GC content
47.80%
Whole genome
Non-coding
918 bp
D-loop 854 bp

Where Northern sand lance sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern sand lance has the 1,690th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Northern sand lance
  • This species
  • Other ray-finned fishes
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,519 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.230
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
−0.020

Life history

Maximum lifespan
9 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an observed animal, origin not stated
Data quality
acceptable
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
build 2 (2026-11-13)

The lifespan value is for non-commercial use only; the genome data is not restricted by it.

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

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,519 bp
Protein-coding11,415 bp
12S rRNA945 bp
16S rRNA1,696 bp
All tRNA1,554 bp
D-loop854 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Ammodytes dubius genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp20.9%29.4%19.6%30.1%49.64%−0.211−0.169
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,046 bp22.2%26.3%17.1%34.4%51.53%−0.336−0.085
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,560 bp22.9%29.9%19.0%28.1%47.18%−0.193−0.131
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II690 bp28.1%27.0%16.7%28.3%44.93%−0.258+0.021
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp33.3%25.0%9.5%32.1%41.67%−0.543+0.143
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp22.8%30.4%13.7%33.0%46.78%−0.413−0.143
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp22.2%26.9%18.7%32.2%50.96%−0.265−0.096
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp20.6%29.2%14.9%35.2%50.14%−0.406−0.172
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp19.5%29.0%16.5%35.0%51.52%−0.359−0.194
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp22.6%29.2%17.7%30.5%48.19%−0.266−0.127
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp23.9%28.2%17.1%30.9%47.96%−0.288−0.083
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp31.8%16.3%18.4%33.5%51.92%−0.292+0.323
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp20.2%30.2%18.3%31.3%49.61%−0.261−0.200
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA945 bp31.0%19.5%22.4%27.1%49.52%−0.094+0.229
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,696 bp32.7%20.9%20.8%25.6%46.34%−0.104+0.220
D-loopControl region (D-loop)854 bp30.7%29.5%17.0%22.8%39.81%−0.147+0.019

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.0%
UUU96
UUC134
Leu L17.2%
UUA75
UUG33
CUU185
CUC161
CUA130
CUG73
Ile I6.8%
AUU155
AUC104
Met M4.1%
AUA58
AUG98
Val V6.1%
GUU67
GUC69
GUA67
GUG31
Ser S6.5%
UCU61
UCC63
UCA44
UCG21
AGU10
AGC47
Pro P5.8%
CCU78
CCC92
CCA32
CCG18
Thr T7.9%
ACU65
ACC126
ACA79
ACG30
Ala A9.2%
GCU75
GCC158
GCA85
GCG31
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU30
UAC83
His H2.7%
CAU18
CAC86
Gln Q2.7%
CAA61
CAG40
Asn N3.0%
AAU41
AAC75
Lys K2.0%
AAA51
AAG24
Asp D2.0%
GAU16
GAC60
Glu E2.5%
GAA60
GAG37
Cys C0.7%
UGU12
UGC15
Trp W3.1%
UGA82
UGG35
Arg R2.0%
CGU13
CGC15
CGA33
CGG16
Gly G6.5%
GGU41
GGC92
GGA53
GGG61
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG2
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_028529.1

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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 (47.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Ammodytes dubius (NC_028529.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,013945 bp+49.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0141,08774 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0882,7831,696 bp+46.3%
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA2,7842,85774 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8583,832975 bp+49.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8373,90771 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9073,97771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9774,04569 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0465,0911,046 bp+51.5%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0925,16271 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1645,23269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2345,30673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3415,40767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4085,47871 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4807,0391,560 bp+47.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0317,10171 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1057,17773 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1867,875690 bp+44.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8777,95074 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9528,119168 bp+41.7%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1108,793684 bp+46.8%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7939,577785 bp+51.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5789,64871 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6499,997349 bp+50.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,99810,06669 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,06710,363297 bp+51.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,35711,7371,381 bp+48.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,73811,80669 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,80711,87468 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,88011,95273 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,95313,7911,839 bp+48.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,78814,309522 bp−51.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,31014,37869 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,38415,5241,141 bp+49.6%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,52515,59672 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,59615,66570 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,66616,519854 bp–39.8%