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Borneo algae-eater (Gyrinocheilus pustulosus)
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Gyrinocheilidae

Borneo algae-eater

Gyrinocheilus pustulosus

Ten dorsal rays forty vertebrae

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Gyrinocheilus pustulosus (common name: Borneo algae-eater) is a species of cyprinid of the genus Gyrinocheilus. It inhabits the Kapuas, Mahakam and Kayan basins of Indonesian Borneo. It is ten dorsal soft rays and 39 or 40 vertebrae.

Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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