Gyrinocheilus pennocki

Gyrinocheilus pennocki, also known as the spotted algae eater, is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the Mekong basin in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.[1][2][3] It grows to 28 cm (11 in) SL.[2] It is an important species caught both in commercial and artisanal fisheries.[1]

Gyrinocheilus pennocki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gyrinocheilidae
Genus: Gyrinocheilus
Species:
G. pennocki
Binomial name
Gyrinocheilus pennocki
(Fowler, 1937)
Synonyms

Gyrinocheilops pennocki Fowler, 1937

Gyrinocheilus pennocki are synonymous to Gyrinocheilus aymonieri but differ in body proportions primarily in head shape.[4]

References

  1. Allen, D.J. (2013). "Gyrinocheilus pennocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T181297A7666673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181297A7666673.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Gyrinocheilus pennocki" in FishBase. August 2015 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke, eds. (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. Rainboth, Walter J.; Buth, Donald G.; Joswiak, Gerard R. (1986). "Electrophoretic and Karyological Characters of the Gyrinocheilid Fish, Gyrinocheilus aymonieri". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 14 (5): 531–537. doi:10.1016/0305-1978(86)90014-1.


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