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• Abonmai, T., Devi, K.B., Singh, K.R. & Shangningam, B. 2025. Glyptothorax ahangkyensis, a new species of rheophilic catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Manipur, North-East India.
  • Glyptothorax ahangkyensis Abonmai et al., 2025
    • Journal of Natural History, 59 (45-48): 2599-2612.

• Abreu, J.M.S., Pedroza, W.S., Oyakawa, O.T., Melo, S.A., Tchaicka, L. & Piorski, N.M. 2025. A new species of Hoplias malabaricus species complex (Characiformes, Erythrinidae) from Northeastern Brazil.
  • Hoplias cazumba Abreu et al., 2025
    • Evolutionary Systematics, 9 (1): 135-143.

• Acharya, S., Behera, R.K., Mohanty, S.R., Ray, D., Patro, S., Mishra, S.S. & Mohapatra, A. 2025. Resolving the Pseudorhombus arsius cryptic species complex (Teleostei, Paralichthyidae): phylogenetic evidence and description of Pseudorhombus bahudaensis sp. nov.
  • Pseudorhombus bahudaensis Acharya et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5711 (3): 381-397.

• Aguilera, G., Terán, G.E., Méndez-López, A., Montes, M.M. & Carvalho, T.P. 2025. A New Species of the Banjo Catfish Genus Ernstichthys (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the Bermejo River Drainage, La Plata Basin, Argentina.
  • Ernstichthys casalinuovoi Aguilera et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (3): 527-539.

• Akin, D.R., Jenkins, R.E. & Armbruster, J.W. 2025. Description of the Apalachicola Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma).
  • Moxostoma antelunare Akin et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5711 (2): 181-202.

• Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Putra, M.I.H. 2025. Eviota samota, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Sumbawa, Indonesia.
  • Eviota samota Allen et al., 2025
    • Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 42: 1-6.

• Alonso, F., Terán, G.E., Serra Alanís, W.S., Waldbillig, M.M., Montes, M.M., Bugeau, B., Barneche, J.A., Shimabukuro, M.I., Táboas, F.G., Maroli, M. & Almeida, M.J. 2025. The rise of a Titan: a new species of the giant Titanolebias killifishes, and its phylogeny (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae).
  • Titanolebias calvinoi Alonso & Terán, 2025
    • Zoologischer Anzeiger, 316: 253-265.

• Araújo, F.A.A., Ferreira, M.F.C., Silva, A.N. & Wosiacki, W.B. 2025. A new species of Peckoltia (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the rapids of the Rio Tocantins-Araguaia basin, Brazil.
  • Peckoltia amjikin Araújo et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 04 October 2025.

• Araujo, G.S., Sampaio, C.L.S., Rocha, L.A. & Leite, C.E.F. 2025. Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of the soapfish genus Rypticus (Teleostei: Grammistidae) from the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
  • Rypticus africanus Araujo et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 21 July 2025.

• Ardila Rodriguez, C.A. 2025. Lasiancistrus ruitoquensis sp. nov. una nueva especie de zorzal susurrante (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) del municipio de Floridablanca, Departamento de Santander – Colombia.
  • Lasiancistrus ruitoquensis Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
    • Peces del Departamento de Santander, 110: 1-24.

• Ardila Rodriguez, C.A. 2025. Seis nuevas especies de peces Trichomycterus para la región Andina y Caribe – Colombia.
  • Trichomycterus ariasi Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
  • Trichomycterus asocolcibios Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
  • Trichomycterus riosae Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
  • Trichomycterus tomarrazonensis Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
  • Trichomycterus urbanoi Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
  • Trichomycterus valenciae Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
    • Barranquilla, Departamento del Atlántico, 104-109: 1-28.

• Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. 2025. Trichomycterus cepitaensis sp. nov. (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) una nueva especie de pez para el departamento de Santander – Colombia.
  • Trichomycterus cepitaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2025
    • Barranquilla, Departamento del Atlántico, 102: 1-20.

• Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. 2025. Trichomycterus hatoensis sp. nov. (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) una nueva especie de pez, de la parte baja de la cuenca del río Suárez, departamento de Santander – Colombia.
  • Trichomycterus hatoensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2025
    • Barranquilla, Departamento del Atlántico, 101: 1-20.

• Ardila Rodriguez, C.A. 2025. Trichomycterus suaitaensis sp. nov. (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) Una nueva especie de pez de la quebrada La Vega, Municipio de Suaita, Departamento de Santander – Colombia.
  • Trichomycterus suaitaensis Ardila Rodriguez, 2025
    • Barranquilla, Departamento del Atlántico, No. 103: 1-20.

• Armbruster, J.W. & Lujan, N.K. 2025. New tribe-level classification of Hypostominae (Loricariidae) based on optimization of morphological states on DNA-based relationships, with descriptions of three new tribes and two new genera.
  • Peckoltini n. tribus Armbruster & Lujan, 2025
  • Type genus: Peckoltia Miranda Ribeiro, 1912
  • Pseudancistrini n. tribus Armbruster & Lujan, 2025
  • Type genus: Pseudancistrus Bleeker, 1862
  • Stellantini n. tribus Armbruster & Lujan, 2025
  • Type genus: Stellantia Armbruster & Lujan, 2025
  • Colossimystax gen. n. Armbruster & Lujan, 2025
  • Type species: Pseudancistrus pectegenitor Lujan et al., 2007
  • Stellantia gen. n. Armbruster & Lujan, 2025
  • Type species: Pseudancistrus sidereus Armbruster, 2004
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 22 (4)[2024]: e240108.

• Artaev, O.N., Turbanov, I.S., Bolotovskiy, A.A., Gandlin, A.A. & Levin, B.A. 2025. A new super narrow-ranged endemic Phoxinus minnow (Leuciscidae) from the Caucasus.
  • Phoxinus ayukensis Artaev et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (3): 1137-1154.

• Arunkumar, L. & Thoibi, M. 2025. A New Species of Danioid Fish (Danionidae, Chedrinae) from Imphal River, North-Eastern India.
  • Barilius imphalensis Arunkumar & Thoibi, 2025
    • Zoodiversity, 59 (3): 197-216.

• Avila-Treviño, E., Cardoza-Martínez, G.F., Alonzo-Rojo, F. & Pérez-Rodríguez, R. 2025. Ictalurus nazas sp. nov., a new species of North American catfish (Siluriformes, Ictaluridae) from Mexico.
  • Ictalurus nazas Avila-Treviño et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1248: 33-51.

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• Barani, H.K., Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S. & Ghanbarifardi, M. 2025. Sillago persica sp. nov., a new sillaginid (Perciformes, Sillaginidae) from the Persian Gulf.
  • Sillago persica Barani et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1255: 63-76.

• Bayçelebi, E. 2025. Discovery of a new minnow species in the Black and Marmara Sea basins, Türkiye.
  • Phoxinus kottelati Bayçelebi, 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (3): 1155–1162.

• Bellstedt, D.U., Nagy, B., van der Merwe, P.d.W., Cotterill, F.P.D., Luke, Q. & Watters, B.R. 2025. The description of a critically endangered new species of seasonal killifish, Nothobranchius sylvaticus (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a relict species from an East African forest refugium in south-eastern Kenya.
  • Nothobranchius sylvaticus Bellstedt et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5601 (1): 86-108.

• Bineesh, K.K., Beura, S., Das, M., Nashad, M. & Akhilesh, K.V. 2025. Description of a new species of hound shark of the genus Iago (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from the northern Indian Ocean.
  • Iago gopalakrishnani Bineesh et al., 2025
    • Indian Journal of Fisheries, 72 (1): 18-28.

• Boaretto, M.P., Ohara, W.M., Souza-Shibatta, L. & Birindelli, J.L.O. 2025. New banded Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Madeira River basin, Brazil, and redescription of L. bleheri, based on integrative taxonomy.
  • Leporinus lignator Boaretto et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 22 (4)[2024]: e240028.

• Bogan, S., Cardoso, J.P., Rosso, J.J. & Díaz de Astarloa, J.M. 2025. New species of the highly diversified Hoplias malabaricus group (Characiformes – Erythrinidae) from la Plata basin: another brick in the wall.
  • Hoplias guri Bogan et al., 2025 [Note: published as manuscript]
    • Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 27 (2): xxx.

• Bragança, P.H.N., Iyaba, R.M. & Stiassny, M.L.J. 2025. Description of a new miniature and paedomorphic gonorynchiform (Kneriidae: Grasseichthys) from the Cuvette Centrale, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Grasseichthys zamba Bragança et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 25 November 2025.

• Bressan, N., Donin, L.M. & Ferrer, J. 2025. A new species of Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Uruguai River basin closely related to congeners from Atlantic coastal drainages.
  • Ituglanis jaguarete Bressan et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e250071.

• Britz, R. & Kottelat, M. 2025. Spiny eels of the genus Mastacembelus in the Mekong drainage in Laos, with description of M. dictyon (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes).
  • Mastacembelus dictyon Britz & Kottelat, 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 652–678.

• Brousseau, R.D. 2025. A new species of annual fish, Spectrolebias shoheiohtanii (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae: Cynolebiatinae) from the Mamoré River basin, Bolivia.
  • Spectrolebias shoheiohtanii Brousseau, 2025
    • Journal of the American Killifish Association, 58 (2): 72-82.

• Brownstein, C.D., Kim, D., Wood, J.E., Alley, Z.D., Stokes, M.F. & Near, T.J. 2025. Undescribed and imperiled vertebrate biodiversity near an American urban center.
  • Etheostoma birminghamense Brownstein et al., 2025
  • Etheostoma gurleyense Brownstein et al., 2025
    • Biology Letters, 21: 20240652.

• Bucair, N., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Marshall, A.D., Pate, J., Francini, C.L.B., Garrido, A.G., Capel, K.C.C., Loboda, T.S., Monteiro, J.S., Bruno, C.E.M., Vaga, C.F., Dove, A.D.M., Hoopes, L.A., Perry, C. & Kitahara, M.V. 2025. An integrative taxonomy investigation unravels a cryptic species of Mobula Rafinesque, 1810 (Mobulidae, Myliobatiformes), from the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Mobula yarae Bucair & Marshall, 2025
    • Environmental Biology of Fishes, Published: 23 July 2025.

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• Cabebe-Barnuevo, R. & Motomura, H. 2025. Sebastapistes monospina, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean.
  • Sebastapistes monospina Cabebe-Barnuevo & Motomura, 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 05 March 2025.

• Calegari, B.B., Carvalho, T.P. & Reis, R.E. 2025. Biogeography and Evolution of Auchenipteridae.
  • Tatiini n. trib. Calegari et al., 2025
    • Chapter 15 in: Arratia, G. & Reis, R.E. 2025. (Eds). Catfishes, a Highly Diversified Group, Volume 2: Evolution and Phylogeny. CRC Press, Boca Raton.

• Calegari, B.B., Freyhof, J., Waldock, C., Wegscheider, B., Josi, D., Rüber, L. & Seehausen, O. 2025. Two new species of stone loaches of the genus Barbatula (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Europe with a neotype designation of B. barbatula (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae).
  • Barbatula fluvicola Calegari et al., 2025
  • Barbatula ommata Calegari et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 02 July 2025.

• Campbell, M.A., Perry, S.C., Yearwood, K.N., Auringer, G., Buckmaster, N. & Finger, A.J. 2025. Evolutionary relationships of Fish Lake Valley Tui Chub Siphateles obesus ssp. (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) and a new genus of leuciscid minnows from the Alvord Basin, western United States.
  • Epizon Campbell & Finger, 2025
  • Type species: Gila alvordensis Hubbs & Miller, 1972
    • ZooKeys, 1261: 39-67.

