPLEPIDAE: added Jenynsia aurea, n. sp.
22 May 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
added Discogobio acutusirostris, n. sp.
21 May 2026
Family RHINOPTERIDAE
added Rhinoptera lalandii, resurrected from synonymy by Cunha et al. (2026)
20 May 2026
Family ATELOMYCTERIDAE
corrected authorship of Schroederichthys bivius from Müller & Henle to Smith with explanation
Family TRIAKIDAE
corrected authorship Iago garricki from Fourmanoir & Rivaton 1979 to Fourmanoir 1979 (earlier publication) and revised entry
Family CARCHARHINIDAE
revised entry for Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Family RHINOBATIDAE
corrected authorship of Acroteriobatus annulatus from Müller & Henle to Smith with explanation
Family DASYATIDAE
corrected authorships of Hemitrygon akajei and Telatrygon zugei from Müller & Henle to Bürger with explanations
Order PERCIFORMES (part 6)
PERCIDAE: added Percina campestria, P. hesperia, P. obscura and P. versicolor, n. sp.
18 May 2026
Order SYNGNATHIFORMES (part 1)
SOLENOSTOMIDAE: added Solenostomus snuffleupagus, n. sp.
SYNGNATHIDAE: added Fustaclex bifasciatus, n. sp.
17 May 2026
Family POTAMOTRYGONIDAE
added Paratrygon araguaia, P. lucindai, P. munduruku, P. raonii and Potamotrygon siponinmorok, n. sp.
Family HEPTAPTERIDAE
added Leptorhamdia kamilai and Phenacorhamdia bermejo, n. sp.
16 May 2026
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 2)
RIVULIDAE: added Hypsolebias guararug and H. negobispoi, n. sp.
14 May 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily ACROSSOCHEILINAE
added Scaphesthes zhejiangensis, n. sp.
Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE
revised etymology of Parotocinclus jumbo (thank you, David Kelly)
13 May 2026
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Hazeus atrispinalis, n. sp.
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 7)
GOBIIDAE: added Valenciennea schlieweni and V. zaboae, n. sp.
7 May 2026
Family ASPREDINIDAE
added Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi, n. sp.
5 May 2026
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE: Subfamily HYPHESSOBRYCONINAE
added Hyphessobrycon plumbellus, n. sp.
3 May 2026
Family SISORIDAE
added Glyptothorax intonsus, n. sp.
2 May 2026
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE: Subfamily VANDELLIINAE
added Paracanthopoma jiparanaensis and P.ventuarensis, n. sp.
1 May 2026
Family OPHICHTHIDAE
added Ophichthus acutidens, n. sp.; revised entry for Scytalichthys miurus
Family STEVARDIIDAE: Subfamily HEMIBRYCONINAE
updated biographical data for Hemibrycon galvisi
Family APTERONOTIDAE
updated biographical data for Apteronotus galvisi
29 April 2026
Family STERNOPYGIDAE
added Pararcholaemus, n. g. for Eigenmannia guchereauae
28 April 2026
Family AUCHENIPTERIDAE
added Tympanopleura personata, n. sp.
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 3)
SILLAGINIDAE: emended authorship of Sillago persica, changing Barani to Khandan Barani
Order CENTRARCHIFORMES
TERAPONTIDAE: added Terapon prolixus (corrected from prolixa), n. sp.
27 April 2026
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 2)
POLYNEMIDAE: added Filistriatus arabicus, n. sp.
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 5)
SCIAENIDAE: moved Bahaba polykladiskos to Boesemania per Lin et al. (2026)
26 April 2026
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Claea dafangensis and Triplophysa xingyiensis, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 22)
LIPARIDAE: deleted Careproctus moskalevi, jr. syn. of C. micropus per Christensen et al. (2026); moved Menziesichthys alaid to Paraliparis per Kai et al. (2026)
25 April 2026
Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE
deleted Siniichthys, moving its 3 sp. to Hemiculter per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes and other sources; revised entry for Metzia formosae
24 April 2026
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily LORICARIINAE
added Loricaria catirina and L. teteae, n. sp.
