Novumbra

Novumbra
Temporal range: Early Oligocene–present
Novumbra hubbsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Esocidae
Subfamily: Esocinae
Genus: Novumbra
L. P. Schultz, 1929

Novumbra is a genus of mudminnows native to Oregon and Washington state, USA. Although traditionally classified in family Umbridae, molecular data suggests that this genus is more closely related to Esox than Dallia and Umbra. Novumbra diverged from Esox roughly 65 million years ago in the Paleocene.

Species

Two species in this genus are recognized:

References

  1. ↑ "Novumbra hubbsi Schultz, 1929". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Matthew A.; López, J. Andrés; Sado, Tetsuya; Miya, Masaki (2013-11-01). "Pike and salmon as sister taxa: Detailed intraclade resolution and divergence time estimation of Esociformes+Salmoniformes based on whole mitochondrial genome sequences". Gene. 530 (1): 57–65. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2013.07.068. ISSN 0378-1119. PMID 23954876.