''Metzia'' is a

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fish that is found in eastern

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. The genus is named in honor of the American ichthyologist

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Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Metzia alba ''Metzia alba'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It inhabits Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge ...

'' ( T. T. Nguyen, 1991) * ''

Metzia bounthobi ''Metzia bounthobi'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It inhabits Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະ� ...

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, Phousavanh, Phongsa & Iwata, 2012 Shibukawa, K., Phousavanh, P., Phongsa, K. & Iwata, A. (2012)
A new species of ''Metzia'' (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Northern Laos.
''Zootaxa, 3586: 264–271.'' * ''

Metzia formosae ''Metzia formosae'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It is considered "least concern" by the IUCN Red List. It inhabits small rivers in still or slow-moving waters and can be found in Yunnan, China and Taiwan. References

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'' ( Ōshima, 1920) * ''

Metzia hautus ''Metzia hautus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It inhabits Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern ed ...

'' ( T. T. Nguyen, 1991) * ''

Metzia lineata ''Metzia lineata'' is a species of cyprinid fish. It inhabits medium-sized and small rivers of southern China, Taiwan, Laos, and Vietnam and is considered "least concern" by the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Natur ...

'' ( Pellegrin, 1907) * ''

Metzia longinasus ''Metzia longinasus'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It inhabits the Hongshui River The Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is one of the main rivers in the basin ...

'' X. Gan, J. H. Lan & E. Zhang, 2009 * ''

Metzia mesembrinum ''Metzia mesembrinum'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It inhabits Taiwan and Singapore and has a maximum length of . The species was found on Taiwan proper until the 1920s, when its range was reduced to the outlying island of K ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902) * ''

Metzia parva ''Metzia parva'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Metzia''. It inhabits the Hongshui River in southern China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries an ...

'' W. Luo, J. P. Sullivan, H. T. Zhao & Z. G. Peng, 2015

References

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