Family PARALEPIDIDAE
added Stemonosudis dianea, n. sp.
23 April 2026
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 2)
CICHLIDAE (PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE): added Petrotilapia kitrinos, n. sp.
22 April 2026
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 2)
CICHLIDAE (PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE): added taxonomic notes to Coptodon polycentra and C. guineensis
21 April 2026
Order PERCIFORMES (part 10)
SYNANCEIIDAE: added Cocotropus kanding, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 20)
COTTIDAE: reinstated Cottus kuznetzovi, now in Alpinocottus, per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
19 April 2026
posted revisions for family OXUDERCIDAE (Mudskippers and allies), now recognizing 4 subfamilies (AMBLYOPINAE, GONIONELLINAE, OXUDERCINAE, SICYDIINAE), replacing pages for Order GOBIIFORMES (parts 2 & 3)
18 April 2026
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 4)
POECILIIDAE: added Poecilia marconii, n. sp.
17 April 2026
Family CRENUCHIDAE
added Characidium noelkempffi and C. urucum, n. sp.
16 April 2026
Family STERNOPTYCHIDAE
deleted Subfamily MAUROLICINAE per May et al. (2026)
15 April 2026
Family MORMYRIDAE
added Gnathonemus marqueti, n. sp.; resurrected Gnathonemus brevicaudatus from synonymy per Mulelenu et al. (2026)
14 April 2026
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6)
NEMIPTERIDAE: added Parascolopsis flavimarginatus, n. sp.
13 April 2026
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE
added Arhinoglanis relictus, n. g. and n. sp., and Trichomycterus pinedai, n. sp.
12 April 2026
Family MYCTOPHIDAE
added Lampanyctus mendeleevi, n. sp.
11 April 2026
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Gobiodon limmoni, n. sp.
9 April 2026
Family CYPRININAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
changed status of Enteromius bieensis and E. ruacanaensis from unavailable to available, now dated to 2026
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Subfamily PRISTELLINAE
added Hemigrammus serrazul, n. sp.
6 April 2026
Order PERCIFORMES (part 14)
ZOARCIDAE: added Lycenchelys cyanosoma, n. sp.
3 April 2026
Family MURAENIDAE
revised etymology of Enchelycore schismatorhynchus
Family COBITIDAE
revised etymology of Pangio cuneovirgata
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
revised etymology of Schismatorhynchos
Family DISTICHODONTIDAE
revised etymology of Eugnathichthys virgatus
Family BAGRIDAE
revised etymology of Tachysurus virgatus
31 March 2026
Order PERCIFORMES (part 22)
LIPARIDAE: added Careproctus argosgeorgiae, n. sp.
30 March 2026
Family STOMIIDAE
per DeArmon et al. (2026), deleted subfamilies ASTRONESTHINAE, IDIACANTHINAE, MALACOSTEINAE and MELANOSTOMIINAE, subsuming them into STOMIINAE
29 March 2026
Family COBITIDAE
updated conservation note for Cobitis kellei
Family GASTROMYZONTIDAE
added Formosania tangi, n. sp.
28 March 2026
Family AMBLYCIPITIDAE
added Amblyceps vayavy, n. sp.
Order CARANGIFORMES (part 2)
BOTHIDAE: added Crossorhombus pescadores, n. sp.
27 March 2026
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Eviota kathyae, n. sp.
26 March 2026
Family ENGRAULIDAE
added Stolephorus falco, n. sp.
Family AMBLYOPSIDAE
updated biographical data for Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni
Family CYTTIDAE
revised etymology of Cyttus; added essay (PDF only)
Family BUTIDAE
added Butis bargabhimae, n. sp.
22 March 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
added Hongshuia boulobos, H. wangi and Tariqilabeo kaladanensis, n. sp.; per Zeng et al. (2026), deleted Hongshuia paoli, jr. syn. of H. megalophthalmus; per Patel et al. (2026), deleted Parapsilorhynchus alluriensis and P. swaini, both jr. syn. of P. odishaensis
21 March 2026
Family COBITIDAE
added Gitchak nakana, n. g. and n. sp., and Cobitis tosaensis, n. sp.
