Nunikuluk

Nunikuluk; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Campanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Salmoniformes
Family:	Esocidae
Genus:	† Nunikuluk ; Murray, Brinkman, et al., 2025
Species:	†N. gracilis
Binomial name
	†Nunikuluk gracilis; Murray, Brinkman, et al., 2025

Last updated October 22, 2025

Nunikuluk is an extinct genus of esocid fish from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of North America. It contains a single species, Nunikuluk gracilis.

Taxonomy and discovery

The genus and its type species, Nunikuluk gracilis, were described by Murray, Brinkman, and colleagues in 2025. The holotype was collected from the Campanian-age deposits of the Prince Creek Formation in Alaska.^[1]

References

↑ Murray, Alison M.; Brinkman, Donald B.; Newbrey, Michael G.; Neuman, Andrew G.; Hills, L. V. (2025). "The oldest salmonid (Teleostei: Salmonidae): a new genus and species from the Late Cretaceous of North America, with a discussion of the early fossil record of the group". Papers in Palaeontology. doi:10.1002/spp2.70014.

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[Murray2025-1] Murray, Alison M.; Brinkman, Donald B.; Newbrey, Michael G.; Neuman, Andrew G.; Hills, L. V. (2025). "The oldest salmonid (Teleostei: Salmonidae): a new genus and species from the Late Cretaceous of North America, with a discussion of the early fossil record of the group". Papers in Palaeontology. doi:10.1002/spp2.70014.

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