• Cao, J., Song, S., Yi, W., Xiang, H., Yang, H., Li, J. & Jiang, W. 2025. Two New Cavefish Species of Triplophysa (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from the Karst Subterranean Rivers of Yunnan, China.
  • Triplophysa wenshanensis Jiang et al., 2025
  • Triplophysa yangi Jiang et al., 2025
    • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 204: zlaf033.

• Cao, L., Liu, Y., Zeng, Z., Yi, W. & Zhang, E 2025. Two new species of the loach genus Homatula Nichols, 1925 (Pisces, Nemacheilidae) from the upper Chang-Jiang Basin in China.
  • Homatula shexiang Cao et al., 2025
  • Homatula xiangzhi Cao et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (2): 697-710.

• Chang, C.-W., Shen, K.-N. & Chen, I-S. 2025. A new species of dwarf goby of Trimma (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Taiping Island, South China Sea.
  • Trimma taipinense Chang et al., 2025 [originally spelled taipinensis; emended to agree with neuter genus]
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 8-12.

• Chang, C.-W., Shen, K.-N. & Chen, I.-S. 2025. A new species of Luciogobius Gill (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern Taiwan.
  • Luciogobius delicatus Chang et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 27–31.

• Chang, C.-W., Shen, K.-N. & Chen, I-S. 2025. A new wriggler of Eleotrid (Teleostei: Xenisthmidae) from Taiping Island, South China Sea.
  • Xenisthmus aureus Chang et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 32-37.

• Chen, I-S. 2025. A new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Rhinogobius) from Xijiang, Pearl River basin, Guangxi Province, China.
  • Rhinogobius lingjiangensis Chen, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 215-221.

• Chen, I-S. 2025. A new freshwater goby of Rhinogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Chongkang River basin, western Taiwan.
  • Rhinogobius chongkangensis Chen, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 197-204.

• Chen, I-S. & Li, H-E. 2025. A new species of Pseudogastromyzon Nichols (Teleostei: Balitoridae) from Fujian Province, southeastern China.
  • Pseudogastromyzon putienensis Chen & Li, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 183–189.

• Chen, I-S., Shen, K.-N. & Chang, C.-W. 2025. A new dwarf goby of genus Eviota (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern Taiwan.
  • Eviota bifurca Chen et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 38-42.

• Chen, I-S. & Wang, S.-C. 2025. A new freshwater gobiid species of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the hillstream of Julongjiang basin, Fujian Province, southeastern China.
  • Rhinogobius sexistriatus Chen & Wang, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 205-214.

• Chen, I-S., Yeh, M.-F. & Lai, H.-T. 2025. A new freshwater ricefish of genus Oryzias (Teleostei: Adrianichthyidae) from northern Taiwan.
  • Oryzias cabaranensis Chen et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 190–196.

• Chen, T-E., Xu, J.-X., Li, P.-J., Hu, H.-F., Gao, K. & Zhao, H.-P. 2025. A New Species of the Genus Acrossocheilus Oshima, 1919 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Dabie Mountains.
  • Acrossocheilus dabieensis Chen & Zhao, 2025
    • Animals, 15 (734): [1-15].

• Chen, Y., Tan, H. & He, D. 2025. Exostoma microadiposa (Sisoridae), a New Glyptosternine Catfish from the Zayul River, South Tibet.
  • Exostoma microadiposa Chen et al., 2025
    • Journal of Ichthyology, 65 (2): 191-204.

• Chen, Z.-N., Du, K.-N. & Liang, Y. 2025. Yunnanilus mentibarbatus, a new species of loach from Yunnan, China (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae).
  • Yunnanilus mentibarbatus Chen et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (4): 1911-1919.

• Chen, Z.-N., Leng, S.-X., Yang, C.-S., Tang, X.-W., Qiu, B. & Zou, T.-X. 2025. A New Freshwater Fish Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) From Guangxi, China.
  • Oreonectes daguishanensis Chen et al., 2025
    • Zoological Science, 42 (5):. Published: 11 September 2025

• Chen, Z.-N., Mo, C.-H., Du, L.-N. & Zhang, L.N. 2025. Oreonectes qinae (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new loach species from Guangxi, China.
  • Oreonectes qinae Chen et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1255: 365-377.

• Chen, Z.-X., Luo, T., Zhao, Z.-F., Xiao, M.-Y., Zhou, J.-J. & Zhou, J. 2025. Integrative taxonomy describes a new species of the genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Beipanjiang River, Guizhou Province, southwest China.
  • Sinocyclocheilus panzhouensis Luo et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (3): 1099-1111.

• Chernova, N., Lujan, N.K. & Kenchington, T.J. 2025. Snailfishes (Cottoidei: Liparidae) from the Gully submarine canyon, western North Atlantic, with descriptions of two new species in Paraliparis and Psednos.
  • Paraliparis nelsoni Chernova et al., 2025
  • Psednos gulliensis Chernova et al., 2025
    • Canadian Journal of Zoology 103: [1-18].

• Chernova, N.V. & Thiel R. 2025. A new species of the genus Osteodiscus (Cottoidei: Liparidae) from the Kuril Basin (Sea of Okhotsk, western North Pacific).
  • Osteodiscus lindbergi Chernova & Thiel, 2025
    • Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 329 (1): 3-12.

• Chowdhury, B.R., Tudu, A.K., Rath, S. & Singh, P. 2025. A New Species of Opsarius (Teleostei: Danionidae) from Mujnai River, West Bengal.
  • Opsarius mujnaiensis Chowdhury et al.,2025
    • Records of the zoological Survey of India, 124 (iS)[2024]: 53-60.

• Cortés-Hernández, M.A., Conde-Saldaña, C.C., Bermúdez-Casas, K.V., Villa-Navarro, F.A. & DoNascimiento, C. 2025. A long-hidden species of Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the upper and middle Orinoco, and western Amazon tributaries.
  • Pimelodella nuchalis Cortés-Hernández et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (2): e240112.

• Cortés-Hernández, M.A., Márquez, E.J. & DoNascimiento, C. 2025. Phylogenetic Relationships and Historical Biogeography of Cetopsorhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae), with Description of a New Species from the Orinoco Basin, Colombia.
  • Cetopsorhamdia ramirezi Cortés-Hernández et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (4): 667-681.

• Costa, W.J.E.M., Azevedo-Santos, V.M., Mattos, J.L.O., Uzeda, P.L.C., Vilardo, P.J., Ottoni, F.P. & Katz, A.M. 2025. Integrative taxonomy revealing microendemic species of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) in streams draining Serra da Canastra, southeastern Brazil.
  • Cambeva babilonica Costa et al., 2025
  • Cambeva capetinga Costa et al., 2025
  • Cambeva capitoliensis Costa et al., 2025
  • Cambeva occidentalis Costa et al., 2025
    • Zoologischer Anzeiger, 318: 1–15.

• Costa, W.J.E.M., Feltrin, C.R.M., Mattos, J.L.O. & Katz, A.M. 2025. Molecular phylogeny and morphology corroborating a new subgenus with five new species of fossorial catfish genus Listrura (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from southern Brazil.
  • Exolistrura gen. n. Costa et al., 2025
  • Type species: Listrura (Exolistrura) garuva  Costa et al., 2025
  • Listrura (Exolistrura) guaratuba Costa et al., 2025
  • Listrura (Exolistrura) intermedia  Costa et al., 2025
  • Listrura (Exolistrura) itapocu  Costa et al., 2025
  • Listrura (Exolistrura) paranagua  Costa et al., 2025
    • Zoologischer Anzeiger, 319: 395-407.

• Costa, W.J.E.M., Feltrin, C.R.M., Mattos, J.L.O., Vilardo, P.J. & Katz, A.M. 2025. Relationships of a new fossorial Microcambevinae catfish species from southern Brazil supporting multiple dorsal-fin losses in Listrura (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae).
  • Listrura elongata Costa et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (3): 1177-1185.

• Costa, W.J.E.M., Mattos, J.L.O., Amorim, P.F., Gago, I.C.V. & Katz, A.M. 2025. A new catfish species of the subgenus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from south-eastern Brazilian coastal plains.
  • Trichomycterus ruficaudatus Costa et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5689 (1): 176-184.

• Costa, W.J.E.M., Mattos, J.L.O., Amorim, P.F. & Katz, A.M. 2025. Phylogeny and biogeography of a new South American catfish genus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) providing insights about role of Andean uplift in trichomycterine diversification.
  • Oreiadoglanis gen. n. Costa & Katz, 2025
  • Type species: Trichomycterus chapadensis Katz & Costa, 2021
    • Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation, 2 (X): [1−11]. (in press).

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• Dagosta, F.C.P. 2025. An ode to beauty: the discovery of one of the most spectacular tetras (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) – a new species of Inpaichthys from the rio Juruena, Brazil.
  • Inpaichthys luizae Dagosta, 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e250052.

• de Pinna, M., Reis, V.J.C. & DoNascimiento, C. 2025. On two new genera of Trichomycteridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), with reallocation of some previously described taxa and discussion of phylogenetic relationships.
  • Hyaloglanis De Pinna et al., 2025 n. gen.
  • Type species: Ammoglanis pulex De Pinna & Winemiller, 2000
  • Salpynx De Pinna et al., 2025 n. gen.
  • Type species: Salpynx trombetensis De Pinna et al., 2025
  • Salpynx ephebus De Pinna et al., 2025
    • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 65: e202565027 [1-24].

• Devi, K.B., Abonmai, T., Singh, K.R. & Shangningam, B. 2025. Garra nambashiensis, a new species of labeonine fish from Manipur, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Garra nambashiensis Devi et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5692 (1): 148-160.

• Dewa, Y., Muto, N. & Motomura, H. 2025. Helcogramma flammata, a new species of triplefin (Blenniiformes: Tripterygiidae) from southern Japan.
  • Helcogramma flammata Dewa et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 04 August 2025.

• Ding, J., Lei, W., Haryono, H., Shi, W. & Zhang, W. 2025. Phylogenetic analysis of Betta coccina complex (Teleostei, Osphronemidae) from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra Island with descriptions of two new species.
  • Betta iaspis Ding et al., 2025
  • Betta mulyadii Ding et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1238; 161-181.

• Domínguez-Cisneros, S.E., Velázquez-Velázquez, E., Domínguez-Domínguez, O. & Beltrán-López, R.G. 2025. A new species of Profundulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Profundulidae) from southeastern Mexico.
  • Profundulus hectori Domínguez-Cisneros et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (2): e240096.

• DoNascimiento, C., Villa-Navarro, F.A., Albornoz-Garzón, J.G., Conde-Saldaña, C.C., Silva, G.S.C., Méndez-López, A., Roxo, F.F., Ortega-Lara, A. & Oliveira, C. 2025. An unexpectedly diverse new genus of catfishes (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) endemic to the Magdalena River basin, Colombia.
  • Magdalenichthys gen. n. DoNascimiento et al., 2025
  • Magdalenichthys lundbergi DoNascimiento et al., 2025
  • Magdalenichthys mompox. DoNascimiento et al., 2025
  • Magdalenichthys poira Villa-Navarro et al., 2025
  • Magdalenichthys yariguies DoNascimiento et al., 2025
    • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 204 (3): zlaf048.

• Dopazo, M., Deprá, G.C., Zawadzki, C.H. & Britto, M.R. 2025. A new short-snouted species of Farlowella (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Paraguai River basin.
  • Farlowella kirane Dopazo et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e240140.

