Order

Gobiiformes

16 species in 3 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 1.9 months (Divine dwarfgoby) to 20.4 years (Marble goby).

Species

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

1.9 mo–20.4 yr

Median GC

46.3%

Range 40.4–49.9%

Families

Largest: Gobiidae (14)

The Gobiiformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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3 families, by species count

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Top 5 and the shortest-lived

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Species in Gobiiformes

Oxyeleotris marmorata	Marble goby	Eleotridae	20.4 yr	16,525 bp	46.34%
Lesueurigobius friesii	Fries' goby	Gobiidae	11 yr	16,493 bp	46.59%
Perccottus glenii	Chinese sleeper	Odontobutidae	7 yr	16,487 bp	40.40%
Boleophthalmus pectinirostris	Great blue spotted mudskipper	Gobiidae	4 yr	17,111 bp	43.79%
Neogobius melanostomus	Round goby	Gobiidae	4 yr	16,652 bp	46.76%
Acentrogobius pflaumii	Striped sandgoby	Gobiidae	3.9 yr	16,515 bp	47.66%
Stigmatogobius pleurostigma		Gobiidae	3.6 yr	16,494 bp	45.23%
Pomatoschistus minutus	Freckled goby	Gobiidae	3 yr	16,396 bp	49.48%
Periophthalmus barbarus	Atlantic mudskipper	Gobiidae	2.2 yr	16,502 bp	43.16%
Gillichthys mirabilis	Longjaw mudsucker	Gobiidae	2 yr	16,481 bp	46.28%
Gobiusculus flavescens	Twospotted goby	Gobiidae	2 yr	16,401 bp	48.48%
Rhinogobius similis	barecheek goby	Gobiidae	1.5 yr	16,520 bp	46.19%
Rhinogobius cliffordpopei		Gobiidae	1.2 yr	16,525 bp	49.22%
Acanthogobius hasta	javeline goby	Gobiidae	1 yr	16,663 bp	45.46%
Eucyclogobius newberryi	Tidewater goby	Gobiidae	1 yr	16,523 bp	46.12%
Eviota epiphanes	Divine dwarfgoby	Gobiidae	1.9 mo	18,639 bp	49.93%