Metzia formosae
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| Metzia formosae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Metzia |
| Species: | M. formosae |
| Binomial name | |
| Metzia formosae (Ōshima, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
Metzia formosae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[2] It is considered "least concern" by the IUCN Red List.[1] It inhabits small rivers in still or slow-moving waters[3] and can be found in Yunnan, China[4] and Taiwan.[1] The mitogenome of Metzia formosae measures 16,614 base pairs, comprising 13 genes responsible for coding proteins, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a noncoding control region.[5]
