Novumbra

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Novumbra
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Novumbra hubbsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Esociformes
Family: Umbridae
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:

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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.