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Order

Salmoniformes

36 species in 1 family. Maximum lifespan ranges from 3 years (Pink salmon) to 50 years (Lake whitefish).

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Species
36
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
3–50 yr
Longest: Lake whitefish
Median GC
45.8%
Range 44.3–47.6%
Families
1

The Salmoniformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Salmoniformes

1 family, by species count

Where Salmoniformes 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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  • Salmoniformes (36)
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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived
  1. Lake whitefishCoregonus clupeaformis50 yr
  2. Lake troutSalvelinus namaycush50 yr
  3. Arctic charSalvelinus alpinus40 yr
  4. Brown troutSalmo trutta38 yr
  5. Brook trout, or Bunnylake brook troutSalvelinus fontinalis24 yr
  6. Pink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuscha3 yr

What tracks lifespan in Salmoniformes

Top 10 of 194 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 0 with q < 0.05
FeaturenrρqPIC rPartial r
UAG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon35−0.46−0.540.179−0.08−0.57
Asn (N) frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of sense codons)Amino acid35−0.54−0.510.082−0.28−0.60
G-quadruplex motifs in the whole mtDNA, both strands (count)35+0.52+0.510.082+0.31+0.69
UGU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon35+0.45+0.490.182+0.26+0.64
Pro (P) frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of sense codons)Amino acid35+0.49+0.480.115+0.27+0.43
Length of the major arc (bp)35+0.30+0.470.412−0.08+0.34
AT skew of D-loopStrand skew35+0.49+0.460.115+0.23+0.69
UAA codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon35+0.40+0.440.268+0.25+0.41
GC% of ND3Composition35+0.43+0.440.205+0.10+0.36
GC% of 16S rRNAComposition35+0.36+0.430.364+0.28+0.48

Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 194 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 Salmoniformes

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20 species

Coregonus clupeaformisLake whitefishSalmonidae50 yr16,744 bp47.59%
Salvelinus namaycushLake troutSalmonidae50 yr16,653 bp45.97%
Salvelinus alpinusArctic charSalmonidae40 yr16,659 bp45.47%
Salmo truttaBrown troutSalmonidae38 yr16,677 bp45.92%
Salvelinus fontinalisBrook trout, or Bunnylake brook troutSalmonidae24 yr16,624 bp45.21%
Coregonus muksunMuksunSalmonidae23 yr16,736 bp47.51%
Stenodus leucichthysInconnuSalmonidae22 yr16,864 bp47.20%
Coregonus autumnalisArctic ciscoSalmonidae20 yr16,736 bp47.58%
Salvelinus malmaDolly vardenSalmonidae20 yr16,653 bp45.61%
Thymallus arcticusArctic graylingSalmonidae18 yr16,661 bp44.30%
Prosopium williamsoniMountain whitefishSalmonidae17 yr16,754 bp46.97%
Thymallus nigrescensKosogol graylingSalmonidae17 yr16,661 bp44.56%
Hucho taimenTaimenSalmonidae16 yr16,833 bp45.38%
Parahucho perryiJapanese huchenSalmonidae16 yr16,651 bp45.30%
Prosopium cylindraceumRound whitefishSalmonidae16 yr16,526 bp46.44%
Coregonus lavaretusEuropean whitefishSalmonidae15 yr16,737 bp47.57%
Coregonus nasusBroad whitefishSalmonidae15 yr16,739 bp47.51%
Hucho huchoDanube salmonSalmonidae15 yr16,751 bp45.50%
Thymallus thymallusGraylingSalmonidae14 yr16,657 bp44.85%
Coregonus peledPeledSalmonidae13 yr16,736 bp47.55%

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