MitoAge

Ameiurus melas

Black bullhead

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Maximum lifespan
10 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,510 bp
RefSeq NC_068674.1
GC content
43.76%
Whole genome
Non-coding
956 bp
D-loop 894 bp

Where Black bullhead sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black bullhead has the 1,599th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black bullhead
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Base composition

Whole genome16,510 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.267
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.042

Life history

Maximum lifespan
10 years
Adult weight
2 kg
Female sexual maturity
2 years
Male sexual maturity
2 years
Gestation or incubation
7 days
Litter or clutch size
3,150

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04565)

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-coding11,378 bp
12S rRNA960 bp
16S rRNA1,662 bp
All tRNA1,554 bp
D-loop894 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp27.7%28.2%14.9%29.2%44.10%−0.326−0.009
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp29.8%25.0%12.5%32.7%45.26%−0.446+0.087
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp25.7%30.1%18.4%25.9%44.23%−0.169−0.080
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.4%29.8%16.4%25.5%41.82%−0.218−0.025
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp36.9%23.8%10.7%28.6%39.29%−0.455+0.216
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp29.1%27.8%12.7%30.4%43.13%−0.410+0.023
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp25.1%29.0%17.3%28.6%45.92%−0.244−0.071
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp26.6%34.7%13.8%24.9%38.68%−0.289−0.131
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp22.9%28.6%16.5%32.0%48.49%−0.319−0.111
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp26.9%28.7%15.1%29.3%44.46%−0.319−0.033
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,821 bp29.2%29.8%13.6%27.5%41.08%−0.337−0.010
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6516 bp37.6%13.2%11.0%38.2%49.23%−0.551+0.481
CYTBCytochrome b1,138 bp26.9%29.0%14.1%30.1%44.11%−0.363−0.038
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA960 bp30.8%21.3%20.9%27.0%47.92%−0.126+0.184
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,662 bp33.6%20.8%20.4%25.3%45.67%−0.107+0.236
D-loopControl region (D-loop)894 bp32.6%33.0%13.8%20.7%34.45%−0.201−0.007

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU131
UUC95
Leu L16.6%
UUA120
UUG28
CUU125
CUC106
CUA197
CUG56
Ile I7.7%
AUU195
AUC96
Met M4.6%
AUA114
AUG61
Val V5.7%
GUU61
GUC38
GUA96
GUG23
Ser S6.0%
UCU49
UCC66
UCA62
UCG9
AGU13
AGC30
Pro P5.6%
CCU29
CCC99
CCA72
CCG12
Thr T7.9%
ACU57
ACC118
ACA112
ACG12
Ala A9.0%
GCU48
GCC173
GCA106
GCG16
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU65
UAC48
His H2.9%
CAU41
CAC68
Gln Q2.6%
CAA88
CAG11
Asn N3.3%
AAU56
AAC68
Lys K2.1%
AAA69
AAG10
Asp D2.0%
GAU33
GAC44
Glu E2.6%
GAA78
GAG20
Cys C0.7%
UGU13
UGC15
Trp W3.2%
UGA107
UGG14
Arg R1.9%
CGU9
CGC14
CGA37
CGG13
Gly G6.5%
GGU32
GGC75
GGA89
GGG49
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_068674.1

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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 (43.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,030960 bp+47.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0311,10272 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1032,7641,662 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7652,83975 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8403,814975 bp+44.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8163,88772 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8873,95771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9574,02670 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0275,0711,045 bp+45.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0725,14271 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1455,21369 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2155,28773 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3185,38366 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3865,45570 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4577,0071,551 bp+44.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0087,07871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0837,15573 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1707,860691 bp+41.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8617,93474 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9368,103168 bp+39.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0948,777684 bp+43.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7779,560784 bp+45.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5619,63272 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6339,981349 bp+38.7%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,98210,05170 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,05210,348297 bp+48.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,34211,7221,381 bp+44.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,72311,79270 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,79511,85965 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,86311,93573 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,93613,7561,821 bp+41.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,75314,268516 bp−49.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,26914,33769 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,33915,4761,138 bp+44.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,47715,54872 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,54715,61670 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,61716,510894 bp–34.5%

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