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Order

Siluriformes

25 species in 11 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 3 years (Speckled madtom) to 60 years (Sheatfish).

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Species
25
with a complete mtDNA
Lifespan range
3–60 yr
Longest: Sheatfish
Median GC
43.8%
Range 41.2–45.3%
Families
11
Largest: Ictaluridae (11)

The Siluriformes tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Families of Siluriformes

11 families, by species count

Where Siluriformes 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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  • Siluriformes (25)
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Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived
  1. SheatfishSilurus glanis60 yr
  2. White sea catfishGenidens barbus36 yr
  3. Mekong giant catfishPangasianodon gigas35 yr
  4. North African catfishClarias gariepinus25 yr
  5. Blue catfishIctalurus furcatus21 yr
  6. Speckled madtomNoturus leptacanthus3 yr

What tracks lifespan in Siluriformes

Top 10 of 197 mtDNA features by |ρ| · 16 with q < 0.05
FeaturenrρqPIC rPartial r
UUA codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon24−0.79−0.759.0×10⁻⁴−0.66–
AAU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon24−0.72−0.740.006−0.51–
AT skew of D-loopStrand skew23+0.38+0.710.230+0.30–
GC% of ND5Composition24+0.71+0.700.006+0.55–
Asp (D) frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of sense codons)Amino acid24+0.60+0.660.025+0.44–
AAC codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon24+0.66+0.660.012+0.48–
GC skew of ND3Strand skew24−0.57−0.650.044−0.30–
UUU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon24−0.63−0.650.019−0.48–
AUU codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon24−0.66−0.640.012−0.47–
GAC codon frequency in all protein-coding genes (% of codons)Codon24+0.62+0.620.021+0.44–

Lifespan is log10-transformed. r is the Pearson and ρ the Spearman rank correlation across species. q corrects the p-value for testing 197 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 Siluriformes

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Silurus glanisSheatfishSiluridae60 yr16,526 bp44.98%
Genidens barbusWhite sea catfishAriidae36 yr16,703 bp43.10%
Pangasianodon gigasMekong giant catfishPangasiidae35 yr16,533 bp44.08%
Clarias gariepinusNorth African catfishClariidae25 yr16,508 bp42.79%
Ictalurus furcatusBlue catfishIctaluridae21 yr16,499 bp45.26%
Pylodictis olivarisFlathead catfishIctaluridae20 yr16,508 bp44.56%
Silurus soldatoviSoldatov's catfishSiluridae20 yr16,527 bp44.06%
Netuma thalassinaGiant catfishAriidae19 yr16,711 bp44.98%
Heteropneustes fossilisStinging catfishHeteropneustidae17.5 yr16,489 bp41.79%
Ictalurus punctatusChannel catfishIctaluridae16 yr16,497 bp44.62%
Ameiurus catusWhite catfishIctaluridae14 yr16,510 bp44.13%
Glyptosternon maculatumSisoridae13 yr16,539 bp41.80%
Austroglanis gilliClanwilliam catfishAustroglanididae12 yr16,561 bp43.46%
Ameiurus nebulosusBrown bullheadIctaluridae12 yr16,513 bp44.08%
Ameiurus melasBlack bullheadIctaluridae10 yr16,510 bp43.76%
Malapterurus electricusElectric catfishMalapteruridae10 yr16,504 bp42.40%
Tandanus tandanusAustralian freshwater catfishPlotosidae8 yr16,476 bp43.77%
Arius maculatusSpotted catfishAriidae7 yr16,710 bp44.95%
Ameiurus natalisYellow bullheadIctaluridae7 yr16,513 bp44.06%
Plotosus lineatusStriped eel-catfishPlotosidae7 yr16,480 bp43.47%

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