Order
Tetraodontiformes
9 species in 5 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 5.9 years (Nile globe-fish) to 23 years (Queen triggerfish).
Species
9
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
47.0%
Range 44.2–48.6%
Families
5
Largest: Tetraodontidae (3)
Overview
The Tetraodontiformes tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Families of Tetraodontiformes
5 families, by species countWhere Tetraodontiformes 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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- Tetraodontiformes (9)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Tetraodontiformes
Select a column to sort| Balistes vetula | Queen triggerfish | Balistidae | 23 yr | 16,518 bp | 45.63% |
| Masturus lanceolatus | Sharptail mola | Molidae | 23 yr | 16,481 bp | 46.96% |
| Diodon hystrix | Spotted porcupinefish | Diodontidae | 10 yr | 16,512 bp | 47.64% |
| Nelusetta ayraudi | Chinaman-leatherjacket | Monacanthidae | 9 yr | 16,297 bp | 48.18% |
| Thamnaconus modestus | Black scraper | Monacanthidae | 9 yr | 16,440 bp | 46.26% |
| Takifugu rubripes | Japanese pufferfish | Tetraodontidae | 9 yr | 16,447 bp | 44.24% |
| Mola mola | Ocean sunfish | Molidae | 8 yr | 16,488 bp | 46.65% |
| Lagocephalus sceleratus | Silver-cheeked toadfish | Tetraodontidae | 7 yr | 16,442 bp | 48.57% |
| Tetraodon lineatus | Nile globe-fish | Tetraodontidae | 5.9 yr | 16,459 bp | 47.43% |