Nematogenys
(Redirected from Nematogenyiidae)
| Nematogenys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Suborder: | Loricarioidei |
| Family: | Nematogenyidae C. H. Eigenmann, 1927[1] |
| Genus: | Nematogenys Girard, 1855[2] |
| Type species | |
| Trichomycterus inermis | |
Nematogenys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, it is the only genus in the family Nematogenyidae.[2] This genus has one extant and one extinct species,[3] both being found only in central Chile.[4]
Species
[edit]Nematogenys contains the following species:[3][4]
- †Nematogenys cuivi Azpelicueta & Rubilar, 1998
- Nematogenys inermis Guichenot, 1848
References
[edit]- ↑ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nematogenyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- 1 2 Maria De Las Mercedes Azpelicueta & Alfonso Rubilar (1998). "A Miocene Nematogenys (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Nematogenyidae) from south-central Chile". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 18 (3): 475–483. doi:10.1080/02724634.1998.10011075.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nematogenys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 November 2025.