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• Endruweit, M. 2025. Fishes of the Red River — Cypriniformes, Siluriformes.
  • Absumbra gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Pseudoschistura absumbra Endruweit, 2017
  • Absumbra kongi Endruweit, 2025
  • Absumbra nigriventer Endruweit, 2025
  • Ageneiogarra kleini Endruweit, 2025
  • Alligarina gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Alligarina alligarina Endruweit, 2025
  • Anabarilius megalaspis Endruweit, 2025
  • Aphyocypris robertsi Endruweit, 2025
  • Balitora plithora Endruweit, 2025
  • Balitora scyphus Endruweit, 2025
  • Cobitis austiumensis Endruweit, 2025
  • Cobitis monorus Endruweit, 2025
  • Cobitis petrtyli Endruweit, 2025
  • Cobitis pulchra Endruweit, 2025
  • Dalistura gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Schistura notasileum Endruweit et al., 2016
  • Devario xanthella Endruweit, 2025
  • Devario perisseia Endruweit, 2025
  • Discogobio carnatus Endruweit, 2025
  • Disymphia Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Leuciscus molitorella Valenciennes, 1844
  • Esomus hypothrix Endruweit, 2025
  • Glyptothorax eurychorus Endruweit, 2025
  • Glyptothorax flaccidus Endruweit, 2025
  • Glyptothorax helike Endruweit, 2025
  • Glyptothorax ngoi Endruweit, 2025
  • Glyptothorax othrys Endruweit, 2025
  • Glyptothorax parakelis Endruweit, 2025
  • Glyptothorax reductus Endruweit, 2025
  • Haotula gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Oreias sonlaensis Nguyen et al., 2010
  • Homatula (Plerotula) submarginata Endruweit, 2025
  • Kibizon gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Kibizon kibizon Endruweit, 2025
  • Liniparhomaloptera gracilis Endruweit, 2025
  • Liniparhomaloptera vittata Endruweit, 2025
  • Litula gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Homatula wenshanensis Li et al., 2017
  • Mastacembelus leucostictus Endruweit, 2025
  • Nipponocypris weigoldi Endruweit, 2025
  • Penesilurus neglectus Endruweit, 2025
  • Placogobio basipunctatus Endruweit, 2025
  • Plerotula subg. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Homatula change Endruweit, 2015
  • Protomaia subg. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Homaloptera tetraloba Mai, 1978
  • Ptychofortia subg. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Gastromyzon pingi zebroidus Fang, 1930
  • Rheostura gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Schistura kloetzliae Kottelat, 2000
  • Rhicron gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Rhicron rhicron Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura bisseti Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura colossoceps Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura crassiceps Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura curta Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura dextra Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura fusa Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura fuscocirrus Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura hemitelis Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura kalousi Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura laohu Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura lepoura Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura maiana Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura nanoceps Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura ngosyvani Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura nigriceps Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura opisthiopteron Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura paracobitula Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura pigicola Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura porcellus Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura scoupoxylum Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura sinistra Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura stenotaeniata Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura stoicheioda Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura thoracilepidota Endruweit, 2025
  • Schistura vexillifera Endruweit, 2025
  • Sinogastromyzon celatum Endruweit, 2025
  • Smithstura gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Nemachilus longus Zhu, 1982
  • Styxichthys gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Noemacheilus gejiuensis Chu & Chen, 1979
  • Traccatichthys annularis Endruweit, 2025
  • Tremeuchiloglanis homatuloides Endruweit, 2025
  • Tremeuchiloglanis nereia Endruweit, 2025
  • Tremeuchiloglanis zhouweii Endruweit, 2025
  • Vanmanenia alta Endruweit, 2025
  • Vanmanenia (Vanmanenia) deficiens Endruweit, 2025
  • Vanmanenia dimidiata Endruweit, 2025
  • Vanmanenia kunfengae Endruweit, 2025
  • Vanmanenia (Vanmanenia) zhangei Endruweit, 2025
  • Vurxastroma gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Nemachilus grahami Regan, 1906
  • Zhustura gen. n. Endruweit, 2025
  • Type species: Noemacheilus shuangjiangensis Zhu & Wang, 1985
    • Fishes of the Red River — Cypriniformes, Siluriformes. Isernhagen, Germany: 1-295.

• Englmaier, G.K., Collins, R.E., Skelton, P.H. & Scheepers, M. 2025. Redescription of Enteromius eutaenia (Boulenger, 1904) (Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae) and the description of two new species of Enteromius from the Cunene River, southern Africa.
  • Enteromius bieensis Englmaier et al., 2025
  • Enteromius ruacanaensis Englmaier et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 21 November 2025.

• Escamilla Pinilla, C., Cox Fernandes, C. & Alves-Gomes, J.A. 2025. Microsternarchus javieri, a new species of weakly electric fish (Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae, Microsternarchini) from the Negro River basin, Amazonas, Brazil.
  • Microsternarchus javieri Escamilla Pinilla et al., 2025
    • Acta Amazonica, 55: e55bc24175

• Erdmann, M.V., Greenfield, D.W. & Ichida, N.K. 2025. Eviota bikiniensis, a new dwarfgoby from Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands (Teleostei: Gobiidae).
  • Eviota bikiniensis Erdmann et al., 2025
    • Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 45, 1-5.

• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Masoumi, A.H., Hashemi, S.H. & Echreshavi, S. 2025. Tariqilabeo iranicus, a new species of labeonine fish from the Makran basin in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Tariqilabeo iranicus Esmaeili et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5620 (3): 437-450.

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• Faria, T.C., Oliveira, C., Monteiro, I.L.P. & Lima, F.C.T. 2025. A  new Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) from the rio Mamuru basin, Amazonas State, Brazil.
  • Hyphessobrycon mamuruensis Faria et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e240073.

• Fast, K.M., Hundt, P.J., Alley, Z.D. & Sandel, M.W. 2025. Phylogenomic species delimitation of studfishes (Fundulidae: Fundulus): evidence for cryptic species in agreement with the central highlands vicariance hypothesis.
  • Fundulus (Fundulus) caddo Fast et al., 2025
  • Fundulus (Fundulus) cryptocatenatus Fast et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5604 (3): 309-328.

• Freeman, B.J., Scott, M.C., Petersen, K.N., Bayona-Vásquez, N.J., Taylor, A.T., Hilburn, B.G., Freeman, M.C. & Wares, J.P. 2025. Two new species of Micropterus (Centrarchidae) endemic to Atlantic Slope river drainages in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Micropterus calliurus Freeman & Freeman, 2025
  • Micropterus pucpuggy Freeman & Freeman, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5683 (1): 67-89.

• Freyhof, J. 2025. Garra cavernicola, a new species from the Hajar Mountains in Oman (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), with a short discussion on monophyly and the description of evolutionarily young species.
  • Garra cavernicola Freyhof, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5601 (2): 335-345.

• Fujioka, Y., Kuwahara, M., Tabata, R., Fuke, Y. & Nakabo, T. 2025. The Biwa salmon, a new species of Oncorhynchus (Salmonidae) endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan.
  • Oncorhynchus biwaensis Fujioka et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 21 June 2025.

• Fujiwara, K., Gill, A.C., Endo, H., Shibukawa, K. & Motomura, H. 2025. Taxonomic review of the dottyback genus Pseudoplesiops in Japanese waters, with descriptions of two new species (Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae).
  • Pseudoplesiops occasus Fujiwara & Motomura, 2025
  • Pseudoplesiops umbrosus Fujiwara et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 10 September 2025.

• Furuhashi, R. & Motomura, H. 2025. A new species of Synodus from southern Japan, with a redescription of Synodus usitatus Cressey 1981 (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae).
  • Synodus lautus Furuhashi & Motomura, 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 16 May 2025.

• Furuhashi, R. & Motomura, H. 2025. Synodus autumnus, a new species of lizardfish (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) from the Indo-Pacific region, and a reassessment of distributional records of Synodus rubromarmoratus.
  • Synodus autumnus Furuhashi & Motomura, 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1243: 191–206.

• Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. 2025. Redescription of Hemitrygon akajei with description of the cryptic stingray species Hemitrygon ariakensis sp. nov. from the Northwest Pacific (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae).
  • Hemitrygon ariakensis Furumitsu & Yamaguchi, 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, [Published online: 19 December 2025].

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• Gallo-Cardozo, F., Careaga, M. & Carvajal-Vallejos, F.M. 2025. A New Cryptic Species of Piranha Serrasalmus (Serrasalmidae) from the Bolivian Amazon, Upper Madeira River System.
  • Serrasalmus castellonae Gallo-Cardozo et al., 2025
    • Journal of Ichthyology, Published: 10 June 2025.

• Garcia-Ayala, J.R., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C. 2025. Three new species of Poptella (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae: Stethaprioninae) from the Tocantins-Araguaia river system, central-northern Brazil.
  • Poptella abathes Garcia-Ayala et al., 2025
  • Poptella magnuspina Garcia-Ayala et al., 2025
  • Poptella spinula Garcia-Ayala et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 01 October 2025.

• Geenita, K., Pavan-Kumar, A., Bhushan, S., Devi, S.M. & Jaiswar, A.K. 2025. A new moderate-toothed croaker, Johnius medidentatus sp. nov. (Acanthuriformes, Sciaenidae) from the Indian Ocean.
  • Johnius medidentatus Geenita et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (4): 1921-1932.

• George, I.E., Bineesh, K.K., Sharon, E.A., Bhaskar, R., Hashim, M. & Banerjee, D. 2025. A new species of eight-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) off Kerala, Western Indian Ocean.
  • Eptatretus sunilii George & Bineesh, 2025
    • Species, 26: e2s1751.

• Gerringer, M.E., Suplicz, S., Palmeri, J.L., Fregosi, L., Woodworth, B.H., McMahon, E., Shepard, S., Peoples, L.M. & Drazen, J.C. 2025. Descriptions of Three Newly Discovered Abyssal Snailfishes (Liparidae) from the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
  • Careproctus colliculi Gerringer, 2025
  • Careproctus yanceyi Gerringer, 2025
  • Paraliparis em Gerringer, 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (3): 487-506.

• Girard, M.G. & Chovanec, K.R. 2025. Unlocking the genomic potential of historical and formalin-fixed specimens: phylogenetic insights from museum-preserved threadfin fishes (Teleostei: Polynemidae).
  • Filistriatus Girard, 2025 gen. n.
  • Type species: Polynemus sexfilis Valenciennes, 1831
    • PeerJ, 13: e20029.

• Glaus, K., White, W.T., O’Neill, H.L., Thurnheer, S. & Appleyard, S.A. 2025. A new blue-spotted Maskray species (Neotrygon, Dasyatidae) from Fiji.
  • Neotrygon romeoi Glaus et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 09 June 2025.

• Goatley, C.H.R., Varela, A.I., Sellanes, J. & Tornabene, L. 2025. Pascua marecoralliensis, a New Species of Goby (Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from the Central Coral Sea with Validation of the Genus Pascua.
  • Pascua marecoralliensis Goatley et al., 2025
    • Fishes, 10 (9): 449.

• Gomes, B.P., Sarmento-Soares, L.M., Martins-Pinheiro, R.F. & Leite, G.R. 2025. Habitat and Conservation Assessment of Annual Killifishes of the Genus Xenurolebias (Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae) from Coastal Floodplains, Including the First Record South of the Rio Doce, Southeastern Brazil.
  • Xenurolebias tupinikin Gomes et al., 2025
    • Diversity, 17 (9): 644.

• Gong, Z., Wang, H., Liu, Y. & Li, J. 2025. Glaridoglanis verruciloba sp. nov., a new glyptosternine catfish (Siluriformes, Sisoridae) from the Zayul River in southeastern Tibet, China.
  • Glaridoglanis verruciloba Gong et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1262: 289–301.

