Gyrinocheilus is the single genus in the family Gyrinocheilidae, a family of small Southeast Asian cypriniform fishes that live in fast-flowing freshwater mountain streams.[1] The species in this genus are commonly called "algae eaters". They hold on to fixed objects using a sucker-like mouth, and, despite the name, feed on a wide range of detritus, rather than simply on algae.[2] A "golden" variety of G. aymonieri, the Chinese algae eater or "sucking loach", can be found in many pet shops and fish farms.
^Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Gyrinocheilidae" in FishBase. March 2007 version.
^Banister, Keith F. (1998). Paxton, J. R.; Eschmeyer, W. N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
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indebted for acquiring various North American fishes. Gyrinocheilus pennocki are synonymous to Gyrinocheilus aymonieri but differ in body proportions primarily...
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487-488. Krasyukova Z.V. and Gusev A.V. Description of a new species Gyrinocheilus monchadskii sp.n. (Cypriniformes, Gyrinocheilidae) and a new species...
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