Order
Cyprinodontiformes
17 species in 7 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 1 year (Gila topminnow) to 5 years (White sands pupfish).
Species
17
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
43.0%
Range 37.8–47.8%
Families
7
Largest: Poeciliidae (6)
Overview
The Cyprinodontiformes tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Families of Cyprinodontiformes
7 families, by species countWhere Cyprinodontiformes 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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- Cyprinodontiformes (17)
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Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Cyprinodontiformes
Select a column to sort| Cyprinodon tularosa | White sands pupfish | Cyprinodontidae | 5 yr | 16,501 bp | 46.89% |
| Fundulus catenatus | Northern studfish | Fundulidae | 5 yr | 16,544 bp | 40.08% |
| Poecilia reticulata | Guppy | Poeciliidae | 5 yr | 16,538 bp | 41.63% |
| Xiphophorus hellerii | Green swordtail | Poeciliidae | 5 yr | 16,635 bp | 47.82% |
| Kryptolebias marmoratus | Mangrove rivulus | Rivulidae | 5 yr | 17,329 bp | 43.32% |
| Fundulus heteroclitus | Mummichog | Fundulidae | 4 yr | 16,526 bp | 39.74% |
| Fundulus zebrinus | Plains killifish | Fundulidae | 3 yr | 16,676 bp | 41.20% |
| Aphyosemion australe | Lyretail panchax | Nothobranchiidae | 3 yr | 16,597 bp | 37.77% |
| Gambusia affinis | Mosquitofish | Poeciliidae | 3 yr | 16,614 bp | 44.90% |
| Poecilia sphenops | Molly | Poeciliidae | 3 yr | 16,533 bp | 43.40% |
| Fundulus grandis | Gulf killifish | Fundulidae | 2.3 yr | 16,524 bp | 40.40% |
| Apricaphanius iberus | Spanish toothcarp | Aphaniidae | 2 yr | 16,708 bp | 45.06% |
| Cyprinodon macularius | Desert pupfish | Cyprinodontidae | 2 yr | 16,500 bp | 46.90% |
| Nothobranchius kuhntae | Beira killifish | Nothobranchiidae | 1.2 yr | 19,801 bp | 38.25% |
| Nothobranchius furzeri | Turquoise killifish | Aplocheilidae | 1.1 yr | 19,527 bp | 38.60% |
| Gambusia holbrooki | Eastern mosquitofish | Poeciliidae | 1 yr | 16,611 bp | 45.04% |
| Poeciliopsis occidentalis | Gila topminnow | Poeciliidae | 1 yr | 16,771 bp | 42.99% |