Order

Gadiformes

20 species in 5 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 6 years (Argentine hake) to 56 years (Giant grenadier).

Species

20

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

6–56 yr

Longest: Giant grenadier

Median GC

43.1%

Range 41–48.3%

Families

5

Largest: Gadidae (12)

The Gadiformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Gadiformes

5 families, by species count

Where Gadiformes 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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Gadiformes (20)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Giant grenadierAlbatrossia pectoralis56 yr
Finescale moraAntimora microlepis46 yr
Atlantic codGadus morhua25 yr
PollockPollachius virens25 yr
Blue lingMolva dypterygia25 yr
Argentine hakeMerluccius hubbsi6 yr

Species in Gadiformes

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Species in Gadiformes

Albatrossia pectoralis	Giant grenadier	Macrouridae	56 yr	16,970 bp	44.13%
Antimora microlepis	Finescale mora	Moridae	46 yr	16,955 bp	41.58%
Gadus morhua	Atlantic cod	Gadidae	25 yr	16,696 bp	42.35%
Pollachius virens	Pollock	Gadidae	25 yr	16,556 bp	42.94%
Molva dypterygia	Blue ling	Lotidae	25 yr	16,488 bp	45.00%
Lota lota	Burbot	Gadidae	20 yr	16,527 bp	44.04%
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Haddock	Gadidae	20 yr	16,585 bp	41.01%
Merlangius merlangus	English whiting	Gadidae	20 yr	16,569 bp	41.01%
Micromesistius poutassou	Blue whiting	Gadidae	20 yr	16,573 bp	45.47%
Brosme brosme	Cusk	Lotidae	20 yr	16,484 bp	45.01%
Merluccius merluccius	European hake	Merlucciidae	20 yr	17,078 bp	48.32%
Gadus macrocephalus	Pacific cod	Gadidae	18 yr	16,569 bp	42.72%
Gadus chalcogrammus	Alaska pollock	Gadidae	15 yr	16,571 bp	42.37%
Merluccius productus	North pacific hake	Merlucciidae	15 yr	16,775 bp	47.12%
Eleginus gracilis	Saffron cod	Gadidae	12 yr	16,538 bp	43.60%
Gadus ogac	Greenland cod	Gadidae	12 yr	15,564 bp	43.05%
Coelorinchus caelorhincus	Hollowsnout grenadier	Macrouridae	10 yr	16,671 bp	42.79%
Pollachius pollachius	European pollock	Gadidae	8 yr	16,539 bp	43.09%
Boreogadus saida	Arctic cod	Gadidae	7 yr	16,745 bp	42.27%
Merluccius hubbsi	Argentine hake	Merlucciidae	6 yr	16,996 bp	46.93%