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Order

Carcharhiniformes

31 species in 4 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 6 years (Spadenose shark) to 55 years (Tope shark).

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Species
31
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
6–55 yr
Longest: Tope shark
Median GC
38.4%
Range 36.8–40.0%
Families
4
Largest: Carcharhinidae (21)

The Carcharhiniformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Carcharhiniformes

4 families, by species count

Where Carcharhiniformes 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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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived
  1. Tope sharkGaleorhinus galeus55 yr
  2. Tiger sharkGaleocerdo cuvier50 yr
  3. Dusky sharkCarcharhinus obscurus35 yr
  4. Scalloped hammerheadSphyrna lewini35 yr
  5. Copper sharkCarcharhinus brachyurus34.5 yr
  6. Spadenose sharkScoliodon laticaudus6 yr

What tracks lifespan in Carcharhiniformes

Top 10 of 197 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 0 with q < 0.05
FeaturenrρqPIC rPartial r
GCU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon31+0.56+0.610.141+0.49+0.13
UCU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon31+0.55+0.510.141+0.35+0.28
GCC codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon31−0.49−0.500.214−0.40+0.03
ACU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon31+0.49+0.440.214+0.21+0.07
UCC codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon31−0.43−0.420.341−0.42−0.26
AT skew of 16S rRNAStrand skew31+0.42+0.410.372+0.27+0.04
G(H) at fourfold-degenerate sites of the 12 + strand protein genes (heavy strand, %)31−0.46−0.410.273−0.32−0.12
C at fourfold-degenerate sites of all protein-coding genes (gene sense, %)31−0.47−0.410.259−0.34−0.13
GUG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon31−0.36−0.400.423−0.27+0.14
GC skew of 16S rRNAStrand skew31−0.36−0.390.423−0.23+0.12

Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 197 features at once (Benjamini–Hochberg); green marks q < 0.05.

PIC r uses phylogenetically independent contrasts, so related species do not count as independent evidence. Partial r holds log10 body mass constant, because big animals live longer. Bold values have p < 0.05. Select a feature to plot it against lifespan.

Species in Carcharhiniformes

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20 species

Galeorhinus galeusTope sharkTriakidae55 yr18,735 bp37.68%
Galeocerdo cuvierTiger sharkCarcharhinidae50 yr16,703 bp36.87%
Carcharhinus obscurusDusky sharkCarcharhinidae35 yr16,706 bp38.56%
Sphyrna lewiniScalloped hammerheadSphyrnidae35 yr16,726 bp39.52%
Carcharhinus brachyurusCopper sharkCarcharhinidae34.5 yr16,704 bp38.30%
Carcharhinus leucasBull sharkCarcharhinidae32 yr16,704 bp37.43%
Carcharhinus plumbeusSandbar sharkCarcharhinidae32 yr16,706 bp38.86%
Sphyrna mokarranGreat hammerheadCarcharhinidae30 yr16,719 bp38.59%
Triakis semifasciataLeopard sharkTriakidae30 yr16,613 bp38.93%
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchosGrey reef sharkCarcharhinidae25 yr16,705 bp38.41%
Triaenodon obesusWhitetip reef sharkCarcharhinidae25 yr16,700 bp38.97%
Mustelus mustelusSmooth-houndTriakidae24 yr16,755 bp39.21%
Carcharhinus falciformisSilky sharkCarcharhinidae23 yr16,677 bp38.51%
Carcharhinus longimanusOceanic whitetip sharkCarcharhinidae22 yr16,706 bp38.50%
Sphyrna zygaenaSmooth hammerheadCarcharhinidae21 yr16,731 bp38.23%
Negaprion brevirostrisLemon sharkCarcharhinidae20 yr16,759 bp38.33%
Prionace glaucaBlue sharkCarcharhinidae20 yr16,705 bp37.47%
Carcharhinus acronotusBlacknose sharkCarcharhinidae19 yr16,719 bp38.35%
Carcharhinus brevipinnaSpinner sharkCarcharhinidae19 yr16,706 bp38.53%
Scyliorhinus stellarisNursehoundScyliorhinidae19 yr16,684 bp37.52%

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