• Goren, M. & Feldstein-Farkash, T. 2025. A new Pseudophoxinus species (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) from the upper Jordan River basin (Israel) with comments on the status of a few other congeneric species.
  • Pseudophoxinus galilaeus Goren & Feldstein-Farkash,, 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1249: 303-315.

• Ghosh, M., Bhat, A. & Johnson, J.A. 2025. Indoreonectes mahadeoensis, a new species of river loach from headwaters of the Narmada River, India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae).
  • Indoreonectes mahadeoensis Ghosh et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5693 (4): 537–550.

• Greenfield, D.W., Erdmann, M.V., & Ichida, N.K. 2025. Eviota bella, a new dwarfgoby from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Gobiidae).
  • Eviota bella Greenfield et al., 2025
    • Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 43: 67-75.

• Greenfield, D. Erdmann, M.V. & Ishida, N. 2025. Eviota vader, a new western Pacific dwarfgoby from Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Gobiidae).
  • Eviota vader Greenfiel et al., 2025
    • Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 43: 39–44.

• Guimarães, K.L.A., Rosso, J.J., González-Castro, M., Nascimento Andrade, S.J., Brito, P.S., Guimarães, E.C., Díaz de Astarloa, J.M. & Rodrigues, L.R.R. 2025. A new species of Hoplias (Characiformes, Erythrinidae) from the Maranhão State, western Northeast Atlantic basin, Brazil.
  • Hoplias maranhensis Guimarães et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (4): 1471-1493.

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• Harefa, T. & Chen, I-S. 2025. Trimma novemstriatum, a new species of marine goby fish (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Taiwan.
  • Trimma novemstriatum Harefa & Chen, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 62-72.

• Harefa, T. & Chen, I-S. 2025. Two new species of marine goby genus Trimmatom (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Taiwan, southeastern Asia with comments on a newly recorded species.
  • Trimmatom novempunctatus Harefa & Chen, 2025
  • Trimmatom tetramaculatus Chen & Harefa, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 48-61.

• Harefa, T., Haryono, H., Gustiano, R., Sukmono, T. & Wahyudewantoro, G. 2025. Desmopuntius mahakamensis, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
  • Desmopuntius mahakamensis Harefa et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1256: 371-391.

• Harris, P.M., Markle, D.F. & Campbell, M.A. 2025. Catostomus murivallis, a new species of sucker (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) from Wall Canyon Creek, Surprise Valley, in Northwestern Nevada, U.S.A.
  • Catostomus murivallis Harris et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5653 (3): 429-439.

• Hasan, M.E., Durand, J.-D. & Iwatsuki, Y. 2025. Lutjanus arakan, a new species of snapper (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) from the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, previously confused with L. lemniscatus.
  • Lutjanus arakan Hasan et al., 2025
    • Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 45: 7-35.

• Hata, H., Lavoué, S., Appleyard, S.A. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2025. A New Species of Rainbow Sardine in the Genus Dussumieria (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Dussumieriidae) from New Guinea and Australia.
  • Dussumieria apollo Hata et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (1): 8-20.

• Hata, H., Lavoué, S., Appleyard, S.A. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2025. Taxonomic status of nominal species of the hair‑fin anchovy genus Setipinna previously regarded as synonyms of Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) and Setipinna paxtoni Wongratana, 1987 (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae: Coiliinae).
  • Setipinna gilberti java Hata et al., 2025
    • Marine Biodiversity, 55: 53.

• Hata, H., Lavoué, S., Psomadakis, P.N., Osmany, H.B. & Motomura, H. 2025. Thrissina mystica sp. nov., a new thryssa (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae: Coiliinae) from the northern Indian Ocean.
  • Thrissina mystica Hata et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 17 April 2025.

• He, Y., Lundberg, J.G., Yang, J. & Yang, J.-X. 2025. Synchrotron Microtomographic Osteology of the Chinese Subterranean Catfish: Description and Systematic Analysis.
  • Proliobagrus gen. n. He et al., 2025
  • Type species: Xiurenbagrus dorsalis Xiu et al., 2014
    • Journal of Ichthyology, Published: 65 (2): 205-238.

• Ho, H.-C., Smith, D.G. & Pogonoski, J.H. 2025. Species of the Eel Family Colocongridae (Order Anguilliformes), with Description of a New Species.
  • Coloconger paucitubus Ho et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (1): 154-178.

• Ho, H.-C. & Yang, T.-Y. 2025. A new barracudina (Aulopiformes, Paralepididae, Stemonosudis) from Somalia, with additional records of S. siliquiventer from the Caribbean Sea.
  • Stemonosudis adenensis Ho & Yang, 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1241: 93-104.

• Hoang, H.D., Jang-Liaw, N.-H., Pham, H.M., Tran, N.T., Durand, J.-D., Nguyen, T.D., Pfeiffer, J. & Page, L.M. 2025. Generic Revision of the Southeast and East Asian Torrent Carp Subfamily Acrossocheilinae (Pisces: Teleostei) With Description of Three New Genera and a New Species From Vietnam.
  • Angustistoma gen. n. Hoàng, 2025
  • Type species: Crossochilus elongatus Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934
  • Hongiastoma gen. n. Hoàng & Nguyễn, 2025
  • Types species: Varicorhinus argentatus Nguyễn & Đoàn, 1969
  • Scaphostoma Hoàng & Phạm, 2025
  • Type species: Gymnostomus lepturus Boulenger, 1900
  • Scaphostoma annamense Hoàng et al., 2025 [Note: Online-Journal only, ZooBank Reg. Nos. are missing, ergo: new Taxa are not available from this version of the paper]
    • Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, First published: 09 January 2025.

• Htay, K.Y., Song, X.-Y., Oo, T.N. & Chen, X.-Y. 2025. A review of genus Laubuka (Cypriniformes: Danionidae) in Myanmar with description of two new species.
  • Laubuka indawgyiana Htay & Chen, 2025
  • Laubuka myitthaensis Htay & Chen, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5618 (2): 221-248.

• Huang, H., Chen, J., Ke, Z. & Zhang, C. 2025. Branchiostegus sanae, a new species of deepwater tilefish (Eupercaria, Branchiostegidae) from the South China Sea.
  •  Branchiostegus sanae Huang et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1227: 129-142.

• Huber, J.H. & Meinema, E. 2025. Descriptions of Two New Spine Killifish: Eremodon yetateku n. sp. and Pantanodon nyingi n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes; Pantanodontidae).
  • Eremodon yetateku Huber & Meinema, 2025
  • Pantanodon nyingi Huber & Meinema, 2025
    • Killi-Data Series, 2025: 10-31.

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• Ito, I.S.B., Souza-Shibatta, L., Oyakawa, O.T., Garavello, J.C., Britski, H.A. & Birindelli, J.L.O. 2025. Systematic assessment of the Hypomasticus steindachneri (Characiformes: Anostomidae) species complex, with the description of a new species.
  • Hypomasticus australis Ito et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e250003.

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• Jaafar, T.N.A.M., Seah, Y.G., Imamura, H., Motomura, H. & Matsunuma, M. 2025. Rogadius azizahae, a new flathead (Perciformes: Platycephalidae) from the South China Sea.
  • Rogadius azizahae Jaafar et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 04 August 2025.

• Jenkins, R.E., Favrot, S.D., Freeman, B.J., Albanese, B. & Armbruster, J.W. 2025. Description of the Sicklefin Redhorse (Catostomidae: Moxostoma).
  • Moxostoma ugidatli Jenkins et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology , 113 (1): 27–43.

• Jhuang, W.-C., Nañola, C.L., Jr., Li, X.F. & Liao, T.-Y. 2025. Lentipes ptasan, a new species of sicydiine goby (Teleostei: Gobioidei) from the Western Pacific, with a redescription of L. mindanaoensis.
  • Lentipes ptasan Jhuang et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 21 November 2025.

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• Kalaycı, G., Kurtul, I., Bayçelebi, E., Kaya, C. & Turan, D. 2025. Integrated molecular and morphological evidence reveals a new Rhodeus species (Cyprinidae: Acheilognathidae) from the Turkish Aegean basin, with a redescription of Rhodeus meridionalis.
  • Rhodeus tugbae Kalaycı et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 11 October 2025

• Kanai, S., Menkara, Y., Nishioka, T., Chen, W.-J., Motomura, H. & Tea, Y.-K. 2025. Decodon erythroleukos, a new deepwater species of hypsigenyin wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) from the western Pacific Ocean.
  • Decodon erythroleukos Kanai et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 09 December 2025.

• Kimura, K., Misawa, R., Tashiro, F., Tsuda, Y., Nakayama, N. & Kai, Y. 2025. Stemonosudis fumea, a new barracudina (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from Japan, with taxonomic comments on the Stemonosudis rothschildi species complex.
  • Stemonosudis fumea Kimura et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 24 November 2025.

• Kodeeswaran, P., Acharya, S., Mohapatra, A. & Kumar, T.T.A. 2025. Ariosoma tamilicum (Anguilliformes: Congridae): a new eel species from the Indian waters.
  • Ariosoma tamilicum Kodeeswaran et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5604 (1): 69-76.

• Kodeeswaran, P. & Ajith Kumar, T.T. 2025. Facciolella smithi, a new species of deep-water nettastomatid eel (Anguilliformes: Nettastomatidae) from the Arabian Sea.
  • Facciolella smithi Kodeeswaran & Ajith Kumar, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5653 (4): 563-571.

• Kodeeswaran, P. & Karmovskaya, E.S. 2025. Three new species of the congrid eel genus Gnathophis (Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Arabian Sea.
  • Gnathophis ajithi Kodeeswaran & Karmovskaya, 2025
  • Gnathophis anilmohapatrai Kodeeswaran & Karmovskaya, 2025
  • Gnathophis arabicus Kodeeswaran & Karmovskaya, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5725 (1): 89-105.

• Koeda, K., Hirasaka, H. & Sato, M. 2025. Vanderhorstia supersaiyan sp. nov. (Perciformes: Gobiidae) collected from the twilight zone off Ishigaki-jima Island, Okinawa, Japan.
  • Vanderhorstia supersaiyan Koeda et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 27 November 2025.

• Koreeda, R. & Motomura, H. 2025. A new species of Acentrogobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with a revised diagnosis for Acentrogobius suluensis (Herre 1927).
  • Acentrogobius nigromaculatus Koreeda & Motomura, 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 21 November 2025.

• Koreeda, R., Seah, Y.G. & Motomura, H. 2025. A New Species of Eugnathogobius (Gobiidae) from Peninsular Malaysia.
  • Eugnathogobius ganueunsis Koreeda et al., 2025
    • Taxonomy, 5 (4): 71.

• Kottelat, M. 2025. Barbucca heokhuii, a new species of loach from central Borneo (Teleostei: Barbuccidae).
  • Barbucca heokhuii Kottelat, 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 54-66.

• Kottelat, M. 2025. Gobiocyproides, a new replacement name for Gobiocypris Ye & Fu, 1983 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Gobiocyproides nom. nov. Kottelat, 2025
  • Type species: Gobiocypris rara Ye & Fu, 1983
    • Zootaxa, 5716 (4): 593.

• Kottelat, M. 2025. Microcobitis stilaspi, a new species of loach from the Nam Theun watershed, central Laos (Teleostei: Cobitidae).
  • Microcobitis stilaspi Kottelat, 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 615-624.

• Kottelat, M. 2025. Schistura oresbios, a new species of loach from the Nam Ngum drainage, central Laos (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae).
  • Schistura oresbios Kottelat, 2025
    • Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, IEF-1209: 1-18.

• Kottelat, M. 2025. Sewellia pudens, a new species of loach from Dakchung Plateau, southern Laos (Teleostei: Gastromyzontidae).
  • Sewellia pudens Kottelat, 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 304–317.