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily LORICARIINAE
added Rhadinoloricaria yanomami, R. yekuana, and Rineloricaria harenae, n. sp.
20 March 2026
Family CATOSTOMIDAE
added Moxostoma carolina, n. sp.
19 March 2026
Family CALLICHTHYIDAE
added Hoplisoma tenharim, n. sp.
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 2)
CICHLIDAE (PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE): corrected spelling of Lobochilotes labiata to labiatus
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 1)
NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE: added Aphyosemion izyarae (originally in Mesoaphyosemion), n. sp.
15 March 2026
Family MYXINIDAE
added Myxine floyd, n. sp.
14 March 2026
Family CYPRININAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
added Oreichthys elianae, n. sp.
Family SISORIDAE
added Glyptothorax sentimereni, n. sp.
13 March 2026
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Subfamily HYPHESSOBRYCONINAE
added Hyphessobrycon pastanai, n. sp.
Family LEBIASINIDAE
added Pyrrhulina punctata, n. sp.
Family OPHIDIIDAE
added Neobythites nanhaiensis, n. sp.
12 March 2026
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE
added Microcambeva caissara, n. sp.; per Costa (2026), added 5 n. g. (Eremoglanis, Mauri, Parascleronema, Pericambeva, Pseudocambeva) with sp. previously in Cambeva, Scleronema and Trichomycterus, and elevated Plesioscleronema to full genus
11 March 2026
Family SISORIDAE
added Tremeuchiloglanis baishuiensis and T. chishuiensis, n. sp. (both originally in Sineuchiloglanis)
5 March 2026
Family AKYSIDAE
added Akysis poecilurus, n. sp
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1)
LOBOTIDAE: added Hapalogenys olivaceus, n. sp.
3 March 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily CYPRININAE
added Poropuntius tongnunui and Sinocyclocheilus pingchowensis, n. sp.
2 March 2026
Family LOPHOTIDAE
revised entry for Lophotus lacepede
28 Feb. 2026
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE
added 4 n. sp.: Pareiorhina aiuruoca, P. isabelae, P. mystica and P. sofiae
Order ATHERINIFORMES (part 1)
ATHERINOPSIDAE: revised etymology of Chirostoma sphyraena
24 Feb. 2026
posted revisions for families TRICHONOTIDAE (Sandivers), RHYACICHTHYIDAE (Loach Gobies), ODONTOBUTIDAE (Freshwater Sleepers), MILYERINGIDAE (Blind Cave Gobies), ELEOTRIDAE (Spinycheek Sleepers), XENISTHMIDAE (Collared Wrigglers), BUTIDAE (Butid Sleepers) and THALASSELEOTRIDIDAE (Ocean Sleepers), replacing page for Order GOBIIFORMES (part 1)
23 Feb. 2026
Family PRISTIGASTERIDAE
per Hata et al. (2026), resurrected Pellona hoevenii and P. natalensis from synonymy, moved Pellona ditchela to Ilisha, and deleted Ilisha striatula (=I. ditchela)
21 Feb. 2026
Family AUCHENIPTERIDAE
per Calegari et al. (2025), resurrected Balroglanis from synonymy with 3 sp. (akwe, carolae, macracanthus, schultzi) previously in Centromochlus
18 Feb. 2026
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 5)
SCIAENIDAE: added Odontoscion pepojuba and O. pitassyae, n. sp.
17 Feb. 2026
Family BALITORIDAE
added Balitora tiandengensis, n. sp.
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Magnischistura khaokrajom, n. g. and n. sp., and Paranemachilus nonggangensis and Triplophysa nayongensis, n. sp.
15 Feb. 2026
Family ALESTIDAE
added Clavocharax, n. g., with 2 sp. moved from Brachypetersius (gabonensis, notospilus) and 1 sp. from Nannopetersius (mutambuei); per Wang et al. (2025), added 3 sub. families: Alestinae, Clupeocharacinae and Petersiinae
14 Feb. 2026
Family PLOTOSIDAE
added Neosilurus manjandi, n. sp.
