Biology:Metzia formosae

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Metzia formosae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Metzia
Species:
M. formosae
Binomial name
Metzia formosae
(Oshima 1920)
Synonyms
  • Rasborinus formosae (Oshima, 1920)
  • Ischikauia hainanensis (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
  • Metzia fanlingensis (Lin, 1939)
  • Rasborinus yaii (Harada, 1943)

Metzia formosae is a species of cyprinid in the genus Metzia.[2] It is considered "least concern" by the IUCN Red List.[2] It inhabits small rivers in still or slow-moving waters[3] and can be found in Yunnan, China [4] and Taiwan.[2] 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. [5]

References

  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Metzia formosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T166183A1117603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166183A1117603.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166183/1117603. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "台细鳊 Metzia formosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166183/1117603. Retrieved May 15, 2019. 
  3. 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. 
  4. "Metzia formosae summary page" (in en). https://www.fishbase.us/summary/Metzia-formosae.html. 
  5. 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


Wikidata ☰ Q5565574 entry