Family
Scombridae
14 species in 8 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 4 years (Indian mackerel) to 18.7 years (Longtail tuna).
Species
14
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
46.4%
Range 45–47.7%
Genera
8
Largest: Scomberomorus (4)
Overview
The Scombridae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
Each ring is one rank. Scroll or use + and − to zoom, drag to move; select a group to zoom into it, a species to open it.
Genera of Scombridae
8 genera, by species countWhere Scombridae 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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- Scombridae (14)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Scombridae
Select a column to sort| Thunnus tonggol | Longtail tuna | 18.7 yr | 16,528 bp | 46.11% |
| Thunnus orientalis | Pacific bluefin tuna | 15 yr | 16,527 bp | 46.19% |
| Scomberomorus cavalla | King mackerel | 14 yr | 16,548 bp | 46.49% |
| Scomberomorus semifasciatus | Broad-barred king mackerel | 12 yr | 16,548 bp | 45.03% |
| Euthynnus alletteratus | Little tunny | 10 yr | 16,520 bp | 46.50% |
| Scomberomorus sierra | Pacific sierra | 10 yr | 16,699 bp | 45.79% |
| Acanthocybium solandri | Wahoo | 9.3 yr | 16,557 bp | 46.45% |
| Thunnus atlanticus | Blackfin tuna | 7.5 yr | 16,528 bp | 46.17% |
| Scomber colias | Atlantic chub mackerel | 7 yr | 16,570 bp | 46.98% |
| Scomberomorus munroi | Australian spotted mackerel | 7 yr | 16,796 bp | 46.40% |
| Auxis rochei | Bullet tuna | 5 yr | 16,501 bp | 47.03% |
| Sarda sarda | Atlantic bonito | 5 yr | 16,506 bp | 45.71% |
| Rastrelliger brachysoma | Short mackerel, or Indian mackerel | 4 yr | 16,539 bp | 47.48% |
| Rastrelliger kanagurta | Indian mackerel | 4 yr | 16,537 bp | 47.71% |