Family
Delphinidae
10 species in 8 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 30 years (Irrawaddy dolphin) to 90 years (Killer whale).
Species
10
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
38.9%
Range 38.7–39.7%
Genera
8
Largest: Globicephala (2)
Overview
The Delphinidae tree
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Where Delphinidae 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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- Delphinidae (10)
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Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Delphinidae
Select a column to sort| Orcinus orca | Killer whale | 90 yr | 16,392 bp | 39.71% |
| Globicephala macrorhynchus | Short-finned pilot whale | 63 yr | 16,390 bp | 38.88% |
| Pseudorca crassidens | False killer whale | 62.5 yr | 16,392 bp | 38.90% |
| Globicephala melas | Long-finned pilot whale | 60 yr | 16,390 bp | 38.90% |
| Stenella coeruleoalba | Striped dolphin | 57.5 yr | 16,384 bp | 38.82% |
| Tursiops truncatus | Bottlenosed dolphin | 51.6 yr | 16,388 bp | 38.92% |
| Peponocephala electra | Melon-headed whale | 47 yr | 16,388 bp | 39.14% |
| Stenella attenuata | Pantropical spotted dolphin | 46 yr | 16,386 bp | 38.72% |
| Grampus griseus | Risso's dolphin | 42.5 yr | 16,386 bp | 39.11% |
| Orcaella brevirostris | Irrawaddy dolphin | 30 yr | 16,383 bp | 38.75% |