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Order

Perciformes

220 species in 53 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 10 months (Sea stickleback) to 205 years (Rougheye rockfish).

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Species
220
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
10 mo–205 yr
Longest: Rougheye rockfish
Median GC
45.6%
Range 38.1–49.2%
Families
53
Largest: Sebastidae (45)

The Perciformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Perciformes

53 families, by species count

Where Perciformes sit among 2,335 species

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

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %
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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived
  1. Rougheye rockfishSebastes aleutianus205 yr
  2. Rasphead rockfishSebastes ruberrimus118 yr
  3. Tiger rockfishSebastes nigrocinctus116 yr
  4. Shortspine thornyheadSebastolobus alascanus115 yr
  5. Redbanded rockfishSebastes babcocki106 yr
  6. Sea sticklebackSpinachia spinachia10 mo

What tracks lifespan in Perciformes

Top 10 of 205 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 81 with q < 0.05
FeaturenrρqPIC rPartial r
Arg (R) frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of sense codons)Amino acid208+0.38+0.447.5×10⁻⁷−0.04+0.33
UCA codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon208+0.37+0.438.4×10⁻⁷−0.02+0.53
His (H) frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of sense codons)Amino acid208−0.34−0.421.1×10⁻⁵−0.04−0.49
GC skew of 12S rRNAStrand skew208−0.33−0.411.8×10⁻⁵−0.01−0.47
UGG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon208−0.27−0.405.6×10⁻⁴−0.09−0.18
Leu (L) frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of sense codons)Amino acid208+0.36+0.401.7×10⁻⁶+0.14+0.35
UGA codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon208+0.27+0.405.6×10⁻⁴+0.09+0.17
CCU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon208−0.40−0.402.6×10⁻⁷+0.03−0.27
AT skew of ATP6Strand skew208+0.39+0.403.0×10⁻⁷−0.01+0.14
AT skew of COX1Strand skew208+0.29+0.391.9×10⁻⁴−0.04−0.02

Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 205 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 Perciformes

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20 species

Sebastes aleutianusRougheye rockfishSebastidae205 yr16,977 bp45.59%
Sebastes ruberrimusRasphead rockfishSebastidae118 yr17,067 bp44.86%
Sebastes nigrocinctusTiger rockfishSebastidae116 yr16,922 bp45.33%
Sebastolobus alascanusShortspine thornyheadSebastidae115 yr16,495 bp46.28%
Sebastes babcockiRedbanded rockfishSebastidae106 yr17,062 bp44.88%
Sebastes alutusPacific ocean perchSebastidae100 yr17,617 bp44.69%
Sebastes reediYellowmouth rockfishSebastidae99 yr17,242 bp44.95%
Sebastes maligerQuillback rockfishSebastidae90 yr16,403 bp45.64%
Sebastes melanostomusBlackgill rockfishSebastidae90 yr17,346 bp45.10%
Sebastes helvomaculatusRosethorn rockfishSebastidae87 yr17,062 bp44.91%
Sebastes diploproaSplitnose rockfishSebastidae84 yr17,728 bp44.79%
Sebastes pinnigerCanary rockfishSebastidae84 yr17,020 bp45.08%
Sebastes brevispinisSilvergray rockfishSebastidae82 yr17,617 bp44.93%
Sebastes nebulosusChina rockfishSebastidae79 yr17,313 bp45.15%
Sebastes ciliatusDusky rockfishSebastidae67 yr16,400 bp45.53%
Sebastes crameriDarkblotched rockfishSebastidae66 yr17,241 bp44.99%
Sebastes flavidusYellowtail rockfishSebastidae64 yr17,062 bp44.78%
Sebastes entomelasWidow rockfishSebastidae60 yr17,063 bp44.85%
Sebastes norvegicusGolden redfishSebastidae60 yr16,401 bp45.59%
Serranus scribaPainted comberSerranidae60 yr16,512 bp43.86%

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