▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁cy pr in id ▁fish es ▁found ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁Th ai ▁vern ac ular ▁names ▁are ▁pla ▁pak ▁pian ▁( ), ▁pla ▁pian ▁( ป ล า เ ป ี ่ ย น ) ▁or ▁pla ▁ta ▁dam ▁( ป ล า ต า ด ำ ). ▁It ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁M ek ong ▁Bas in , ▁and ▁not ▁easy ▁to ▁find . ▁ ▁This ▁genus ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁H . ▁M . ▁Smith , ▁an ▁American ▁ich thy ologist ▁who ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁S iam ▁( now ▁Th ailand ). ▁He ▁first ▁intended ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁group ▁Sc aph ogn atus , ▁but ▁this ▁name ▁was ▁already ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁pre histor ic ▁wing ed ▁re pt iles . ▁ ▁Species ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁three ▁species ▁in ▁this ▁genus : ▁ ▁Sc aph ogn ath ops ▁band an ensis ▁Bo ony ar at pal in ▁& ▁S rir ung ro j , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁ ▁Sc aph ogn ath ops ▁ste j neg eri ▁( H . ▁M . ▁Smith , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁ ▁Sc aph ogn ath ops ▁the un ensis ▁K ott el at , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Cy pr in idae ▁Category : Cy pr in idae ▁gener a ▁Category : Cy pr in id ▁fish ▁of ▁Asia ▁Category : F ish ▁of ▁the ▁M ek ong ▁Bas in <0x0A> </s> ▁Afghan istan ▁is