Metzia bounthobi

Metzia bounthobi

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Metzia bounthobi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is only known from the Ou River basin in Phongsaly and Luang Prabang provinces in Laos.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Metzia
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated