Order
Osmeriformes
14 species in 5 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 1 year (Yangtze icefish) to 38 years (Baird's smoothhead).
Species
14
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
48.2%
Range 40.1–50.6%
Families
5
Largest: Osmeridae (9)
Overview
The Osmeriformes tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Families of Osmeriformes
5 families, by species countWhere Osmeriformes 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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- Osmeriformes (14)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Osmeriformes
Select a column to sort| Alepocephalus bairdii | Baird's smoothhead | Alepocephalidae | 38 yr | 16,637 bp | 48.10% |
| Mallotus villosus | Capelin | Osmeridae | 10 yr | 16,648 bp | 47.65% |
| Osmerus eperlanus | Smelt | Osmeridae | 10 yr | 16,610 bp | 47.57% |
| Osmerus mordax | Rainbow smelt | Osmeridae | 7 yr | 16,620 bp | 48.58% |
| Prototroctes maraena | Australian grayling | Retropinnidae | 6 yr | 16,592 bp | 49.08% |
| Hypomesus olidus | Pond smelt | Osmeridae | 5 yr | 16,786 bp | 48.34% |
| Hypomesus pretiosus | Surf smelt | Osmeridae | 5 yr | 16,715 bp | 49.48% |
| Thaleichthys pacificus | Eulachon | Osmeridae | 5 yr | 16,740 bp | 47.61% |
| Plecoglossus altivelis | Ayu | Osmeridae | 3 yr | 16,542 bp | 50.64% |
| Spirinchus thaleichthys | Longfin smelt | Osmeridae | 3 yr | 16,811 bp | 47.83% |
| Retropinna semoni | Australian smelt | Retropinnidae | 2 yr | 16,577 bp | 46.86% |
| Galaxiella nigrostriata | Black-stripe minnow | Galaxiidae | 1 yr | 19,017 bp | 40.09% |
| Hypomesus transpacificus | Delta smelt | Osmeridae | 1 yr | 16,767 bp | 49.02% |
| Neosalanx taihuensis | Yangtze icefish | Salangidae | 1 yr | 16,549 bp | 50.30% |