Family

Gadidae

12 species in 8 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 7 years (Arctic cod) to 25 years (Atlantic cod).

Species

12

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

7–25 yr

Longest: Atlantic cod

Median GC

42.8%

Range 41–45.5%

Genera

8

Largest: Gadus (4)

The Gadidae tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Genera of Gadidae

8 genera, by species count

Where Gadidae 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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Gadidae (12)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Atlantic codGadus morhua25 yr
PollockPollachius virens25 yr
BurbotLota lota20 yr
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus20 yr
English whitingMerlangius merlangus20 yr
Arctic codBoreogadus saida7 yr

Species in Gadidae

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Species in Gadidae

Gadus morhua	Atlantic cod	25 yr	16,696 bp	42.35%
Pollachius virens	Pollock	25 yr	16,556 bp	42.94%
Lota lota	Burbot	20 yr	16,527 bp	44.04%
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Haddock	20 yr	16,585 bp	41.01%
Merlangius merlangus	English whiting	20 yr	16,569 bp	41.01%
Micromesistius poutassou	Blue whiting	20 yr	16,573 bp	45.47%
Gadus macrocephalus	Pacific cod	18 yr	16,569 bp	42.72%
Gadus chalcogrammus	Alaska pollock	15 yr	16,571 bp	42.37%
Eleginus gracilis	Saffron cod	12 yr	16,538 bp	43.60%
Gadus ogac	Greenland cod	12 yr	15,564 bp	43.05%
Pollachius pollachius	European pollock	8 yr	16,539 bp	43.09%
Boreogadus saida	Arctic cod	7 yr	16,745 bp	42.27%