Family
Nototheniidae
13 species in 7 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 7 years (Dusky rockcod) to 50 years (Patagonian toothfish).
Species
13
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
45.4%
Range 43.8–48.4%
Genera
7
Largest: Trematomus (6)
Overview
The Nototheniidae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Genera of Nototheniidae
7 genera, by species countWhere Nototheniidae 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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- Nototheniidae (13)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Nototheniidae
Select a column to sort| Dissostichus eleginoides | Patagonian toothfish | 50 yr | 18,704 bp | 48.43% |
| Aethotaxis mitopteryx | Longfin icedevil | 35 yr | 18,801 bp | 48.08% |
| Trematomus loennbergii | Scaly rockcod | 23 yr | 19,374 bp | 44.09% |
| Pleuragramma antarctica | Antarctic silverfish | 20 yr | 18,460 bp | 47.86% |
| Trematomus hansoni | Striped rockcod | 20 yr | 19,218 bp | 43.82% |
| Trematomus nicolai | Spotted notothen | 19 yr | 19,358 bp | 44.34% |
| Notothenia coriiceps | Black rockcod | 18 yr | 18,347 bp | 46.08% |
| Trematomus eulepidotus | Blunt scalyhead | 18 yr | 18,234 bp | 44.94% |
| Notothenia rossii | Marbled rockcod | 16 yr | 18,273 bp | 45.99% |
| Gobionotothen gibberifrons | Humped rockcod | 14 yr | 18,631 bp | 46.26% |
| Trematomus bernacchii | Emerald rockcod | 10 yr | 17,586 bp | 44.63% |
| Pagothenia borchgrevinki | Bald notothen | 7 yr | 17,299 bp | 45.43% |
| Trematomus newnesi | Dusky rockcod | 7 yr | 18,602 bp | 44.36% |