We want to live for more years, however there are few animals who lives more than us according to scientists. Below is the list of such top 10 longest living animals in the world. You will be surprised by looking at their lifespan.
10) Orange Roughy
Orange roughy is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimhead family. Its binomial name is Hoplostethus atlanticus. It is the 10th longest living animal in the world. Maximum age is recorded for this fish is around 149 years. It is mostly found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. Average adult weight is around 8.5 lbs.
9) Lake sturgeon
Lake sturgeon is the 9th longest living animal recorded in the world. It is also known as rock sturgeon. Its biological name is Acipenser fulvescens. It lives for 152 years. It is mainly found in the U.S. Rivers and Lakes. They are found in U.S rivers and Lakes. Their weight is around 154 lbs.
8) Aldabra tortoise
This species of tortoise is found in the Aldabra Island atoll. It is one of the largest tortoise in the world. In the longest life span these tortoise comes at 8th position. They live around 152 years. They weight around 450 lbs. Their binomial name is Aldabrachelys gigantea.
7) Shortraker rockfish
Now we will move to the 7th largest leaving animal which is the Shortraker rockfish. it is an offshore, demersal species which attains length more than 1 meter. Its binomial name is Sebastes borealis. It lives for around 157 years. They weight around 20 kg.
6) Galapagos tortoise
This is the longest living tortoise in the world. Maximum age recorded for these tortoise is 177 years. They are mainly found in the Galapagos Islands 1000 km west of the Ecuadorian mainland. They walk at a speed of 0.3 km/h. They can weight up to 417 kg.
5) Red sea urchin
It is a sea urchin found in the northeastern Pacific ocean. They are found on rocky shores sheltered from extreme waves. They have the ability to regenerate their lost spines. According to scientist Red sea urchin can live up to 200 years.
4) Rougheye Rockfish
Rougheye Rockfish lives maximum for 205 years. They are also known as the Blckthroat rockfish or blacktip rockfish. They mainly eat shrimps, crabs, fish, amphipods and mysids. They can gain a maximum weight of 14 lbs. They are mainly found in the Pacific Ocean.
3) Bowhead Whale
They are the 3rd longest living animal in the world and the most heaviest as well. Their weight is about 75 to 100 tonnes. They can also live up to 211 years. They can grow 14 to 18 m in length. These whales are also known as Greenland right whale or Arctic whale.
2) Greenland Shark
They are also known as the gurry shark. It is the longest living shark in the world. They can live upto 392 years. Their flesh is used to reduce toxic levels. Their length is around 6.4 m in length and 1000 kg in weight. Its flesh contains high concentration of TMAO (trimethylamine oxide).
1) Ocean quahog clam
It has the longest living span in the world. They can live upto 500 years. They can be found in the northern atlantic ocean. Its shell height can grow upto 50mm. Tehir scientific name is Arctica islandica.
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