Metzia formosae

Metzia formosae is a species of cyprinid in the genus Metzia.[1] It is considered "least concern" by the IUCN Red List.[1] It inhabits small rivers in still or slow-moving waters[2] and can be found in Yunnan, China[3] and Taiwan.[1]

Metzia formosae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Metzia
Species:
M. formosae
Binomial name
Metzia formosae
(Oshima 1920)
Synonyms
  • Rasborinus formosae (Oshima, 1920)
  • Ischikauia hainanensis (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
  • Metzia fanlingensis (Lin, 1939)
  • Rasborinus yaii (Harada, 1943)

References

  1. "台细鳊 Metzia formosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. Wang, S., ed. (1998). China red data book of endangered animals. Pisces. National Environmental Protection Agency. Endangered Species Scientific Commission. Beijing, China: Science Press. pp. 247p.
  3. "Metzia formosae summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-10-01.


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