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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Eponymy: Dr Charles William Metz (1889–1975) was an American zoologist, geneticist and taxonomist whose doctorate was awarded by Stanford University. He co-wrote: A catalog of the fishes known from the waters of Korea (1913). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Yunnan, China and Taiwan (Ref. 45563); also observed from Viet Nam (Ref. 44416).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33784)
Head small, pointed and slender; snout short and protruded; mouth slit slanted; large eyes at the center of head, towards tip, interorbital space convex. Long, rhombic body; back behind head convex. Belly scutes from base of pelvic fin to anus. Body gray on back, silvery white on lower sides and belly, a horizontal gray stripe along the central axis; gray on caudal fin and semi-transparent on others (Ref. 45563).
Adults inhabit clear still or slow-moving waters of small rivers (Ref. 45563).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gan, X., J.-H. Lan and E. Zhang, 2009. Metzia longinasus, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from the Pearl River drainage in Guangxi Province, South China. Ichthyol. Res. 56:55-61. (Ref. 80361)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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