Metzia
Sign in to saveMetzia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fishes in this genus are found in Asia. The genus is named in honor of the American ichthyologist Charles William Metz of Stanford University.
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Metz's ruellia
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Metzia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fishes in this genus are found in Asia. The genus is named in honor of the American ichthyologist Charles William Metz of Stanford University.
==Species== These are the currently recognized species in this genus: Metzia alba (T. T. Nguyen, 1991) Metzia bounthobi Shibukawa, Phousavanh, Phongsa & Iwata, 2012 Metzia formosae (Ōshima, 1920) Metzia hautus (T. T. Nguyen, 1991) Metzia lineata (Pellegrin, 1907) Metzia longinasus X. Gan, J. H. Lan & E. Zhang, 2009 Metzia mesembrinum (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902) Metzia parva W. Luo, J. P. Sullivan, H. T. Zhao & Z. G. Peng, 2015