''Scaphognathops'' is a genus of

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a Family (biology), family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barb (fish), barbs and barbel (fish), barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the ...

fishes found in

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. Thai vernacular names are ''pla pak pian'' (), ''pla pian'' (ปลาเปี่ยน) or ''pla ta dam'' (ปลาตาดำ). It is restricted to

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Basin, and not easy to find. This genus was named by H. M. Smith, an American ichthyologist who lived and worked in Siam (now Thailand). He first intended to name the group ''Scaphognatus'', but this name was already used for a group of prehistoric winged reptiles.

Species

There are currently three species in this genus: * '' Scaphognathops bandanensis'' Boonyaratpalin & Srirungroj, 1971 * '' Scaphognathops stejnegeri'' ( H. M. Smith, 1931) * '' Scaphognathops theunensis'' Kottelat, 1998

References

* * Cyprininae Taxa named by Hugh McCormick Smith Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of Asia Fish of the Mekong Basin {{Cyprinidae-stub