Organisms

Umbridae

A family of ESOCIFORMES comprising the mudminnows. There are three genera: Dallia, Novumbra, and Umbra, with much disagreement about their taxonomic interrelations. The Umbridae are freshwater fish inhabiting parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Abstract

A family of ESOCIFORMES comprising the mudminnows. There are three genera: Dallia, Novumbra, and Umbra, with much disagreement about their taxonomic interrelations. The Umbridae are freshwater fish inhabiting parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Mudminnows
  • Mudminnow
  • Umbra

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry term; MINNOWS see CYPRINIDAE is also available

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History Note

1994

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.385w.850w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Umbridae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017877
  2. Umbridae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbridae
  3. Umbridae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q917598