Order
Scombriformes
24 species in 7 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 4 years (Crested hairtail) to 32 years (Black scabbardfish).
Overview
The Scombriformes tree
Select a clade to look insideEach ring is one rank. Scroll or use + and − to zoom, drag to move; select a group to zoom into it, a species to open it.
Families of Scombriformes
7 families, by species countWhere Scombriformes sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
- Scombriformes (24)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedWhat tracks lifespan in Scombriformes
Top 10 of 201 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 0 with q < 0.05| Feature | n | r | ρ | q | PIC r | Partial r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT skew of ND2Strand skew | 21 | +0.67 | +0.68 | 0.095 | +0.48 | – |
| CGU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon | 21 | −0.66 | −0.67 | 0.095 | −0.52 | – |
| AT skew of ND4Strand skew | 21 | +0.61 | +0.65 | 0.095 | +0.50 | – |
| GGG codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon | 21 | +0.62 | +0.63 | 0.095 | +0.56 | – |
| Hydropathy (GRAVY, Kyte-Doolittle) of all protein-coding genes | 21 | −0.64 | −0.62 | 0.095 | −0.39 | – |
| AT skew of whole mtDNAStrand skew | 21 | +0.52 | +0.59 | 0.314 | +0.44 | – |
| GC skew of ND6Strand skew | 21 | −0.51 | −0.58 | 0.314 | −0.44 | – |
| U at fourfold-degenerate sites of all protein-coding genes (gene sense, %) | 21 | −0.62 | −0.55 | 0.095 | −0.43 | – |
| A(H) at fourfold-degenerate sites of the 12 + strand protein genes (heavy strand, %) | 21 | −0.62 | −0.52 | 0.095 | −0.45 | – |
| AT skew of all protein-coding genesStrand skew | 21 | +0.46 | +0.51 | 0.444 | +0.32 | – |
Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 201 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 Scombriformes
Select a column to sort| Aphanopus carbo | Black scabbardfish | Trichiuridae | 32 yr | 16,406 bp | 47.57% |
| Thunnus tonggol | Longtail tuna | Scombridae | 18.7 yr | 16,528 bp | 46.11% |
| Thunnus orientalis | Pacific bluefin tuna | Scombridae | 15 yr | 16,527 bp | 46.19% |
| Trichiurus japonicus | Japanese cutlassfish | Trichiuridae | 15 yr | 16,796 bp | 45.58% |
| Scomberomorus cavalla | King mackerel | Scombridae | 14 yr | 16,548 bp | 46.49% |
| Scomberomorus semifasciatus | Broad-barred king mackerel | Scombridae | 12 yr | 16,548 bp | 45.03% |
| Promethichthys prometheus | Roudi escolar | Gempylidae | 11 yr | 16,810 bp | 45.65% |
| Pteraclis aesticola | Pacific fanfish | Bramidae | 10 yr | 16,809 bp | 43.92% |
| Thyrsites atun | Atun | Gempylidae | 10 yr | 16,494 bp | 45.85% |
| Euthynnus alletteratus | Little tunny | Scombridae | 10 yr | 16,520 bp | 46.50% |
| Scomberomorus sierra | Pacific sierra | Scombridae | 10 yr | 16,699 bp | 45.79% |
| Acanthocybium solandri | Wahoo | Scombridae | 9.3 yr | 16,557 bp | 46.45% |
| Taractichthys steindachneri | Sickle pomfret | Bramidae | 8 yr | 16,723 bp | 47.38% |
| Thunnus atlanticus | Blackfin tuna | Scombridae | 7.5 yr | 16,528 bp | 46.17% |
| Scomber colias | Atlantic chub mackerel | Scombridae | 7 yr | 16,570 bp | 46.98% |
| Scomberomorus munroi | Australian spotted mackerel | Scombridae | 7 yr | 16,796 bp | 46.40% |
| Pampus argenteus | Silver pomfret | Stromateidae | 7 yr | 17,098 bp | 40.83% |
| Auxis rochei | Bullet tuna | Scombridae | 5 yr | 16,501 bp | 47.03% |
| Sarda sarda | Atlantic bonito | Scombridae | 5 yr | 16,506 bp | 45.71% |
| Psenopsis anomala | Pacific rudderfish | Centrolophidae | 4 yr | 16,509 bp | 44.10% |