AnAge entry for Oncorhynchus keta
Classification (HAGRID: 04463)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
- Species
- Oncorhynchus keta
- Common name
- Chum salmon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 7 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
As in other members of its genus, these animals age and die shortly after spawning. It is not considered ageing but rather sudden death.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,186 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,186 days
- Adult weight
- 8,745 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0014] Leonard Hayflick (1994), How and Why We Age
- [0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 161976
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8018
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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