Order
Syngnathiformes
14 species in 3 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 1 year (Dwarf seahorse) to 10 years (Red mullet).
Species
14
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
45.6%
Range 38.1–49.8%
Families
3
Largest: Syngnathidae (7)
Overview
The Syngnathiformes tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Families of Syngnathiformes
3 families, by species countWhere Syngnathiformes 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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- Syngnathiformes (14)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Syngnathiformes
Select a column to sort| Mullus surmuletus | Red mullet | Mullidae | 10 yr | 16,577 bp | 48.28% |
| Mulloidichthys vanicolensis | Yellowfin goatfish | Mullidae | 7.2 yr | 16,563 bp | 46.65% |
| Macroramphosus scolopax | Longspine snipefish | Centriscidae | 6 yr | 16,016 bp | 47.58% |
| Parupeneus heptacantha | Cinnabar goatfish | Mullidae | 6 yr | 16,749 bp | 49.83% |
| Upeneus japonicus | Japanese goatfish | Mullidae | 5 yr | 16,535 bp | 47.86% |
| Upeneus sulphureus | Sulphur goatfish | Mullidae | 4.6 yr | 16,925 bp | 46.30% |
| Parupeneus chrysopleuron | Yellowband goatfish | Mullidae | 4 yr | 17,397 bp | 48.90% |
| Phyllopteryx taeniolatus | Common seadragon | Syngnathidae | 3.5 yr | 16,505 bp | 44.85% |
| Hippocampus capensis | Knysna seahorse | Syngnathidae | 3 yr | 16,529 bp | 38.07% |
| Syngnathus scovelli | Gulf pipefish | Syngnathidae | 3 yr | 16,470 bp | 43.28% |
| Hippocampus kuda | Spotted seahorse | Syngnathidae | 2 yr | 16,527 bp | 38.37% |
| Syngnathus leptorhynchus | Bay pipefish | Syngnathidae | 2 yr | 16,474 bp | 39.86% |
| Hippocampus hippocampus | Short-snouted seahorse | Syngnathidae | 1.3 yr | 16,529 bp | 39.11% |
| Hippocampus zosterae | Dwarf seahorse | Syngnathidae | 1 yr | 16,521 bp | 38.44% |