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”. 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. PMID 23954876.