12 Feb. 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SCHIZOPYGOPSINAE
added Schizopygopsis yalongensis, n. sp.
11 Feb. 2026
Order CICHLIFORMES (parts 3 and 5)
CICHLIDAE (PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE): moved Hemichromis angolensis to Serranochromis per Bragança & Skelton (2026)
10 Feb. 2026
posted revisions for families KURTIDAE (Nurseryfishes) and APOGONIDAE (Cardinalfishes), replacing page for Order KURTIFORMES (now part of GOBIIFORMES)
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 8)
AMBASSIDAE: added Parambassis kapuasensis, P. seruyanensis and P. sumatrana, n. sp.; per Ghazali et al. (2026), deleted Parambassis piratica, jr. syn. of P. macrolepis
GRAMMITIDAE: corrected spelling of Lipogramma haberorum to haberi per ICZN 32.5.1
8 Feb. 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE
revised etymology of Enteromius nigrifilis
7 Feb. 2026
Family MURAENIDAE
revised entry for Muraena helena
Family COBITIDAE
revised entry for Misgurnus fossilis
Family CLARIIDAE
revised entry for Clarias batrachus
Family STERNOPYGIDAE
added Sternopygus embera, n. sp.
5 Feb. 2026
Family NEMACHEILIDAE
added Pogonoschistura pawaiensis, n. g. and n. sp.; added Mustura arenaria and Oreonectes jinxiuensis, n. sp.; per Bohlen et al. (2026), resurrected Acoura from synonymy with one sp. (savona) formerly in Schistura, and moved Schistura kohchangensis to Pogonoschistura; moved Mustura shanensis to Schistura and Schistura sijuensis to Mustura per Lyu et al. (2026); moved Nemacheilus arenicolus and N. argyrogaster to Dalistura, and Schistura geisleri and S. isostigma to Zhustura per Endruweit (2025); deleted Schistura conirostris, jr. syn. of Pteronemacheilus meridionalis per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; revised etymology of Schistura nasifilis
3 Feb. 2026
Family CYPRININAE Subfamily TORINAE
added Labeobarbus kylei, n. sp.; revised etymology of Labeobarbus longifilis
Family SISORIDAE
deleted Pareuchiloglanis phongthoensis, jr. syn. of Chimarrichthys dorsoarcus per Endruweit (2025)
1 Feb. 2026
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily POGONICHTHYINAE
added 3 n. sp.: Miniellus lucifer, M. multicorniculatus and M. oblitus, all originally described in Notropis; per Pinion et al. (2025), elevated Minnielus stramineus missuriensis to full sp.
Family ANOSTOMIDAE
added Leporinus maxakali, n. sp.
28 Jan. 2026
Order PERCIFORMES (part 22)
LIPARIDAE: added Paraliparis nelsoni and Psednos gulliensis, n. sp.
27 Jan. 2026
Family DASYATIDAE
added Hemitrygon ariakensis, n. sp.
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily PSEUDASPININAE
emended spellings of Rhynchocypris mantschuricus and R. oxycephalus to mantschurica and oxycephala, respectively
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 7)
CICHLIDAE (CICHLINAE): added Geophagus pirangaensis, n. sp.
Order ATHERINIFORMES (part 1)
ATHERINIDAE: provisionally added Atherina pontica, treated as valid in several references
25 Jan. 2026
Order ACROPOMATIFORMES
EPIGONIDAE: added Epigonus lustrans, n. sp.
Order PERCIFORMES (part 6)
PERCIDAE: added Allohistium anas, n. sp.
24 Jan. 2026
posted revisions for Family BATRACHOIDIDAE (Toadfishes), replacing page for Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES
22 Jan. 2026
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily ACROSSOCHEILINAE
added 3 previously unavailable g. (Angustistoma, Hongiastoma, Scaphostoma) with sp. formerly in Onychostoma and Scaphestes, and 1 previously unavailable sp., Scaphostoma annamense; added Acrossocheilus wuyiensis, overlooked sp. from 1981
21 Jan. 2026
Order LABRIFORMES (part 1)
LABRIDAE: added Decodon erythroleukos, n. sp.
