Umbridae
| Umbridae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Esociformes |
| Family: | Umbridae |
| Genera | |
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† Boltyshia | |
Umbridae is a family of fish in the order Esociformes, which contains pike, pickerel, and mudminnows. The single living genus, Umbra, occupies weed-choked freshwater habitats in eastern North America and eastern Europe.
Studies
While the family contained the genera Umbra, Novumbra, and Dallia, recent studies have recovered this grouping as paraphyletic, with Novumbra and Dallia being moved to the family Esocidae.