Fish Facts - Oldest Species

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Fishermen with catch Shortraker Rockfish, a deepwater northern species that can live up to 157 years. Alaska Fisheries Science Center/NOAA

10 Oldest Fishes of the World

  1. Shortraker rockfish, Sebastes borealis: 157 yrs
  2. Orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus: 149 yrs
  3. Warty oreo, Allocyttus verrucosus: 140 yrs
  4. Beluga Sturgeon, Huso huso: 118 yrs
  5. Yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus: 118 yrs
  6. Tiger rockfish, Sebastes nigrocinctus: 116 yrs
  7. Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastolobus alascanus: 115 yrs
  8. Sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria: 114 yrs
  9. Redbanded rockfish, Sebastes babcocki: 106 yrs
  10. Darkblotched rockfish, Sebastes crameri: 105 yrs

Source: Fishbase
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