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