| Metzia formosae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Metzia |
| Species: | M. formosae |
| Binomial name | |
| Metzia formosae (Oshima, 1920) | |
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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. The mitogenome of Metzia formosae measures 16,614 base pairs, comprising 13 genes responsible for coding proteins, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a noncoding control region.
References
- ^ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Metzia formosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166183A1117603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166183A1117603.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Wang, S., ed. (1998). China red data book of endangered animals. Pisces. National Environmental Protection Agency. Endangered Species Scientific Commission. Beijing, China: Science Press. pp. 247p.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Metzia formosae". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- Hung-du Lin, Feng-Jiau Lin, Tzen-Yuh Chiang & Teh-Wang Lee (2015) The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Metzia formosae (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), Mitochondrial DNA, 26:2, 257-258, DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.823187
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| Metzia formosae | |
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