Family

Centrarchidae

11 species in 5 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 3 years (Bantam sunfish) to 18 years (Rock bass).

Species

11

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

3–18 yr

Longest: Rock bass

Median GC

46.5%

Range 45.6–48.2%

Genera

5

Largest: Lepomis (6)

The Centrarchidae tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Genera of Centrarchidae

5 genera, by species count

Where Centrarchidae sit among 2,335 species

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

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Centrarchidae (11)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Rock bassAmbloplites rupestris18 yr
Black crappiePomoxis nigromaculatus15 yr
PumpkinseedLepomis gibbosus13 yr
White crappiePomoxis annularis10 yr
Redbreast sunfishLepomis auritus8 yr
Bantam sunfishLepomis symmetricus3 yr

Species in Centrarchidae

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Species in Centrarchidae

Ambloplites rupestris	Rock bass	18 yr	16,659 bp	47.24%
Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Black crappie	15 yr	16,496 bp	46.07%
Lepomis gibbosus	Pumpkinseed	13 yr	16,503 bp	47.54%
Pomoxis annularis	White crappie	10 yr	16,497 bp	46.06%
Lepomis auritus	Redbreast sunfish	8 yr	16,501 bp	47.54%
Lepomis microlophus	Redear sunfish	7 yr	16,555 bp	46.15%
Archoplites interruptus	Sacramento perch	6 yr	16,599 bp	47.27%
Lepomis megalotis	Longear sunfish	6 yr	16,409 bp	48.16%
Centrarchus macropterus	Flier	5 yr	16,504 bp	45.56%
Lepomis humilis	Orangespotted sunfish	4 yr	16,481 bp	46.50%
Lepomis symmetricus	Bantam sunfish	3 yr	16,484 bp	46.27%