A new species of a small cyprinid fish, Metzia parva sp. nov., is described here based on specimens collected from a tributary of Hongshui-He River in the Pearl River basin at Anyang Town, Du'an County, Guangxi Province, south China. It differs from congeners in having a smaller body with a standard length of 48.3-57.7 mm (vs. 58.3-151.4 mm in other species); a complete lateral line (although s...
