Longnose Lesser-Bream

Metzia longinasus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Metzia longinasus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is found in the Hongshui-He River in Guangxi.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Metzia
Maximum length: 12.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: China. Known exclusively from the Hongshui-He River of the Pearl River drainage at Du’an County, Guangxi Province, South China (Ref. 80361 ).

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