Nematogenys cuivi
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| Nematogenys cuivi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Nematogenyidae |
| Genus: | Nematogenys |
| Species: | †N. cuivi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nematogenys cuivi Azpelicueta & Rubilar, 1998 | |
Nematogenys cuivi is a Miocene species of fossil ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nematogenyidae, the mountain catfishes. This species was described from a fossil found in the fluviolacustrine, i.e. sediments deposited by both rivers and lakes, in the upper Cura–Mallín Formation between 37°S and 39°S in Chile. The only other member of this family is the extant Nematogenys inermis of Central Chile.[1]