Acipenser ruthenus

Sterlet

Maximum lifespan

46.1 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,488 bp

RefSeq NC_081187.1

GC content

45.52%

Whole genome

Non-coding

855 bp

D-loop 770 bp

Where Sterlet sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sterlet has the 184th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,488 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.282
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.108

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 46.1 years
Adult weight: 8.8 kg
Female sexual maturity: 5.8 years
Male sexual maturity: 4 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01869)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, medium sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,488 bp

Protein-coding11,412 bp

12S rRNA961 bp

16S rRNA1,703 bp

All tRNA1,557 bp

D-loop770 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Acipenser ruthenus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	28.1%	25.4%	14.8%	31.7%	46.46%	−0.364	+0.050
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	32.9%	22.7%	12.2%	32.2%	44.40%	−0.453	+0.184
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	24.6%	28.2%	19.3%	27.9%	47.17%	−0.181	−0.069
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	30.5%	24.9%	17.2%	27.4%	44.57%	−0.227	+0.102
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.1%	25.6%	12.5%	29.8%	42.26%	−0.408	+0.113
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	26.5%	26.3%	13.6%	33.6%	47.22%	−0.424	+0.003
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	26.5%	25.6%	17.2%	30.7%	47.90%	−0.282	+0.017
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	24.6%	28.7%	16.3%	30.4%	46.71%	−0.301	−0.075
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	24.9%	25.6%	14.1%	35.4%	49.50%	−0.429	−0.013
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	29.2%	25.3%	14.9%	30.6%	45.55%	−0.345	+0.072
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,842 bp	30.8%	24.2%	13.0%	32.0%	45.01%	−0.423	+0.119
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.1%	11.1%	10.7%	36.0%	46.74%	−0.541	+0.583
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	26.9%	27.2%	15.2%	30.8%	45.93%	−0.340	−0.005
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	961 bp	32.2%	18.9%	21.5%	27.4%	48.91%	−0.119	+0.259
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,703 bp	35.9%	19.8%	19.7%	24.5%	44.22%	−0.108	+0.288
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	770 bp	33.2%	29.9%	14.2%	22.7%	36.88%	−0.232	+0.054

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,809 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU109

UUC111

Leu L16.6%

UUA90

UUG31

CUU84

CUC121

CUA247

CUG58

Ile I7.3%

AUU146

AUC133

Met M4.6%

AUA110

AUG64

Val V6.0%

GUU45

GUC53

GUA93

GUG37

Ser S6.1%

UCU30

UCC84

UCA58

UCG10

AGU10

AGC42

Pro P5.6%

CCU28

CCC93

CCA83

CCG10

Thr T8.2%

ACU35

ACC139

ACA128

ACG9

Ala A8.9%

GCU43

GCC170

GCA108

GCG17

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU51

UAC67

His H2.7%

CAU19

CAC83

Gln Q2.7%

CAA95

CAG9

Asn N3.4%

AAU29

AAC100

Lys K2.1%

AAA71

AAG8

Asp D2.0%

GAU17

GAC58

Glu E2.7%

GAA84

GAG17

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC18

Trp W3.1%

UGA101

UGG18

Arg R2.0%

CGU5

CGC15

CGA48

CGG7

Gly G6.4%

GGU27

GGC83

GGA89

GGG44

Stop 0.2%

UAA4

UAG3

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_081187.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (45.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Acipenser ruthenus (NC_081187.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	67	67 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	68	1,028	961 bp	+	48.9%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,029	1,099	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,100	2,802	1,703 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,803	2,877	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,878	3,852	975 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,862	3,932	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,932	4,002	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,002	4,071	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,072	5,116	1,045 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,117	5,189	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,192	5,260	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,262	5,334	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,369	5,435	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,436	5,506	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,508	7,061	1,554 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,070	7,138	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,148	7,219	72 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,234	7,924	691 bp	+	44.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,925	7,998	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,000	8,167	168 bp	+	42.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,158	8,841	684 bp	+	47.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,841	9,625	785 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,626	9,698	73 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,699	10,047	349 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,048	10,117	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,118	10,414	297 bp	+	49.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,408	11,788	1,381 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,789	11,857	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,858	11,925	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,926	11,998	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,999	13,840	1,842 bp	+	45.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,837	14,358	522 bp	−	46.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,359	14,428	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,431	15,571	1,141 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,572	15,644	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,648	15,717	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,718	16,487	770 bp	–	36.9%