Metzia bounthobi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Metzia
Species: Metzia bounthobi

Name

Metzia bounthobi Shibukawa, Phousavanh, Phongsa & Iwata, 2012

Holotype: NIFI 4680 (previously NUOL P 4060). Paratypes (9): NSMT P 105977 (2); NULFA P 715 (1, c&s), P 716 (1); NUOL P 4034 (2), P 4074 (1), P 4902 (2, c&s).

Type locality: Mekong basin in Sopvan, Nyoi District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR, 20°36.5'N, 102°39.1'E. [1]

Etymology: The specific name bounthobi is in honour of Bounthob Praxaysombath (NUOL), who was the leading researcher performing the field surveys throughout the NUOL-NEF project on 2007–2010. Eight of all 10 type series of the new species were brought from the project surveys.

References

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

Vernacular names

ລາວ: Pa tep thob