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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gyrinocheilidae |
| Genus: | Gyrinocheilus |
| Species: | G. pennocki
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyrinocheilus pennocki (Fowler, 1937)
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| Synonyms | |
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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]
References edit
- ^ a b c Allen, D.J. (2011). "Gyrinocheilus pennocki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181297A7666673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181297A7666673.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gyrinocheilus pennocki" in FishBase. August 2015 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke, eds. (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families GYRINOCHEILIDAE and CATOSTOMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ 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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