• Kumar, R.G., Ravi, C. & Basheer, V.S. 2025. Identity of Labeo nigrescens Day, 1870 with descriptions of two new Labeo species from the Southern Western Ghats.
  • Labeo chekida Kumar et al., 2025
  • Labeo uru Kumar et al., 2025  [Note: publication appeared yet only online, without ZooBank-Reg. No; names might not be available till print version]
    • Indian Journal of Fisheries, 72 (1): 29-35.

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• Lei, H., Gong, Z. & Li, X. 2025. Description of a New Species of Hainania Koller (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Xenocyprididae) from Guangdong Province, Southern China.
  • Hainania minzhengi Lei et al., 2025
    • Diversity, 17: 549.

• Lei, H.-T., He, L., Huang, J.-H., Zhou, J.-J. & He, D.-K. 2025. Description of a new cave-dwelling species of Claea (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from the Yangtze River basin in Sichuan, southern China.
  • Claea scet Lei et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (2): 681-695.

• Lei, H.-T., Pu, X.-R., Yang, H.-F., Zhu, M.-X., Mo, H.-L., Liu, X.-Y., Wang, M. & Bi, B.-L. 2025. Balitora dehouensis, a new species of cave-dwelling hillstream loach (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) from the upper Red River, southwestern China.
  • Balitora dehouensis Lei et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (4): 1560-1584.

• Liao, M., Yu, J., Luo, T., Lan, C.-T., Zhou, J.-J., Xiao, N. & Zhou, J. 2025. Description of a new species from eastern Guangxi within the Oreonectes polystigmus complex (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) by integrating morphological and genetic evidence.
  • Oreonectes guidongensis Luo et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (4): 1763-1774.

• Lima, F.T.C., Silva-Oliveira, C., Oliveira, C. & Faria, T.C. 2025. A new Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) from the Central Amazon basin, Brazil.
  • Hyphessobrycon ribeiroi Lima et al., 2025
    • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 65: e202565011.

• Lin, B.-A., Pogonoski, J.J., Fahmi, Wibowo, K., Chao, N.L. & Seymour, M. 2025. Johnius javaensis, a new species of croaker (Acanthuriformes, Sciaenidae) from the southern coast of Java, Indonesia.
  • Johnius javaensis Lin et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1259: 169-183.

• Lin, Y.-T., Chang, C.-H., Han, Y.-S. & Lin, C.-H. 2025. Revision of the Armoreye dory genus Zenion (Zeiformes: Zeniontidae) in the South China Sea, with a description of a new species.
  • Zenion boops Lin et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 28 August 2025.

• Lin, Y.-T., Lin, Y.-S. & Han, Y.-S. 2025. Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov., a new species of cirri-bearing eel (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Yilan, northeastern Taiwan.
  • Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis Lin et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1224: 129-140.

• Liu, M., Lyu, J.-B., Du, L.-N. & Chen, X.-Y. 2025. Description of a new loach species, Yunnanilus triangulus sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), from Yunnan, China.
  • Yunnanilus triangulus Liu et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (2): 465-471.

• Liu, Y., Mao, T., Sudasinghe, H., Chen, R., Yang, J. & Meegaskumbura, M. 2025. Description of a New Eyeless Cavefish Using Integrative Taxonomic Methods – Sinocyclocheilus wanlanensis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), from Guizhou, China.
  • Sinocyclocheilus wanlanensis Liu et al., 2025
    • Animals, 15 (15): 2216.

• Liu, Y., Mao, T., Sudasinghe, H., Zhou, J., Chen, R., Yang, J. & Meegaskumbura, M. 2025. Description of a New Eyeless Cavefish Species Using Integrative Taxonomic Methods — Sinocyclocheilus changlensis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), From Guangxi, China.
  • Sinocyclocheilus changlensis Liu et al., 2025
    • Ecology & Evolution, 15 (11): e72370.

• Liyandja, T.L.D. & Stiassny, M.L.J. 2025. Hidden in plain view: A new Labeo (Cyprinidae: Labeoninae) endemic to the Kouilou-Niari River basin in the Lower Guinea ichthyological province.
  • Labeo niariensis Liyandja & Stiassny, 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, 107 (2): 592-602.

• Lopez, G.G.S., Souza, C.S., Reia, L., Mantuaneli, L.A., Morales, B.F., Lima, F.C.T., Oliveira, C. & Mattox, G.M.T. 2025. Two New Species of Miniature Tetras of the Genus Priocharax (Teleostei: Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) from the Rio Purus and Solimões Drainages, Amazonas, Brazil.
  • Priocharax piagassu Lopez et al., 2025
  • Priocharax robbiei Lopez et al., 2025
    • Taxonomy, 5 (3): 36.

• Luz, A.N., Correia, S.M., Lopes, E.P., Jimenez, J.G., Traore, D., Psomadakis, P.N. 2025. A new species of the genus Mystriophis (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from Cabo Verde (Eastern Central Atlantic), with notes on two Mystriophis specimens documented on the R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen.
  • Mystriophis caboverdensis Luz et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5632 (2): 293-308.

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• Mahulu, A. & Seehausen, O. 2025. Two new cichlid species of the genus Labrochromis from rocky reefs of Lake Victoria, Tanzania (Perciformes, Cichlidae).
  • Labrochromis mawe Mahulu & Seehausen, 2025
  • Labrochromis mawepili Mahulu & Seehausen, 2025  [It might be more sensible to follow a recommendation by van Oijen (1996:101) and to keep all haplochromine cichlids of the Lake Victoria Basin in Haplochromis until a comprehensive phylogenetic revision]
    • ZooKeys, 1240: 117-137.

• Maile, A.J., Smith, W.L. & Davis, M.P. 2025. A total-evidence phylogenetic approach to understanding the evolution, depth transitions, and body-shape changes in the anglerfishes and allies (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei).
  • Fowlerichthyinae Maile et al., 2025
    • PLoS One, 20 (5): e0322369.

• Matsumoto, T. & Motomura, H. 2025. Phenacoscorpius trispinis, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from Sagami Bay, Japan.
  • Phenacoscorpius trispinis Matsumoto & Motomura, 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 11 January 2025.

• Matsumoto, T. & Motomura, H. 2025. Scorpaenopsis gigas, a new Indo-West Pacific species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae).
  • Scorpaenopsis gigas Matsumoto, T. & Motomura, H. 2025
    • Ichthyological Research , Published: 05 May 2025.

• Mattox, G.M.T., Acosta-Santos, A., Bogotá-Gregory, J.D., Agudelo, E. & Lima, F.C.T. 2025. A new miniature Priocharax from the río Putumayo drainage, Amazonas State, Colombia (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) with an unusual skin flap between pelvic fins.
  • Priocharax rex Mattox et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5575 (4): 545–554.

• Mayden, R.L. & Kuhajda, B.R. 2025. Two new species of Etheostoma from the Black Warrior River System (Mobile Basin) of Alabama (Teleostei: Percidae).
  • Etheostoma kimberlae Mayden, 2025
  • Etheostoma michellae Mayden, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5618 (3): 351–371.

• Mejia, E., Ferraro, G.A. & Souto-Santos, I.C.A. 2025. A new species of whiptail catfish Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Macaé and São João river basins, southeastern Brazil.
  • Rineloricaria buckupi Mejia et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (2): e240087.

• Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F., Cardeñosa, D. & Tavera, J. 2025. New Species of the Genus Hypanus (Dasyatidae) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.
  • Hypanus rubioi Mejía-Falla et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (1): 44–60.

• Melo, B.F., Gama, S.S. & Sabaj, M.H. 2025. New species of Cyphocharax (Teleostei: Curimatidae) from the upper Rio Jari in the Tumucumaque mountains of northern Brazil.
  • Cyphocharax ivo Melo et al., 2025
    • Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 168 (1): 265-272.

• Mendonça, M.B., Peixoto, L.A.W., Chamon, C.C., Akama, A. & Santana, C.D. 2025. Molecular phylogeny reveals a new species of ghost electric knifefish Porotergus Ellis 1912 (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae), from the Amazon basin.
  • Porotergus sambaibensis Mendonça et al.,2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 14 July 2025.

• Misawa, R., Moteki, M. & Endo, H. 2025. Bathyraja nansei, a new deep‑water softnose skate (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from the Okinawa Trough, southern Japan.
  • Bathyraja nansei Misawa et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 21 June 2025.

• Möhring, J., Mokodongan, D.F., Gani, A., Wowor, D., Annawaty, Böhne, A. & Herder, F. 2025. A New and Unique Species of Ricefish (Teleostei: Adrianichthyidae: Oryzias) from the Lariang River Basin, Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the First Known Sympatric Ricefish Species Pair from Sulawesi Rivers.
  • Oryzias polylepis Möhring et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (1): 61-74.

• Mukhim, D.K.B., Sarma, K., Choudhury, H., Das, R., Chandran, R., Singh, R.K., Warbah, D.P., Lyngdoh, W., Sarkar, U.K. & Sarma, D. 2025. Description of a new troglophilic loach, Schistura densiclava (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Meghalaya, northeast India.
  • Schistura densiclava Mukhim & Sarma, 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 23 May 2025.

• Murasaki, K., Kai, Y., Misawa, R. & Narimatsu, Y. 2025. A New Deep-water Snailfish, Paraliparis anomalus (Teleostei: Liparidae) from the Western North Pacific off Honshu, Japan.
  • Paraliparis anomalus Murasaki et al., 2025
    • Species Diversity, 30 (2): 207-212.

• Mutizwa, T.I., Bere, T., Kadye, W.T., Bragança, P.H.N. & Chakona, A. 2025. Description of two new species of Chiloglanis (Teleostei, Mochokidae) from the Eastern Zimbabwe Highlands freshwater ecoregion: an overlooked hotspot of rheophilic fishes.
  • Chiloglanis asperocutis Mutizwa et al., 2025
  • Chiloglanis compactus Mutizwa et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1241: 261-290.

• Mutizwa, T.I., Kadye, W.T., Bragança, P.H.N. & Chakona, A. 2025. Review of the southern African slender stonebashers, genus Heteromormyrus Steindachner 1866 (Teleostei: Mormyridae), with description of six new species.
  • Heteromormyrus angusticaudata Mutizwa et al., 2025 [grammatically adjusted, since it is an adjective]
  • Heteromormyrus chilembwei Mutizwa et al., 2025
  • Heteromormyrus dolichorhynchus Mutizwa et al., 2025
  • Heteromormyrus ndauorum Mutizwa et al., 2025
  • Heteromormyrus tangwenai Mutizwa et al., 2025
  • Heteromormyrus xanekweorum Mutizwa et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 17 September 2025.

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• Nagy, B. 2025. Review of Cyprinodontiform Fishes in the Upper Congo Drainage with Descriptions of Four New Species of Seasonal Nothobranchius (Nothobranchiidae) and a New Species of ‘Lacustricola’ Lampeye (Procatopodidae) in South-Eastern DR Congo.
  • Lacustricola gemma Nagy, 2025
  • Nothobranchius dubieensis Nagy, 2025
  • Nothobranchius iridescens Nagy, 2025
  • Nothobranchius katemomandai Nagy, 2025
  • Nothobranchius marmoreus Nagy, 2025
    • Ecology and Diversity, 2 (10006): 1-43.

• Nazarkin, M.V. 2025. A new species of eelpout of the genus Lycenchelys Gill from the bathyal depths of the Sea of Okhotsk.
  • Lycenchelys hexapora Nazarkin, 2025
    • Zoologischer Anzeiger, 319: 103-108.

