Scaphognathops is a genus of cyprinid fishes native to Southeast Asia. In Thai, they are commonly known as pla pak pian (Thai: ปลาปากเปี่ยน), pla pian (ปลาเปี่ยน), or pla ta dam (ปลาตาดำ). The genus is restricted to the Mekong Basin and is considered uncommon.
| Scaphognathops | |
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| Scaphognathops bandanensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Scaphognathops H. M. Smith, 1945[1] |
| Type species | |
| Scaphognathops stejnegeri H. M. Smith, 1931[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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It was named by H. M. Smith, an American ichthyologist who lived and worked in Siam (now Thailand). Smith originally intended to name the genus Scaphognatus, but the name had already been used for a group of prehistoric winged reptiles.
Species
editThere are currently three species in this genus:
References
edit- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyrininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scaphognathops". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- Uk-katawewat, Sompote (2004). สาระน่ารู้ปลาน้ำจืดไทย เล่ม ๑ [Knowledge of Thai Freshwater Fishes, Vol. 1] (in Thai). Bangkok: Khurusapa Business Organization. p. 171. ISBN 974-00-8701-9.
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