Metzia
| Metzia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Metzia D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| Acheilognathus mesembrinum Jordan & Evermann, 1902 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rasborinus Oshima, 1920 | |
Metzia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fishes in this genus are found in Asia. The genus is named in honor of the American ichthyologist Charles William Metz of Stanford University.