Family

Cyprinidae

28 species in 19 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 3 years (Boggut labeo) to 47 years (Common carp).

Species

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

3–47 yr

Median GC

43.3%

Range 39.9–46.2%

Genera

Largest: Labeo (5)

The Cyprinidae tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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19 genera, 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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Top 5 and the shortest-lived

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28 species

Species in Cyprinidae

Cyprinus carpio	Common carp	47 yr	16,575 bp	43.26%
Ptychobarbus dipogon		44 yr	16,787 bp	46.22%
Carassius auratus	Goldfish	41 yr	16,578 bp	42.56%
Cirrhinus molitorella	Mud carp	26 yr	16,602 bp	42.68%
Oxygymnocypris stewartii		25 yr	16,646 bp	44.70%
Ctenopharyngodon idella	Silver orfe	21 yr	16,609 bp	41.89%
Luciobarbus sclateri	Andalusian barbel	18 yr	16,608 bp	44.32%
Barbus barbus	Barbel	17 yr	16,600 bp	43.58%
Schizopygopsis younghusbandi		17 yr	16,674 bp	44.30%
Gymnocypris przewalskii	Lake Qinghai scale-less carp	14 yr	16,682 bp	43.93%
Gymnocypris firmispinatus		13 yr	16,674 bp	44.37%
Gymnocypris eckloni	Yellow River scaleless carp	12 yr	16,745 bp	44.61%
Carassius carassius	Crucian carp	10 yr	16,580 bp	42.24%
Carassius gibelio	Prussian carp	10 yr	16,581 bp	42.25%
Labeo rohita	Rohu	10 yr	16,626 bp	43.17%
Tor tor	Tor barb	10 yr	16,554 bp	43.14%
Cirrhinus cirrhosus	Mrigal carp	9 yr	16,588 bp	43.51%
Labeo altivelis	Rednose labeo	9 yr	16,603 bp	42.88%
Capoeta damascina	Mesopotamian barb	8 yr	16,608 bp	44.18%
Gobio gobio	Gudgeon	8 yr	16,607 bp	43.85%