Class

Sarcopterygii

Lobe-finned fishes

4 species in 3 orders. Maximum lifespan ranges from 8.3 years (South American lungfish) to 85 years (Australian lungfish).

Species

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

8.3–85 yr

Median GC

41.8%

Range 37.2–42.8%

Orders

Largest: Lepidosireniformes (2)

The Lobe-finned fishes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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3 orders, by species count

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Species in Sarcopterygii

Neoceratodus forsteri	Australian lungfish	Ceratodontiformes	85 yr	16,572 bp	42.82%
Latimeria chalumnae	West Indian ocean coelacanth, or Coelacanth	Coelacanthiformes	48 yr	16,407 bp	41.67%
Protopterus annectens	African lungfish	Lepidosireniformes	18 yr	16,657 bp	42.00%
Lepidosiren paradoxa	South American lungfish	Lepidosireniformes	8.3 yr	16,403 bp	37.23%