Metzia mesembrinum

Metzia mesembrinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Metzia
Species:
M. mesembrinum
Binomial name
Metzia mesembrinum
(Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Metzia mesembrinum is a species of cyprinid in the genus Metzia.[1] It inhabits Taiwan and Singapore and has a maximum length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in).[1] The species was found on Taiwan proper until the 1920s, when its range was reduced to the outlying island of Kinmen.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Metzia mesembrinum (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)". FishBase. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Huang, Hui-min; Ko Lin (9 September 2021). "Conservationist works to save endangered freshwater fish in Kinmen". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 September 2021. The fish used to inhabit rivers in Taiwan proper but disappeared in 1920, so Kinmen is now the only place in the world where it can be seen in the wild, he explained.


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