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Gyrinocheilus pennocki

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Gyrinocheilus pennocki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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, 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]

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gyrinocheilus pennocki". 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. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ 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.