• Nazarkin, M.V. 2025. A new species of the eelpout genus Ophthalmolycus (Zoarcidae) from the Cosmonauts Sea, off East Antarctica.
  • Ophthalmolycus kosmonautis Nazarkin, 2025 [note: published online without ZooBank reg. no., might become available from print version]
    • Polar Biology, 48 (97):. Published: 06 September 2025.

• Near, T.J., Brownstein, C.D., Thacker, C.E. & Wainwright, P.J. 2025. Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Labridae).
  • Supposedly new clade names turned out to have been used by previous authors:
  • Clepticini Near et al., 2025  ≙ Clepticiformes Bleeker, 1862
  • Cirrhilabrinae Near et al., 2025  ≙ Cirrhilabrini Randall, 1999
  • Concholabrus Near et al., 2025
  • Type species: Sparus fasciatus Bloch 1791
  • Sparisomatini Near et al., 2025 ≙ Sparisomatinae Gill 1893
    • Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 66 (2): 263-338.

• Ng, H.H. 2025. Batasio eugenius, a new catfish from the Irrawaddy River drainage (Siluriformes: Bagridae).
  • Batasio eugenius Ng, 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 10 November 2025.

• Ng, H.H. 2025. Clarifying the identity of Pseudomystus stenomus, with the description of a new species of Pseudomystus from Borneo (Actinopterygii: Bagridae).
  • Pseudomystus nuchalis Ng, 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 318–335.

• Ng, H.H. 2025. Glyptothorax sulculus, a new catfish from the Cambodian Mekong (Actinopterygii: Sisoridae).
  • Glyptothorax sulculus Ng, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5728 (2): 375-384.

• Ng, H.H., Kahar, R. & Tan, H.H. 2025. A new species of catfish, Pterocryptis vorax (Actinopterygii: Siluridae), from northern Borneo.
  • Pterocryptis vorax Ng et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5575 (4): 535-544.

• Ng, H.H. & Kottelat, M. 2025. Two New Species of Glyptothorax from the Mekong River drainage in Cambodia and Laos (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Sisoridae).
  • Glyptothorax carnatus Ng & Kottelat, 2025
  • Glyptothorax rhadinus Ng & Kottelat, 2025 [Note: Manuscript names, not yet available in the sence of the ICZN]
    • Zoological Studies, 64: 48.

• Ng, S.-L., White, W.T., Liu, K.-M. & Joung, S.-J. 2025. Etmopterus westraliensis, a new species of lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from Western Australia, with redescription of Etmopterus brachyurus.
  • Etmopterus westraliensis Ng et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 18 September 2025.

• Nielsen, D.T.B., Hoetmer, J.W. & Vandekerckhove, E. 2025. Moema humaita, a new species of annual fish (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the middle rio Madeira, Amazon basin, Brazil.
  • Moema humaita Nielsen et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5631 (1): 189-197.

• Nurjirana, N., Gustiano, R., Haryono, H. & Wibowo, K. 2025. A new species of amphidromous goby (Teleostei: Oxudercidae: Stiphodon) from Enggano Island, Indonesia. T
  • Stiphodon hadiatyae Nurjirana et al., 2025
    • Taprobanica, 14 (2): 99–106.

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• Ochoa, L.E., Albornoz-Garzón, J.G. & DoNascimiento, C. 2025. A New Species of Sternarchorhynchus (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae) from the Guayabero River, Orinoco Basin, Colombia, with Comments on the Phylogeny of the Genus.
  • Sternarchorhynchus guayaberensis Ochoa et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (3): 540-551.

• O’Donnell, J.L., Beldade, R., Johns, J. & Bernardi, G. 2025. A new species of Anemonefish from French Polynesia, Amphiprion maohiensis, (Pomacentridae, Amphiprioninae), the Polynesian anemonefish.
  • Amphiprion maohiensis O’Donnell et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1244: 225-237.

• Okamoto, M., Long, D.J., Claro, R. & McCosker, J.E. 2025. A new species of epigonid fish genus Epigonus (Teleostei: Epigonidae) from Cuba and the first records of E. fragilis from the western South Pacific and Taiwan.
  • Epigonus zonatus Okamoto et al., 2025
    • Ichthyological Research, Published: 18 February 2025.

• Oliveira, R.C., Britzke, R., Oliveira, C. & Graça, W.J. 2025. A new species of Mesonauta (Cichliformes: Cichlinae) from the Amapá Grande River basin, Northern Brazil.
  • Mesonauta karipuna Oliveira et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e250103.

• Oliveira, R.R. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. 2025. Two new species of the ornamental loricariid genus Baryancistrus (Siluriformes: Hypostominae) from rio Trombetas basin, Pará, Brazil.
  • Baryancistrus isaaci Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2025
  • Baryancistrus quilombola Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e250066.

• Oliveira-Silva, L., Britzke, R., Meza-Vargas, V., Hidalgo, M.H., Faustino-Fuster, D., Oliveira, C. & Zanata, A.M. 2025. Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Characidium from the Ucayali-Urubamba Piedmont, Peru, and novel molecular clades are proposed within the genus.
  • Characidium ortegai Oliveira-Silva et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 06 November 2025

• Oral Kaba, M., Güçlü, S. S., Küçük, F., Kalaycı, G. & Turan, D. 2025. Genome-wide SNP Data and Integrated Morphology Reveal a New Trout Species from İvriz and Berdan Streams, Türkiye.
  • Salmo sengulae Oral Kaba et al., 2025
    • Zoological Studies, 64: 70.

• Orr, J.W. 2025. Resurrection of the snailfish genus Allinectes (Teleostei: Cottiformes: Liparidae) for seven North Pacific species, including descriptions of three new species from Alaska.
  • Allinectes busbyi Orr, 2025
  • Allinectes istiophorus Orr, 2025
  • Allinectes nanstanorum Orr, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5609 (3): 301-334.

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• Panitvong, N. & Tan, H.H. 2025. A new species of Hampala (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Lower Tenasserim basin of Thailand.
  • Hampala siamensis Panitvong & Tan, 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 67–72.

• Pastana, M.N.L., Dutra, G.M., Ohara, W.M., Teixeira, T.F. & Menezes, N.A. 2025. Description of a New Species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) from Rio Madeira, a Greatly Impacted Region of the Amazon Rainforest, Apuí, Brazil.
  • Hyphessobrycon mapinguari Pastana et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (2): 301-312.

• Peinemann, V.N., Pombo-Ayora, L., Rich, W.A., Fox, M.D. & Coker, D.J. 2025. A new cave-dwelling species of Trimma (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Red Sea, with notes on Red Sea endemism in Trimma spp.
  • Trimma berumeni Peinemann et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1255: 77-93.

• Pinion, A.K., Kim, D., Dolan, E.P., Portnoy, D.S., Voelker, G. & Conway, K.W. 2025. Revision of Notropis stramineus (Cope, 1865), descriptions of three new species and comments on the monophyly of Miniellus Jordan, 1882 (Pisces: Cypriniformes: Leuciscidae).
  • Notropis lucifer Pinion et al., 2025
  • Notropis multicorniculatus Pinion et al., 2025
  • Notropis oblitus Pinion et al., 2025
    • Vertebrate Zoology, 75: 699-755.

• Portnoy, D.S., Bretzing-Tungate, R.J., Fields, A.T., Bean, M.G., Smith, R.K., Dolan, E.P., Blanchard, R. & Conway, K.W. 2025. A total evidence approach justifies taxonomic splitting of the endangered Pecos gambusia into three species.
  • Gambusia echelleorum Portnoy et al., 2025
  • Gambusia pyrros Portnoy et al., 2025
    • Royal Society Open Science, 12 (11): 251025.

• Praveenraj, J., Moulitharan, N., Pavan-Kumar, A., Naveen, R.S., Thackeray, T., Yumnam, R. & Gurumayum, S.D. 2025. Channa nachi, a new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India.
  • Channa nachi Praveenraj et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5613 (2): 337-350.

• Praveenraj, J., Moulitharan, N., Ryndongsngi, A.M., Thackeray, T., Naveen, R.S. & Kumar, A.P. 2025. A New Species of Snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India.
  • Channa bhoi Praveenraj et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (4): 712-722.

• Prokofiev, A.M., Frable, B.W., Emelianova, O.R., Saveleva, S.Y. & Orlov, A.M. 2025. A New Species of the Eel Genus Gnathophis (Congridae, Anguilliformes) from the Seamounts of the Emperor–Hawaiian Chain, Western and Central North Pacific.
  • Gnathophis johnsoni Prokofiev et al., 2025
    • Journal of Mariene Science and Engineering, 13 (4): 772.

• Prokofiev, A.M., Kobyliansky, S.G. & Orlov, A.M. 2025. A new species of the eelpout genus Ophthalmolycus (Teleostei, Zoarcidae) from off South Orkney Islands, Weddell Sea.
  • Ophthalmolycus lacrimegalos Prokofiev et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5693 (3): 432–440.

• Prokofiev, A.M. & Orlov, A.M. 2025. A new species of the genus Psednos (Teleostei: Liparidae) from the Emperor Seamount Chain and the first record of this genus from the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
  • Psednos (Psednos) kaganovskii Prokofiev & Orlov, 2025
    • Zoosystematica Rossica, 34 (2): 272–278.

• Puebla, O., Aguilar-Perera, A., Helmkampf, M., Robertson, D.R., Estapé, C.J., Estapé, A.M. & Domínguez-Domínguez, O. 2025. Hypoplectrus espinosai sp. nov. (Teleostei: Serranidae), a new hamlet on coral reefs in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
  • Hypoplectrus espinosai Puebla et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5618 (4): 509–524.

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• Qin, Z.-X., Liu, Y.-W., Zhang, S.-Y., Shi, J.-S., Du, L.-N. & Zhou, J.-J. 2025. A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus Protocobitis (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China.
  • Protocobitis longibarba Qin et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1228: 185-195.

• Qin, Z.-X., Zhou, J.-J., Du, L.-N. & Lin, F. 2025. Traccatichthys punctulatus sp. nov., a new species of stone loach (Pisces, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, southern China.
  • Traccatichthys punctulatus Qin et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (3): 1013-1021.

• Queiroz, V., Silva, P.C., Machado, V.N., Assis, C.E., Barros, L.C., Dergam, J.A. & Henschel, E. 2025. A new endemic species of Psalidodon Eigenmann (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) from the upper rio Doce basin, Brazil.
  • Psalidodon canaaensis Queiroz et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5725 (2): 231-254.

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• Ramoejane, M., Zarei, F., Mathebula, X. & Chakona, A. 2025. On the conflict between science and ethics: the case of the moggel, Labeo umbratus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from South Africa.
  • Labeo ngqikai Ramoejane et al., 2025 as a replacement name
    • Journal of Fish Biology, In press: 1-17.

• Rasheeq, A., Kodeeswaran, P., Kathirvelpandian, A. & Kumar, T.T.A. 2025. Apterichtus kanniyakumari, a new species of finless snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Arabian Sea.
  • Apterichtus kanniyakumari Rasheeq et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5696 (2): 260-268.

• Reis, V., Lecointre, G. & de Pinna, M. 2025. The Trichomycteridae.
  • Potamoglanidinae Reis et al., 2025
    • Chapter 7 in: Arratia, G. & Reis, R.E. 2025. (Eds). Catfishes, a Highly Diversified Group, Volume 2: Evolution and Phylogeny. CRC Press, Boca Raton.

