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 | |
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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 |
The fish is named in honor of Charles J. Pennock (1857-1935) of Pennsylvania, an ornithologist to whom Fowler was indebted for acquiring various North American fishes.[4]
Gyrinocheilus pennocki are synonymous to Gyrinocheilus aymonieri but differ in body proportions primarily in head shape.[5]
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