Metzia formosae
Appearance
Metzia formosae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Xenocyprididae |
Genus: | Metzia |
Species: | M. formosae
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Binomial name | |
Metzia formosae (Ōshima, 1920)
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Synonyms | |
Metzia formosae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[2] It is considered "least concern" by the IUCN Red List.[1] It inhabits small rivers in still or slow-moving waters[3] and can be found in Yunnan, China[4] and Taiwan.[1] The mitogenome of Metzia formosae measures 16,614 base pairs, comprising 13 genes responsible for coding proteins, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a noncoding control region. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Metzia formosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166183A1117603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166183A1117603.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Metzia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Wang, S., ed. (1998). China red data book of endangered animals. Pisces. National Environmental Protection Agency. Endangered Species Scientific Commission. Beijing, China: Science Press. pp. 247p.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Metzia formosae". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ Hung-du Lin, Feng-Jiau Lin, Tzen-Yuh Chiang & Teh-Wang Lee (2015) The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Metzia formosae (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), Mitochondrial DNA, 26:2, 257-258, DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.823187