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Metzia

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Metzia is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in eastern Asia. The genus is named in honor of the American ichthyologist Charles William Metz of Stanford University.^[1]

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

^ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily XENOCYPRIDINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ Shibukawa, K., Phousavanh, P., Phongsa, K. & Iwata, A. (2012): A new species of Metzia (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Northern Laos. Zootaxa, 3586: 264–271.
^ Luo, W., Sullivan, J.P., Zhao, H.-T. & Peng, Z.-G. (2015). "Metzia parva, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from south China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3962 (1): 226–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.14.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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Metzia is a genus of cyprinid fish that is found in eastern Asia. The genus is named in honor of the American ichthyologist Charles William Metz of Stanford University.