Metzia parva

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 parva

Name

Metzia parva Luo et al., 2015

• Holotype: SWU 20140620012.
• Paratypes: (11).

Type locality: Cheng-jiang River, a tributary flowing into Hongshui-He River of the Pearl River basin at Anyang Town, Du’an County, Guangxi Province, south China (23°93' N, 108°10' E).

Etymology: The specific name parva from the Latin, meaning small or little, was given for the small body size of the species.

References

• Luo, W., Sullivan, J.P., Zhao, H-T. & Peng, Z-G. 2015: Metzia parva, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from south China. Zootaxa 3962(1): 226–234. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.14. Preview (PDF) full article (PDF) Reference page.