Novumbra

Novumbra Temporal range: Early Oligocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Novumbra hubbsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Esocidae
Subfamily:	Esocinae
Genus:	Novumbra L. P. Schultz, 1929

Novumbra is a genus of mudminnows (family Umbridae) native to Oregon and Washington state, USA. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

Species

Two species in this genus are recognized:

• Novumbra hubbsi L. P. Schultz, 1929 (Olympic mudminnow)
• † Novumbra oregonensis Cavender, 1969

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.