Novumbra

Novumbra
	Novumbra hubbsi
Scientific classification
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:

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

References

"Novumbra hubbsi Schultz, 1929". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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.

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[1] "Novumbra hubbsi Schultz, 1929". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, 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.