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Dallia
Sign in to saveDallia (Blackfish) is a genus of mudminnows native to Russia and Alaska. Molecular data indicates the genus is more closely related to Esox and Novumbra than Umbra. Dallia diverged from Novumbra + Esox approximately 66 million years ago. The genus was named after American naturalist William Healey Dall.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNacellida
- FamilyLepetidae
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Dallia (Blackfish) is a genus of mudminnows native to Russia and Alaska. Molecular data indicates the genus is more closely related to Esox and Novumbra than Umbra. Dallia diverged from Novumbra + Esox approximately 66 million years ago. The genus was named after American naturalist William Healey Dall.
==Species== Three species in this genus are recognized: Dallia admirabilis Chereshnev, 1980 (Amguema blackfish) Dallia delicatissima Smitt, 1881 (Pilkhykay blackfish) Dallia pectoralis T. H. Bean, 1880 (Alaska blackfish)