| Novumbra | |
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| Novumbra hubbsi | |
Scientific classification 
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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. 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:
- Novumbra hubbsi L. P. Schultz, 1929 (Olympic mudminnow)
- †Novumbra oregonensis Cavender, 1969
References
- "Novumbra hubbsi Schultz, 1929". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Novumbra | |