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 4)
LUTJANIDAE: added Lutjanus arakan, n. sp.
19 Jan. 2026
Family ALBULIDAE
revised etymology of Albula vulpes
Family SYNODONTIDAE
revised etymology of Synodus foetens
18 Jan. 2026
Family ALEPOCEPHALIDAE
revised etymology of Talismania longifilis
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE
revised etymology of Ancistrus brevifilis
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 7)
Family GOBIIDAE: added 7 n. sp.: Trimma novemstriatum, T. pamae, T. taipinense (corrected from taipinensis), T. tufiense (corrected from tufiensis), Trimmatom lanyuensis, T. novempunctatus, and T. tetramaculatus
16 Jan. 2026
Family SALMONIDAE
elevated Salmo ischchan aestivalis to full sp. per Turan et al. (2025); deleted Salmo danilewskii, jr. syn. of S. ischchan per Freyhof et al. (2025)
Order BELONIFORMES
Family ADRIANICHTHYIDAE: added Oryzias cabaranensis, n. sp.
15 Jan. 2026
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE
added Psalidodon paiva, P. terezinhae and P. velhochico, n. sp.; added Astyanax altiparanae, A. asuncionensis and A. jacuhiensis, now treated as valid by Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes; per Rodrigues-Oliveira et al. (2025), moved Hyphessobrycon santae (Hyphessobryconinae) to Psalidodon (Acestrorhamphinae) and deleted Astyanax turmalinensis, jr. syn. of P. santae
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 6)
Family GOBIIDAE: added Lepusigobius, n. g. for Gobiosoma pallida, an overlooked sp. from 1934
14 Jan. 2026
Family GASTROMYZONTIDAE
added Pseudogastromyzon putienensis, n. sp.; moved Liniparhomaloptera macrostoma to Vanmanenia per Endruweit (2025)
Family BALITORIDAE
deleted Sinogastromyzon lixianjiangensis, jr. syn. of S. multiocellum per Endruweit (2025)
13 Jan. 2026
Family SISORIDAE
added Glyptothorax pulcher, G. sulculus and Glaridoglanis verruciloba, n. sp.; deleted Glyptothorax zhujiangensis, jr. syn. of G. pallozonum per Zeng et al. (2026)
12 Jan. 2026
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 1)
added Family XENISTHMIDAE with 6 g. previously in Eleotridae (Allomicrodesmus, Gymnoxenisthmus, Paraxenisthmus, Rotuma, Tyson, Xenisthmus) per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes and other sources; added Xenisthmus aureus, n. sp.
10 Jan. 2026
posted revisions for families BYTHITIDAE (Viviparous or Livebearing Brotulas) and DINEMATICHTHYIDAE (Dwarf Brotulas), replacing page for Order OPHIDIIFORMES (part 2)
5 Jan. 2026
Family ANOMALOPIDAE
corrected entry for Photoblepharon (thank you, Caroline Mason)
Order PERCIFORMES (part 4)
ANTHIADIDAE: per Tang & Chen (2025), split Plectranthias into 7 g., including 2 n. g. (Aepysomanthias, Poroanthias) and 4 g. elevated from synonymy (Pelontrus, Sayonara, Xenanthias, Zalanthias), and deleted Plectranthias normanby, jr. syn. of Pelontrus takasei; added Sayonara flavolineata, n. sp.
3 Jan. 2026
Family CRENUCHIDAE
added Characidium tupi, n. sp.
Order ANABANTIFORMES
CHANNIDAE: added Channa bhoi, n. sp.
