Metzia parva

Metzia parva

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Metzia parva is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is known only from the Cheng-jiang River, a tributary of Hongshui He River in the Pearl River basin in Guangxi.

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