• Rocha, M.S. & Littmann, M. 2025. Phylogeny and Classification of Pimelodidae.
  • Bagropsini n. trib. Rocha & Littmann, 2025
  • Phractocephalinae Rocha & Littmann, 2025
    • Chapter 11 in: Arratia, G. & Reis, R.E. 2025. (Eds). Catfishes, a Highly Diversified Group, Volume 2: Evolution and Phylogeny. CRC Press, Boca Raton

• Rodrigues-Oliveira, I.H., Assis, P. M., Pimentel, L.G.P., Soares, R.A.S., Silva, I.B., Rocha, R.R., Menegidio, F.B., Pasa, R. & Kavalco, K.F. 2025. Unraveling a 150-year-old enigma: Psalidodon rivularis (Acestrorhamphidae: Acestrorhampinae), a species complex or a polymorphic species?.
  • Psalidodon paiva Rodrigues-Oliveira et al., 2025
  • Psalidodon terezinhae Rodrigues-Oliveira et al., 2025
  • Psalidodon velhochico Rodrigues-Oliveira et al., 2025
    • Biology, 14: 1-45.

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• Santana, C.D., Le Bail, P.-Y., Peixoto, L., You, K.W.T., Gianeti, M., Eon, C.H., Loeb, M., Mol, J. & Covain, R. 2025. Molecular systematics and biogeography of a new rheophilic species of ghost electric fish (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae: Porotergus) from the eastern Guianas.
  • Porotergus maroon de Santana et al., 2025
    • Systematics and Biodiversity, 23 (1): . Published online: 01 Dec 2025.

• Sato, M.C. & Motomura, H. 2025. Tomiyamichthys hyacinthinus, a new species of shrimpgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from southern Japan.
  • Tomiyamichthys hyacinthinus Sato & Motomura, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5588 (1): 174-184.

• Schliewen, U.K., Wirtz, P., Böhmer, R., Deister, F., Rüber, L., Ramirez-Amaro, S., Esmaili, H.R. & Kovačić, M. 2025. Vanneaugobius longignathus, a new gobiid species from São Tomé Island (eastern tropical Atlantic), with a rediagnosis of the  genera Wheelerigobius and Vanneaugobius.
  • Vanneaugobius longignathus Kovačić et al., 2025
    • Spixiana, 47 (2): 261-285.

• Schwarzhans, W., Psomadakis, P.N. & Nielsen, J.G. 2025. Revision of the bathydemersal fish genus Pycnocraspedum (Ophidiidae; Teleostei), with description of two new species.
  • Pycnocraspedum africanum Schwarzhans et al., 2025
  • Pycnocraspedum rowleyensis Schwarzhans et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5636 (3): 443-472.

• Serra, S., Scarabino, F., Gobel, N. & Laufer, G. 2025. A new species of the Phalloceros harpagos species complex (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) from the middle and lower Uruguay River floodplains.
  • Phalloceros mimbi Serra et al., 2025
    • Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 69 (1): 309-326.

• Shangningam, B. & Kosygin, L. 2025. Glyptothorax chakpiensis, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Manipur, India.
  • Glyptothorax chakpiensis Shangninga, & Kosygin, 2025
    • Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 124 (3)[2024]: 229-237.

• Sharma, N., Vishwanath, W., Dishma, M., Borah, S. & Das, B.K. 2025. A New Species of the Genus Pethia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Brahmaputra Drainage, India.
  • Pethia dibrugarhensis Sharma et al., 2025
    • National Academy Science Letters, Published: 20 June 2025.

• Shepherd, B., Pinheiro, H.T., Najeeb, A., Rocha, C.R. & Rocha, L.A.  2025. Plectranthias raki (Teleostei, Serranidae), a new species of perchlet from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Maldives.
  • Plectranthias raki Shepherd et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1223: 333-344.

• Shi, M., Chen, Y.-C., Che, X.-J., Dao, W., Liu, W.-M., Wang, D.-S., Yang, J.-X. & Wang, X.-A. 2025. A new typical cavefish of the genus Triplophysa (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from the Jinsha River, Yunnan, China.
  • Triplophysa baishuijiangensis Shi et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1253: 73-92.

• Sidlauskas, B.L., Melo, B.F., Birindelli, J.L.O., Burns, M.D., Frable, B.W., Hoekzema, K., Dillman, C.B., Sabaj, M.H., Oliveira, C. 2025. Molecular phylogenetics, a new classification, and a new genus of the Neotropical fish family Anostomidae (Teleostei: Characiformes).
  • Brevidens n. gen. Birindelli et al., 2025
  • Type species: Leporinus striatus Kner, 1858
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (1): e240076.

• Silva, G.S.C., Sabaj, M.H., Carvalho, K.R. & Oliveira, C. 2025. Integrative Taxonomy Reveals a New Species of Imparfinis (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Upper Xingu River Basin.
  • Imparfinis arceae Silva et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (1): 143-153.

• Silva, J.I., Santana, Y. & Marinho, M.M.F. 2025. A new species of Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) from the Amazon basin at Serra do Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil.
  • Moenkhausia solaris Silva et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3): e250089.

• Silva-Oliveira, C., Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Canto, A.L.C. & Ribeiro, F.R.V. 2025. Description of a new species of Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) from the rio Curuá basin expands the distribution of the genus to the lower Amazon basin, Brazil.
  • Chrysobrycon ximango Silva-Oliveira et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (1): e240077.

• Singh, P. & Kosygin, L. 2025. Glyptothorax palakkadiensis, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Kerala, Western Ghats, India.
  • Glyptothorax palakkadiensis Singh & Kosygin, 2025
    • Journal of Natural History, 59 (17-20): 1383-1393.

• Singh, P., Tudu, A.K. & Gurumayum, S.D. 2025. Garra magnarostrum, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Brahmaputra River drainage, Northeastern India.
  • Garra magnarostrum Singh et al., 2025
    • Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 124 (3)[2024]: 219-227.

• Skelton, P.H. & Page, L.M. 2025. Phylogeny and Classification of the Loach Catfishes, Amphiliidae.
  • Paramphilinae Skelton & Page, 2025
    • Chapter 16 in: Arratia, G. & Reis, R.E. 2025. (Eds). Catfishes, a Highly Diversified Group, Volume 2: Evolution and Phylogeny. CRC Press, Boca Raton.

• Sousa, L.M., Sousa, E.B., Oliveira, R.R., Sabaj, M.H., Zuanon, J. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L. 2025. Two new species of Hypancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Xingu, Amazon, Brazil.
  • Hypancistrus seideli Sousa et al., 2025
  • Hypancistrus yudja Sousa et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (1): e240080.

• Souto-Santos, I.C.A., Mejia, E., Arcila, D. & Buckup, P.A. 2025. Dismantling the Phalloceros harpagos species complex (Teleostei: Poeciliidae): description of a new species from Brazilian highlands based on morphological and molecular evidence.
  • Phalloceros circummontanus Souto-Santos et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (1): e2400129.

• Sparks, J.S. & Sparks, E.E. 2025. A new species of Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Etroplinae) from northwestern Madagascar, with a discussion of its relationships within the P. damii clade.
  • Paretroplus risengi Sparks & Sparks, 2025
    • Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, No. 209 (4): 1-22.

• Sreenath, K.R., Pradeep, B., Ajui, K.R., Sukumaran, S., Sebastian, W., Anto, A. & George, G. 2025. Discovery of a new species of troglobitic eel loach from southern India.
  • Pangio juhuae Sreenath et al., 2025 [Note: Online-Publication, ZooBank Reg. No is missing, ergo: new Taxa is not available from this version of the paper]
    • Indian Journal of Fisheries, 72 (1): 36-41.

• Stabile, B.H.M., Reis, R.B., Oliveira, A.V., Graça, W.J. 2025. A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Iguaçu National Park, Rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná, Brazil.
  • Characidium dumonti Stabile et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, 107 (2): 454-465.

• Stauffer, J.R., Jr. 2025. Speciation of invasive fishes.
  • Salmo epimolos Stauffer, 2025
    • The European Zoological Journal, 92 (1): 1159-1170.

• Su, Y. & Ho, H.-C. 2025. A new species of the bandfish genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 (Perciformes, Cepolidae) from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Ocean, with new records and comments on morphological characters of congeners.
  • Owstonia smithvanizi Su & Ho, 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1262: 61-80.

• Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R. & Meegaskumbura, M. 2025. Species without borders: the diversification of giant danios in Sri Lanka (Teleostei, Danionidae, Devario).
  • Devario altus Sudasinghe et al., 2025
    • Evolutionary Systematics, 9 (2): 229-258.

• Sun, Z.-X., Li, X.-Y., Li, X.-J., Hao, J.-Y., Sheng, D. & Zhao, Y.-H. 2025. Cobitis beijingensis, a new spined loach from northern China (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae).
  • Cobitis beijingensis Sun & Zhao, 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (1): 55-67.

• Sun, Z.-X., Tang, W.-Q. & Zhao, Y.-H. 2025. Generic revision on the Biwia–Microphysogobio complex (Cypriniformes, Gobionidae) with descriptions of three new genera.
  • Crossocheilogobio gen. n. Sun et al., 2025
  • Type species: Pseudogobio tafangensis Wang, 1935
  • Mesophysogobio gen. n. Sun et al., 2025
  • Type species: Pseudogobio kachekensis Oshima, 1926
  • Oriengobio gen. n. Sun et al., 2025
  • Type species: Pseudogobio fukiensis Nichols, 1926
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (4): 2013-2037.

• Suzuki, T., Li, H.-E. & Chen, I-S. 2025. Lepusigobius, a new generic name proposed for Gobiosoma pallida Herre, 1934 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) from west Pacific with re-description of the species.
  • Lepusigobius gen. n. Suzuki et al., 2025
  • Type species: Gobiosoma pallidum Herre, 1934
    • Zootaxa, 5738 (1): 13-26.

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• Taglioretti, V., Rossin, M.A., Irigoitia, M.M. & Timi, J.T. 2025. Masked behind Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae): integrative taxonomy uncovers a new Cnesterodon species with broad ecological and biogeographic implications.
  • Cnesterodon pampeanus Taglioretti et al., 2025
    • Canadian Journal of Zoology, Published 22 October 2025.

• Tan, H.H. & Grinang, J. 2025. Two new species of Hampala from Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
  • Hampala katibas Tan & Grinang, 2025
  • Hampala lupar Tan & Grinang, 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 243–260.

• Tang, C.-N. & Chen, W.-J. 2025. A 40-year taxonomic enigma: multigene phylogeny resolves the polyphyly of Plectranthias (Perciformes: Anthiadidae) and supports a revised taxonomy.
  • Aepysomanthias Tang & Chen, 2025
  • Type species: Plectranthias randalli Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1980
  • Poroanthias Tang & Chen, 2025
  • Type species: Plectranthias pelicieri Randall & Shimizu, 1994
    • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 205 (3): 1-36.

• Tang, C.-N., Lai, N.-W. & Ho, H.-C. 2025. Description of a new liopropomine basslet, Liopropoma terecaudum, from northern Taiwan (Perciformes: Epinephelidae).
  • Liopropoma terecaudum Tang et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 29 May 2025.

• Tang, C.-N., Vo, Q. V. & Gill, A. C. 2025. Sayonara flavolineata (Perciformes: Anthiadidae), a new deep-water anthiadid perchlet from Vietnam.
  • Sayonara flavolineata Tang et al., 2025
    • Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 73: 698–708.

• Teixeira, T.F., Salvador, G.N., Mirande, J.M. & Lima, F.T.C. 2025. A New Species of Psalidodon (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) from the Upper Rio São Francisco Basin, Brazil, with Comments on Hasemania.
  • Psalidodon pessalii Teixeira et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (1): 131-142.

• Tenali, D.R., Adak, M.C., Chandran, R., Singh, R.K., Sarkar, U.K. & Banerjee, D. 2025. Glyptothorax hymavatiae, a New Sisorid Catfish, (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh, North-Eastern India.
  • Glyptothorax hymavatiae Tenali et al.,2025
    • Records of the zoological Survey of India, 124 (iS)[2024]: 1-12.

• Tenali, D.R., Chandran, R., Singh, R.K. & Sarkar, U.K. 2025. Olyra sancta, a New Species of Anguilliform Catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India.
  • Olyra sancta Tenali et al., 2025
    • Inland Water Biology, Published: 02 July 2025.

• Tenali, D.R., Kumar, A., Kumawat, T., Singh, R.K. & Sarkar, U.K. 2025. Exostoma hajiensis, a New Sisorid Catfish, (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh, North-Eastern India.
  • Exostoma hajiense Tenali et al., 2025  [not a noun,its an adjective]
    • Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 125 (2S): 1–8.

• Tencatt, L.F.C., Carvalho, V., Silva, H.P. & Britto, M.R. 2025. A new striped Osteogaster (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the Madeira and Tapajós river basins, Brazil, with a new generic diagnosis and an identification key to the species of Osteogaster.
  • Osteogaster oharai Tencatt et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (2): e240134.

• Tencatt, L.F.C., Ohara, W.M., Carvalho, V., Grant, S. & Britto, M. 2025. Two exquisite new species of Hoplisoma (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the rio Tapajós basin, Brazil, with a discussion on the morphology of the mesethmoid within Corydoradinae.
  • Hoplisoma noxium Tencatt et al., 2025
  • Hoplisoma tenebrosum Tencatt et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (1): e240100.

• Thiel, R., Knebelsberger, T., Chernova, N. & Eidus, I. 2025. Two new species of eelpout genus Lycenchelys (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, based on morphological and molecular evidence.
  • Lycenchelys delanglei Thiel et al., 2025
  • Lycenchelys renatae Thiel et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5583 (3): 491-508.

• Thoni, R.J. & Arrindell, R. 2025. Supradiscus varidiscus: a new species of sucker-mouthed hillstream fish (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Lo River basin, northern Vietnam.
  • Supradiscus varidiscus Thoni & Arrindell, 2025
    • American Museum Novitates, 4042: 1-8.

• Tian, F., Liu, S., Chen, S. & Zhao, K. 2025. Revision of Schizopygopsis chengi Fang 1936 (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), with a description of a new subspecies.
  • Schizopygopsis chengi duokeheensis Zhao et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5590 (4): 481-506.

• Tighe, K.A. & Kodeeswaran, P. 2025. A new genus and species of ilyophine eel (Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) from the Arabian Sea, western Indian Ocean.
  • Branchenchelys gen. n. Tighe & Kodeeswaran, 2025
  • Type species: Branchenchelys megacephala Tighe & Kodeeswaran, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5722 (4): 555–569.

• Tighe, K.A. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2025. A new species of the genus Dysommina (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae) from the eastern Indian Ocean.
  • Dysommina pygmaea Tighe & Pogonoski, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5683 (2): 265-281.

• Tongboonkua, P., Chanet, B. & Chen, W.-J. 2025. Integrated Molecular and Morphological Analyses Resolve Long-Standing Classification Challenges in the Sinistral Flatfish Family Bothidae (Teleostei: Carangiformes).
  • Grammatobothidae n. fam. Tongboonkua et al., 2025
  • Type genus: Grammatobothus Norman, 1926
  • Monolenidae  n. fam. Tongboonkua et al., 2025
  • Type genus: Monolene Goode, 1880
  • Taeniopsettidae Amaoka, 1969 (new rank)
    • Zoologica Scripta, First published: 25 September 2025.

• Torrico-Destre, H., Careaga, M. & Carvajal-Vallejos, F.M. 2025. A New Species of Propimelodus (Pimelodidae) from the Upper Madeira System, Amazon Basin.
  • Propimelodus lobatus Torrico-Destre et al., 2025
    • Journal of Ichthyology, 65 (2): 181-190.

• Tudu, A.K., Chowdhury, B.R., Rath, S. & Shangningam, B.D. 2025. A new species of the anguilliform catfish Olyra (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Mizoram, India.
  • Olyra kolasibensis Tudu et al., 2025
    • Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 125 (4): 343–348.

• Turan, D., Kocabaş, M. & Aksu, İ. 2025. Oxynoemacheilus sarali (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae): a new species of loach from Merziman Creek, Euphrates River Basin, Türkiye, described using a morpho-molecular approach.
  • Oxynoemacheilus sarali Turan et al., 2025
    • Hydrobiologia, Published: 29 July 2025.

• Turan, D., Kocabaş, M., Kaya, C. & Aksu, İ. 2025. Salmo emireae (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae), a new trout species from the Lake Balık, northeastern Turkey.
  • Salmo emireae Turan et al., 2025
    • Environmental Biology of Fishes, 109: 13 [1-15]. [(Link)]

• Turbanov, I.S., Bolotovskiy, A.A., Artaev, O.N., Gandlin, A.A., Levina, M.A., Vasil’eva, E.D. & Levin, B.A. 2025. On the border of Europe and Asia: Gobio uralensis, a new species of gudgeons (Cypriniformes, Gobionidae) from the Caspian Sea basin.
  • Gobio uralensis Turbanov et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (2): 855-874.

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• Uiblein, F., Motomura, H., Møller, P.R., Sabaj, M., Boonphienphol, S., Hoang, T.A. & Parkinson, K. 2025. Two New Goatfish Species of the Upeneus sulphureus-Species Group (Mullidae), with a Redescription of U. sulphureus Cuvier, 1829 and a Review of Barbel Length in the Genus.
  • Upeneus alama Uiblein & Motomura, 2025
  • Upeneus brevianalis Uiblein & Boonphienphol, 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (3): 453-486.

• Uliam, M.I.M., Ribeiro, H.P.A. & Dutra, G.M. 2025. Description of a new species of glass knifefish genus Eigenmannia (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the rio Negro basin, Brazil.
  • Eigenmannia wazowskii Uliam et al., 2025
    • Neotropical Ichthyology, 23 (3):.

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• Vasil’eva, E.D. 2024. Species Diversity, Diagnostic Characters, and Distribution of the Tubenose Gobies of Genus Proterorhinus (Gobiidae). I. A New Species of the Tubenose Goby from the Water Bodies of the Eastern Coast of the Black Sea.
  • Proterorhinus victori Vasil’eva, 2024
    • Journal of Ichthyology, 64: 881-890.

• Victor, B.C. 2025. Prionotus pictus, a new endemic species of searobin from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Teleostei: Triglidae).
  • Prionotus pictus Victor, 2025
    • Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 43: 12–38.

• Vigliotta, T.R., Friel, J.P. & Stiassny, M.L.J. 2025. Two new species of suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes, Mochokidae), from rapids of the Congo River.
  • Chiloglanis kinsuka Vigliotta et al., 2025
  • Chiloglanis wagenia Vigliotta et al., 2025
    • American Museum Novitates, 4041: 1-19.

• Vijayakrishnan, B. & Shinde, G.A. 2025. Gangetic Glyptothorax (Siluriformes: Sisoridae): Two new species and revalidation of Glyptothorax dakpathari Tilak & Husain 1976.
  • Glyptothorax bhurainu Vijayakrishnan & Shinde, 2025
  • Glyptothorax himalaicus Vijayakrishnan & Shinde, 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5613 (3): 500-518.

• Vilardo, P.J., Katz, A.M. & Costa, W.J.E.M. 2025. New insights into Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) diversity in Bahia State, eastern Brazil: Description of a new species and conservation status reappraisal.
  • Ituglanis jussariensis Vilardo et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, Version of Record online: 05 October 2025.

• Villarins, B.T., Fischer, L.G., Prokofiev, A.M. & Mincarone, M.M. 2025. A New Species of Eustomias (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae) from the Western Tropical Atlantic, with Further Descriptions of E. braueri Zugmayer, 1911 and E. macrurus Regan and Trewavas, 1930.
  • Eustomias (Spilostomias) ansiluminis  Villarins et al., 2025
    • Ichthyology & Herpetology, 113 (4): 698–711.

• Vo, Q.V., Hibino, Y., Ho, H.-C., Le, T.T.T. & Seah, Y.G. 2025. Two new snake eels (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae, Ophichthus) from Viet Nam, with redescriptions of O. macrochir (Bleeker) and O. rutidoderma (Bleeker).
  • Ophichthus cuulongensis Vo et al., 2025
  • Ophichthus nguyenorum Vo et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1231: 311-329.

• Volcan, M.V., Garcez, D.K., Robe, L.J., Feltrin, C.R.M., Costa, W.J.E.M. & Lanés, L.E.K. 2025. A new and threatened species of internally inseminating seasonal killifish of Campellolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) endemic to a continental island in the Atlantic Forest, Southern Brazil.
  • Campellolebias insularis Volcan et al., 2025
    • Zoologischer Anzeiger, 316: 75-84.

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• Wada, H., Suzuki, T., Kobayashi, H. & Senou, H. 2025. Two New Jawfishes, Stalix albonotata sp. nov. and S. yanoi sp. nov., from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Perciformes: Opistognathidae).
  • Stalix albonotata Wada et al., 2025
  • Stalix yanoi Wada et al., 2025
    • Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science), 54: 205–221.

• Wang, L., Luo, Q. & Zhang, R. 2025. A new species of Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Beipan-Jiang in Guizhou, China.
  • Sinocyclocheilus zhenningensis Wang et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1238: 99-114.

• White, W.T., O’Neill, H.L. & Jayasinghe, S.A. 2025. Apristurus iterum, a new shark discovered based on egg case morphology and sequence data obtained from a formalin-fixed specimen.
  • Apristurus iterum White et al., 2025
    • Journal of Fish Biology, First published: 27 July 2025.

• Wibowo, K., Willyanto, M.I., Dharmayanthi, A.B., Rahmadi, K. & Lumbantobing, D.N. 2025. Barbodes klapanunggalensis, a new species of blind subterranean fish (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from Klapanunggal karst area, West Java, Indonesia, with notes on its conservation.
  • Barbodes klapanunggalensis Wibowo et al., 2025
    • ZooKeys, 1229: 23-59.

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• Xavier, T.A.A., Sreeram, M.P., Sukumaran, S., Valappil, A.K., Manikandan, S.K. & George, G. 2025. A new species of eight-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) from the deep waters of the Lakshadweep Sea, India.
  • Eptatretus gopali Xavier et al., 2025 [Note: Probably is the only a few days older taxon Eptatretus sunilii George & Bineesh, 2025 the valid name for this species]
    • Journal of Fish Biology, 106 (6): 1724-1733.

• Xiao, G.-B., Guo, Q.-W., Cao, L., Lin, J., Deng, W.-X., Xiao, Q.-Q., Zhou, L., Zhang, H.-R. & Fang, D.-Z. 2025. Homatula gelao (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new nemacheiline species of loach from the upper Yangtze River basin in Guizhou Province, southwestern China.
  • Homatula gelao Xiao, 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (1): 257–271.

• Xiao, M.-Y., Wang, J.-J., Luo, T., Zhou, J.-J., Xiao, N. & Zhou, J. 2025. Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), a new underground fish from Guizhou Province, Southeastern China.
  • Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis Luo et al., 2025
    • Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101 (2): 419-436.

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• Yi, W.-J., Deng, S.-Q. & Zhang, E 2025. Discogobio angustimarginis, a new species of cyprinid fish (Pisces: Teleostei) from the Jinsha-Jiang River in Yunnan Province, southwestern China.
  • Discogobio angustimarginis Yi et al., 2025
    • Zootaxa, 5665 (2): 281-294.