2 Jan. 2026
Family PIMELODIDAE
added taxonomic note to Pimelodus platicirris
Family GONOSTOMATIDAE
added taxonomic footnote (PDF only)
1 Jan. 2026
Family STOMIIDAE
added Eustomias (Spilostomias) ansiluminis, n. sp.; expanded footnote for Subfamily STOMIINAE (PDF only)
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 5)
GOBIIDAE: added Eviota bifurca and E. bikiniensis, n. sp.
31 Dec. 2025
Family SALMONIDAE
added Salmo emireae and S. sengulae, n. sp.
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 4)
GOBIIDAE: added Acentrogobius nigromaculatus and Cryptocentrus aureostriatus, n. sp.
Order SYNBRANCHIFORMES
MASTACEMBELIDAE: added Mastacembelus dictyon, n. sp.; added Mastacembelus thacbaensis, resurrected from synonymy per Britz & Kottelat (2025)
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 3)
CEPOLIDAE: added Owstonia smithvanizi, n. sp.
30 Dec. 2025
Family COBITIDAE
added Microcobitis stilaspi, n. sp.
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily LORICARIINAE
added Farlowella kirane, n. sp.
Family SILURIDAE
revised etymologies of Silurus and S. asotus
Family DORADIDAE
corrected date of Ossancora punctata from 1855 to 1853
29 Dec. 2025
Family CONGRIDAE
added Gnathophis ajithi, G. anilmohapatrai and G. arabicus, n. sp.
25 Dec. 2025
Family APTERONOTIDAE
added Porotergus maroon, n. sp.
24 Dec. 2025
Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE
added Psalidodon canaaensis, n. sp.; deleted Hyphessobrycon nicolasi, jr. syn. of H. meridionalis per Terán et al. 2025
Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES (part 4)
POECILIIDAE: added Gambusia echelleorum and G. pyrros, n. sp.; provisionally reinstated Gambusia clarkhubbsi per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
PROCATOPODIDAE: moved Micropanchax johnstoni and M. katangae to Lacustricola per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes
22 Dec. 2025
Family CATOSTOMIDAE
corrected date of Vexillichthys from 2014 to 2024 (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Family BALITORIDAE
corrected spelling of Balitora plethora to plithora (thank you, Thomas Lachenal)
Family DANIONIDAE
added Devario altus, n. sp.; per Sudasinghe et al. (2025), deleted Devario monticola, jr. syn. of D. malabaricus
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE
added Listrura paranagua, n. sp., inexplicably left out of 6 Dec. update (thank you, Thomas Lachenal); moved Cambeva paloence to Trichomycterus per Reis et al. (2025)
21 Dec. 2025
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily LAVINIINAE
added Epizon, n. g., with 2 sp. (alvordensis, boraxobius) formerly in Siphateles; per Campbell et al. (2025), elevated 6 sub. sp. of Siphateles bicolor (isolatus, mohavensis, newarkensis, obesus, snyderi, thalassinus) to full sp.; corrected spellings of 3 names in Siphateles: eurychila to eurychilus, isolata to isolatus, and obesa to obesus
20 Dec. 2025
Family CYPRINIDAE Subfamily ACROSSOCHEILINAE
added taxonomic note to Onychostoma ovale
Family ACHEILOGNATHIDAE
added Acheilognathus guichenoti, resurrected from synonymy by Endruweit (2025)
19 Dec. 2025
Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE
per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, deleted Sinibrama wui (=macrops) and provisionally replaced Aphyocypris kyphus with A. dorsohorizontalis; revised entry for Pseudohemiculter dispar; added conservation note to Anabarilius transmontanus
Family SILURIDAE
added taxonomic note to Penesilurus cucphuongensis; revised etymology of Silurus asotus
18 Dec. 2025
Family KNERIIDAE
added Grasseichthys zamba, n. sp.
Family CYPRININAE Subfamily LABEONINAE
corrected etymology of Garra bicornuta (thank you, Ryan Thoni)
Family PARALEPIDIDAE
added Stemonosudis fumea, n. sp.
Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 5)
SCIAENIDAE: corrected etymologies of Sciaena and S. umbra (thank you, Holger Funk)
16 Dec. 2025
Family LEUCISCIDAE Subfamily LEUCISCINAE
per Levin et al. (2025), resurrected Orthroleucos from synonymy for Rutilus atropatenus; corrected spelling of Acanthalburnus urmianus to urmiana; added footnote Acanthobrama microlepis entry (PDF only)
15 Dec. 2025
Order GOBIIFORMES (part 7)
GOBIIDAE: added Vanderhorstia supersaiyan, n. sp.
12 Dec. 2025
Family BAGRIDAE
added Batasio eugenius and Olyra kolasibensis, n. sp.; per Ng (2025), deleted Batasio flavus, jr. syn. of B. travancoria
Family HEPTAPTERIDAE
added Cetopsorhamdia ramirezi, n. sp.; corrected spellings of Brachyglanis frenatus to frenata and B. microphthalmus to microphthalma
11 Dec. 2025
Order LABRIFORMES (parts 1 & 2)
LABRIDAE: per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, deleted Parodax and Sheardichthys, moving their sp. to Siphonognathus, and deleted Labropsis, moving its sp. to Diproctacanthus
10 Dec. 2025
Family ACIPENSERIDAE
per Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes, deleted Huso and Sinosturio, moving their species to Acipenser; added taxonomic notes to Acipenser colchicus, A. dauricus and A. huso; added short essay on sturgeon taxonomy (PDF only)
7 Dec. 2025
Family MURAENESOCIDAE
replaced incorrect entry for Oxyconger
6 Dec. 2025
Family TRICHOMYCTERIDAE
per Reis et al. (2025), deleted sub. fam. MICROCAMBEVINAE, moving Listrura and Microcambeva to Glanapteryginae and Sarcoglanidinae, respectively, and added POTAMOGLANIDINAE, n. sub. fam., with 1 g. (Potamoglanis) formerly in Glanapteryginae; added Exolistrura, n. sub. g. of Listura with 5 n. sp. (garuva, guaratuba, intermedia, itapocu, paranagua), added 2 n. sp. of Ituglanis (jaguarete, jussariensis), and added 7 n. sp. of Trichomycterus (ariasi, asocolcibios, riosae, suaitaensis, tomarrazonensis, urbanoi, valenciae)
5 Dec. 2025
Family CALLICHTHYIDAE
per Tencatt et al. (2025), deleted Urkumayu, jr. syn. of Hoplisoma, and Hoplisoma microcephalum, jr. syn. of H. paleatum; corrected entry for Aspidoras rochai (thank you, David Kelly)
4 Dec. 2025
Order CICHLIFORMES (part 7)
CICHLIDAE (CICHLINAE): added Mesonauta karipuna, n. sp.
3 Dec. 2025
Family SISORIDAE
added Glyptothorax macropterus, overlooked sp. from 2011; added 13 n. sp.: Glyptothorax ahangkyensis, G. carnatus, G. eurychorus, G. flaccidus, G. helike, G. ngoi, G. othrys, G. parakelis, G. reductus, G. rhadinus, Tremeuchiloglanis homatuloides, T. nereia, and T. zhouweii; added Rhicron rhicron, n. g. and n. sp.; per Ng & Kottelat (2025), deleted Glyptothorax callopterus, jr. syn. of G. fuscus;; per Endruweit (2025), moved Pareuchiloglanis dorsoarcus to Chimarrichthys, moved Pareuchiloglanis brevicaudata, P. namdeensis and P. songdaensis to Tremeuchiloglanis, deleted Sineuchiloglanis, moving its 9 sp. to Tremeuchiloglanis, and deleted Pareuchiloglanis tamduongensis (=Tremeuchiloglanis namdeensis); added nomenclatural note to Glyptothorax interspinalum; added biographical data to entry for Pseudecheneis paviei
Family CRANOGLANIDIDAE
deleted Cranoglanis songhongensis, jr. syn. of C. henrici per Endruweit (2025)
2 Dec. 2025
Family LORICARIIDAE Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE
added Baryancistrus isaaci, B. quilombola, and Lasiancistrus ruitoquensis, n. sp.