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Cyprinidae

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.

Genus
Metzia
Maximum length
5.8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: Cheng-jiang River, a tributary of Hongshui-He River of the Pearl River basin in Guangxi Province, China.

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