Scaphognathops

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

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|image=Scaphognathops bandanensis.jpg

|image_caption=Scaphognathops bandanensis

|taxon=Scaphognathops

|authority=H. M. Smith, 1945{{Cof family|family=Cyrininae|access-date=17 December 2024}}

|type_species=Scaphognathops stejnegeri

|type_species_authority=H. M. Smith, 1931

|synonyms=* Scaphognathus H. M. Smith, 1931

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Scaphognathops is a genus of cyprinid fishes found in Southeast Asia. Thai vernacular names are pla pak pian ({{langx|th|ปลาปากเปี่ยน}}), pla pian (ปลาเปี่ยน) or pla ta dam (ปลาตาดำ). It is restricted to Mekong 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

References

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  • {{FishBase genus | genus=Scaphognathops| month=August | year=2011}}
  • {{cite book |first=Sompote |last=Uk-katawewat|title=สาระน่ารู้ปลาน้ำจืดไทย เล่ม ๑|trans-title=Knowledge of Thai Freshwater Fishes, Vol. 1|year=2004|pages=171|publisher=Khurusapa Business Organization|location=Bangkok|isbn=974-00-8701-9|language=thai}}

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Category:Cyprininae

Category:Taxa named by Hugh McCormick Smith

Category:Cyprinidae genera

Category:Cyprinid fish of Asia

Category:Fish of the Mekong Basin

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