Notes on verification

Multiple independent species databases (FishBase, Florida Museum) and government/conservation sources corroborate a max reported age of 32 years, though some peer-reviewed studies cite a slightly more conservative 25-30 years, indicating minor variation in the exact figure. [tier=gold indep_score=0.908 clusters=6 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on FishBase species age/growth database, which aggregates age records ultimately traceable to Sadovy et al. and related ichthyological studies (upstreams: FishBase (Froese & Pauly), Sadovy et al. 2003/2004 synopsis, Choat et al. 2006 age structure study) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]