Acrochondonichthys gyrinus

Acrochondronichthys gyrinus grows to 7-8 cm in length and is endemic to part of northern Thailand. The species lives under tree stumps and other shelters in clear fast flowing rivers

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Acrochondonichthys gyrinus

Acrochondronichthys gyrinus was described in 2003 by Vidthayanon and Ng. The genus name Acrochondonichthys can be broken down into three ancient Greek words. Akros means ‘top’ or ‘uppermost’; chorda is the lateral line and ichthys means ‘fish’. The species name gyrinus comes from Latin and means ’rounded’ or ‘bent’. This is a reference to the concave posterior edge of the pectoral fin of this species.

Author

John de Lange

Copyright images

Nonn Panitvong – Siamensis.org

References

Fishbase

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Additional information

Family

Genus

Species

gyrinus

First described by

Chavalit Vidthayanon, Heok Hee Ng

Min. aquarium length in cm

100

Origin

Country

ecosystem

Minimum length

9

Length maximum

10