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Lined lesser-bream

Metzia lineata (Pellegrin, 1907)

Status not recordedbony fish

The lined lesser-bream (Metzia lineata) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the lined lesser-bream

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lined lesser-bream live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lined lesser-bream as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Laos
  2. Singapore

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the lined lesser-bream endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lined lesser-bream classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusMetzia
  7. SpeciesMetzia lineata (Pellegrin, 1907)

Synonyms Ischikauia lineata, Metzia lineatus, Rasborichthys altior, Rasborinus fukiensis, Rasborinus hainanensis, Rasborinus lineatus, Rasborinus lineatus lineatus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • kýlnatka páskovanáCzech
  • スジイリヒメワタカJapanese
  • Полосатая расборинаRussian
  • 線細鯿Chinese
  • 線紋梅氏鯿Chinese
  • 线细鳊Chinese
  • 車栓仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined lesser-bream

Other species in the same genus Metzia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the lined lesser-bream an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lined lesser-bream as introduced in 2 countries: Laos and Singapore, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the lined lesser-bream?

The lined lesser-bream (Metzia lineata) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lined lesser-bream (Metzia lineata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-lesser-bream

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BibTeX
@misc{lined_lesser_bream_2026,
  title = {Lined lesser-bream (Metzia lineata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-lesser-bream},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}