Esocidae is a family of ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes, which contains pike, pickerel, and mudminnows. While the family traditionally only contained the genus Esox, recent genetic and paleontological research have recovered Novumbra and Dallia as members of the family Esocidae, being closer related to Esox than Umbra. Fossil specimens from the Mesozoic in North America have been assigned as two additional genera in this family, although they may actually be more basal.
Esocidae is a family of ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes, which contains pike, pickerel, and mudminnows. While the family traditionally only contained the genus Esox, recent genetic and paleontological research have recovered Novumbra and Dallia as members of the family Esocidae, being closer related to Esox than Umbra. Fossil specimens from the Mesozoic in North America have been assigned as two additional genera in this family, although they may actually be more basal.
== Taxonomy == The family is classified as follows:' Family Esocidae Subfamily Dalliinae' Jordan, 1885 Genus Dallia Bean, 1880 Subfamily Esocinae Rafinesque, 1815 Genus Esox Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Novumbra Schultz, 1929
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