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Gyrinocheilus Vaillant 1902 gyrí̄nos (Gr. γυρῖνος), tadpole; cheilus, from cheí̄los (Gr. χεῖλος), lip, having the “somewhat triangular appearance of the mouth of the tadpole” (translation)

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri (Tirant 1883) in honor of French linguist, archaeologist and explorer Étienne François Aymonier (1844–1929), who, while serving as a representative for the French protectorate of Cambodia, collected or helped secure holotype

Gyrinocheilus pennocki (Fowler 1937) in honor of the late Charles J. Pennock (1857–1935), of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA, an ornithologist to whom Fowler was indebted for various North American fishes

Gyrinocheilus pustulosus Vaillant 1902 Latin for full of blisters, referring to numerous papillae on lip