| Nematogenys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Suborder: | Loricarioidei |
| Family: | Nematogenyidae C. H. Eigenmann, 1927[2] |
| Genus: | Nematogenys Girard, 1855[1] |
| Type species | |
| Trichomycterus inermis | |
Nematogenys is a genus of freshwaterray-finned fishes, it is the only genus in thefamilyNematogenyidae.[1] This genus has one extant and one extinct species,[3] both being found only in central Chile.[4]
Nematogenys contains the following species:[3][4]