Anguilla rostrata

American eel

Maximum lifespan

50 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,678 bp

RefSeq NC_006547.2

GC content

40.93%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,022 bp

D-loop 962 bp

Where American eel sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. American eel has the 134th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other ray-finned fishes
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Base composition

Whole genome16,678 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.238
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.140

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 50 years
Adult weight: 4 kg
Female sexual maturity: 4.5 years
Male sexual maturity: 4.5 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03800)

About this record

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

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

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,678 bp

Protein-coding11,447 bp

12S rRNA947 bp

16S rRNA1,708 bp

All tRNA1,563 bp

D-loop962 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Anguilla rostrata genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	972 bp	32.4%	25.7%	13.9%	28.0%	41.87%	−0.337	+0.115
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	38.5%	22.5%	12.4%	26.6%	39.04%	−0.363	+0.262
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,593 bp	28.1%	29.0%	18.0%	24.9%	42.88%	−0.163	−0.015
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	32.4%	24.9%	17.1%	25.6%	42.69%	−0.200	+0.131
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.9%	23.2%	13.1%	29.8%	42.86%	−0.389	+0.188
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	683 bp	32.1%	29.3%	12.9%	25.8%	38.65%	−0.333	+0.045
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	29.8%	27.5%	15.9%	26.8%	42.68%	−0.254	+0.040
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	27.5%	28.9%	15.2%	28.4%	43.55%	−0.303	−0.025
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	25.9%	29.6%	14.5%	30.0%	44.44%	−0.348	−0.067
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	32.9%	27.2%	13.9%	26.1%	39.97%	−0.304	+0.095
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,842 bp	35.2%	26.7%	12.6%	25.5%	38.17%	−0.337	+0.138
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	45.4%	15.3%	11.1%	28.2%	39.27%	−0.434	+0.495
CYTBCytochrome b	1,140 bp	29.6%	28.8%	14.6%	27.1%	41.67%	−0.301	+0.014
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	947 bp	34.3%	19.5%	21.2%	24.9%	46.15%	−0.080	+0.275
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,708 bp	38.6%	18.9%	19.4%	23.1%	42.51%	−0.085	+0.344
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	962 bp	39.5%	30.6%	11.1%	18.8%	29.94%	−0.257	+0.128

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,820 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU98

UUC133

Leu L15.4%

UUA109

UUG20

CUU84

CUC53

CUA284

CUG40

Ile I7.3%

AUU174

AUC105

Met M5.5%

AUA165

AUG46

Val V6.2%

GUU50

GUC40

GUA122

GUG23

Ser S5.8%

UCU30

UCC40

UCA102

UCG5

AGU8

AGC35

Pro P5.6%

CCU29

CCC33

CCA140

CCG12

Thr T7.9%

ACU50

ACC76

ACA166

ACG9

Ala A8.4%

GCU56

GCC135

GCA126

GCG5

Tyr Y3.3%

UAU68

UAC58

His H2.6%

CAU40

CAC59

Gln Q2.6%

CAA93

CAG7

Asn N3.5%

AAU50

AAC82

Lys K2.5%

AAA90

AAG4

Asp D2.1%

GAU27

GAC54

Glu E2.7%

GAA95

GAG9

Cys C0.8%

UGU12

UGC18

Trp W3.2%

UGA116

UGG5

Arg R2.0%

CGU12

CGC5

CGA54

CGG6

Gly G6.4%

GGU34

GGC54

GGA119

GGG39

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG1

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_006547.2

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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 (40.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Anguilla rostrata (NC_006547.2)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,017	947 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,018	1,088	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,089	2,796	1,708 bp	+	42.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,797	2,872	76 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,873	3,844	972 bp	+	41.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,847	3,918	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,918	3,988	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,988	4,056	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,057	5,101	1,045 bp	+	39.0%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,102	5,173	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,175	5,243	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,245	5,317	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,352	5,417	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,418	5,488	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,490	7,082	1,593 bp	+	42.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,074	7,144	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,150	7,219	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,226	7,916	691 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,917	7,992	76 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,994	8,161	168 bp	+	42.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,152	8,834	683 bp	+	38.7%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,835	9,619	785 bp	+	42.7%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,620	9,691	72 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,692	10,040	349 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,041	10,111	71 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,112	10,408	297 bp	+	44.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,402	11,782	1,381 bp	+	40.0%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,783	11,851	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,852	11,922	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,923	11,995	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,996	13,837	1,842 bp	+	38.2%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,834	14,355	522 bp	−	39.3%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,356	14,424	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,429	15,568	1,140 bp	+	41.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,569	15,641	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,647	15,716	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,717	16,678	962 bp	–	29.9%