Ameiurus catus

White catfish

Maximum lifespan

14 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,510 bp

RefSeq NC_037012.1

GC content

44.13%

Whole genome

Non-coding

953 bp

D-loop 891 bp

Where White catfish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. White catfish has the 1,299th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other ray-finned fishes
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Base composition

Whole genome16,510 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.279
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.053

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 14 years
Adult weight: 5.4 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04564)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, medium sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: 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 genome16,510 bp

Protein-coding11,381 bp

12S rRNA958 bp

16S rRNA1,663 bp

All tRNA1,555 bp

D-loop891 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ameiurus catus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	27.4%	28.4%	14.3%	29.9%	44.21%	−0.355	−0.018
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	29.5%	23.7%	13.4%	33.4%	46.79%	−0.427	+0.108
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	25.5%	29.9%	18.4%	26.2%	44.62%	−0.176	−0.080
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.8%	29.8%	15.8%	25.6%	41.39%	−0.238	−0.017
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	35.1%	23.8%	12.5%	28.6%	41.07%	−0.391	+0.192
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.8%	25.7%	12.4%	32.0%	44.44%	−0.441	+0.074
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	25.1%	28.3%	17.0%	29.6%	46.56%	−0.271	−0.060
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	25.8%	32.4%	14.0%	27.8%	41.83%	−0.329	−0.113
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	23.2%	27.6%	16.2%	33.0%	49.16%	−0.342	−0.086
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	28.2%	28.3%	14.3%	29.2%	43.52%	−0.341	−0.003
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,824 bp	29.6%	27.9%	13.2%	29.4%	42.54%	−0.381	+0.029
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	516 bp	38.0%	15.3%	10.5%	36.2%	46.71%	−0.552	+0.425
CYTBCytochrome b	1,138 bp	26.0%	28.5%	14.5%	31.0%	45.52%	−0.363	−0.045
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	958 bp	30.1%	21.8%	21.3%	26.8%	48.12%	−0.115	+0.159
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,663 bp	33.9%	21.4%	20.0%	24.7%	44.68%	−0.106	+0.226
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	891 bp	32.9%	31.2%	14.0%	21.9%	35.92%	−0.219	+0.026

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU128

UUC95

Leu L16.6%

UUA111

UUG25

CUU94

CUC131

CUA226

CUG45

Ile I8.0%

AUU193

AUC112

Met M4.5%

AUA123

AUG49

Val V5.7%

GUU59

GUC43

GUA85

GUG29

Ser S6.0%

UCU41

UCC70

UCA68

UCG4

AGU14

AGC30

Pro P5.6%

CCU36

CCC100

CCA65

CCG13

Thr T7.7%

ACU50

ACC123

ACA107

ACG14

Ala A9.1%

GCU60

GCC163

GCA113

GCG11

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU57

UAC56

His H2.9%

CAU29

CAC80

Gln Q2.6%

CAA85

CAG13

Asn N3.1%

AAU52

AAC67

Lys K2.1%

AAA73

AAG7

Asp D2.1%

GAU28

GAC50

Glu E2.6%

GAA82

GAG16

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC18

Trp W3.2%

UGA100

UGG21

Arg R1.9%

CGU3

CGC18

CGA47

CGG6

Gly G6.4%

GGU29

GGC80

GGA85

GGG50

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG2

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_037012.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

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 (44.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Ameiurus catus (NC_037012.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,028	958 bp	+	48.1%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,029	1,100	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,101	2,763	1,663 bp	+	44.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,764	2,838	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,839	3,813	975 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,815	3,886	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,886	3,956	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,956	4,025	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,026	5,070	1,045 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,071	5,141	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,144	5,212	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,214	5,286	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,317	5,382	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,385	5,454	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,456	7,006	1,551 bp	+	44.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,007	7,077	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,082	7,154	73 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,169	7,859	691 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,860	7,933	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,935	8,102	168 bp	+	41.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,093	8,776	684 bp	+	44.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,776	9,559	784 bp	+	46.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,560	9,631	72 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,632	9,980	349 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,981	10,050	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,051	10,347	297 bp	+	49.2%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,341	11,721	1,381 bp	+	43.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,722	11,791	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,794	11,858	65 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,862	11,934	73 bp	−	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,935	13,758	1,824 bp	+	42.5%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,755	14,270	516 bp	−	46.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,271	14,339	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,341	15,478	1,138 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,479	15,550	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,549	15,619	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,620	16,510	891 bp	–	35.9%