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Life history

Maximum lifespan for all 2,335 species and further AnAge traits for 1,516 of them: body mass, maturity, gestation, litters, growth and metabolism.

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Species and their life history

Arctica islandicaOcean quahog clam	Bivalves	507 yr	–	–	12.5 years	13.1 years	–	–	–	–	–	–
Somniosus microcephalusGreenland shark	Sharks and rays	392 yr	–	–	155.9 years	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Seepiophila jonesiSeepiophila jonesi	Polychaeta	300 yr	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lamellibrachia luymesiLamellibrachia luymesi	Polychaeta	250 yr	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Balaena mysticetusBowhead whale	Mammals	211 yr	100 t	900 kg	22.5 years	22.5 years	396 days	1.0	0.3	–	–	–
Sebastes aleutianusRougheye rockfish	Ray-finned fishes	205 yr	495 g	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mesocentrotus franciscanusRed sea urchin	Sea urchins	200 yr	–	–	550 days	550 days	–	–	–	–	–	–
Panopea abruptaPacific geoduck clam	Bivalves	168 yr	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Panopea generosaPacific geoduck	Bivalves	168 yr	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Acipenser fulvescensLake sturgeon	Ray-finned fishes	152 yr	70 kg	–	26 years	8 years	6 days	350,000.0	–	–	–	–
Aldabrachelys giganteaAldabra tortoise	Reptiles	152 yr	117.2 kg	–	25 years	25 years	20.3 years	–	–	–	–	–
Terrapene carolinaEastern box turtle	Reptiles	138 yr	372 g	–	6 years	6 years	–	–	–	–	–	–
Testudo graecaMediterranean spur-thighed tortoise	Reptiles	127 yr	1.4 kg	–	12.5 years	12.5 years	–	–	–	–	–	–
Homo sapiensHuman	Mammals	122.5 yr	62 kg	3.3 kg	13 years	14 years	280 days	1.0	0.3	0.001	82.780	37 °C
Huso husoBeluga sturgeon	Ray-finned fishes	118 yr	1.1 t	–	17.5 years	13 years	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sebastes ruberrimusRasphead rockfish	Ray-finned fishes	118 yr	9.8 kg	–	13.5 years	13.5 years	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sebastes nigrocinctusTiger rockfish	Ray-finned fishes	116 yr	1.2 kg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sebastolobus alascanusShortspine thornyhead	Ray-finned fishes	115 yr	1.3 kg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anoplopoma fimbriaSablefish	Ray-finned fishes	114 yr	31.4 kg	–	6 years	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Balaenoptera physalusFin whale	Mammals	114 yr	70 t	1.8 t	7.4 years	7.8 years	342 days	1.0	0.4	–	–	–
Ictiobus cyprinellusBigmouth buffalo	Ray-finned fishes	112 yr	17.5 kg	–	9 years	6 years	–	–	–	–	–	–
Balaenoptera musculusBlue whale	Mammals	110 yr	136 t	2 t	5 years	5 years	350 days	1.0	0.4	–	–	–
Mercenaria mercenariaNorthern quahog	Bivalves	106 yr	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sebastes babcockiRedbanded rockfish	Ray-finned fishes	106 yr	2.4 kg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Acipenser transmontanusWhite sturgeon	Ray-finned fishes	104 yr	448.8 kg	–	22.5 years	16.5 years	–	–	–	–	–	–