Scaphognathops

Scaphognathops is a genus of cyprinid fishes found in Southeast Asia. Thai vernacular names are pla pak pian (Thai: ปลาปากเปี่ยน), pla pian (ปลาเปี่ยน) or pla ta dam (ปลาตาดำ). It is restricted to Mekong Basin, and not easy to find.

Scaphognathops
Scaphognathops bandanensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]
Synonyms[1]
Scaphognathus H. M. Smith, 1931

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