Gyrinocheilus pustulosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Gyrinocheilidae |
Genus: | Gyrinocheilus |
Species: | G. pustulosus
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Binomial name | |
Gyrinocheilus pustulosus
Vaillant, 1902
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Gyrinocheilus pustulosus (common name: Borneo algae-eater) is a species of cyprinid of the genus Gyrinocheilus. [1] It inhabits the Kapuas, Mahakam and Kayan basins of Indonesian Borneo. [1] It is ten dorsal soft rays and 39 or 40 vertebrae. [1] Unsexed males have a maximum length of 35.5 centimetres (14.0 in). [1] It was described by George Clapp Vaillant in 1902. [1] It is classified as "data deficient" on the IUCN Red List [2] and considered harmless to humans. [1]