GC content
46.28%
Whole genome
Non-coding
985 bp
D-loop 588 bp

Where Japanese sandfish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Japanese sandfish has the 1,922nd longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Japanese sandfish
  • This species
  • Other ray-finned fishes
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,577 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.225
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
−0.027

Life history

Maximum lifespan
6 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an animal in the wild
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 genome16,577 bp
Protein-coding11,405 bp
12S rRNA946 bp
16S rRNA1,693 bp
All tRNA1,548 bp
D-loop588 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Arctoscopus japonicus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp22.2%31.8%16.9%29.1%46.05%−0.265−0.179
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp23.2%29.0%15.1%32.7%47.85%−0.368−0.112
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp23.0%30.1%18.8%28.2%46.94%−0.201−0.135
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp27.6%26.3%16.8%29.2%46.02%−0.270+0.024
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp27.4%22.0%14.3%36.3%50.60%−0.435+0.108
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp22.5%28.9%15.2%33.3%48.54%−0.373−0.125
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp23.0%29.6%17.9%29.6%47.45%−0.247−0.126
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp19.2%33.8%19.2%27.8%46.99%−0.183−0.276
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp19.5%30.6%18.5%31.3%49.83%−0.257−0.221
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp23.2%30.9%17.4%28.5%45.84%−0.242−0.142
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp25.7%28.4%15.5%30.4%45.90%−0.325−0.049
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp35.2%16.1%17.2%31.4%48.66%−0.291+0.373
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp21.6%31.0%16.7%30.8%47.42%−0.298−0.180
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA946 bp31.2%21.0%22.6%25.2%47.78%−0.053+0.194
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,693 bp31.7%22.8%21.3%24.2%45.48%−0.062+0.164
D-loopControl region (D-loop)588 bp30.6%33.7%15.1%20.6%35.71%−0.152−0.048

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,807 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU121
UUC116
Leu L17.4%
UUA82
UUG31
CUU196
CUC152
CUA148
CUG54
Ile I6.6%
AUU141
AUC110
Met M4.0%
AUA77
AUG76
Val V6.2%
GUU77
GUC59
GUA63
GUG36
Ser S6.8%
UCU70
UCC59
UCA47
UCG17
AGU16
AGC51
Pro P5.6%
CCU72
CCC89
CCA34
CCG19
Thr T7.9%
ACU87
ACC95
ACA96
ACG21
Ala A9.3%
GCU102
GCC142
GCA90
GCG19
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU40
UAC65
His H2.8%
CAU36
CAC70
Gln Q2.5%
CAA72
CAG25
Asn N2.8%
AAU33
AAC73
Lys K2.0%
AAA58
AAG20
Asp D1.9%
GAU21
GAC52
Glu E2.5%
GAA64
GAG32
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC19
Trp W3.1%
UGA84
UGG35
Arg R2.0%
CGU18
CGC18
CGA28
CGG12
Gly G6.6%
GGU39
GGC97
GGA63
GGG52
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002812.1

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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 (46.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Arctoscopus japonicus (NC_002812.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,014946 bp+47.8%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0151,08672 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0872,7791,693 bp+45.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7802,85374 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8543,828975 bp+46.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8333,90270 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9023,97271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9724,04069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0415,0851,045 bp+47.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0875,15771 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1595,22769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2295,30173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3405,40667 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4075,47569 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4767,0261,551 bp+46.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0277,09771 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1017,17373 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1817,871691 bp+46.0%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8727,94271 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9468,113168 bp+50.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1048,787684 bp+48.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7879,570784 bp+47.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5729,64473 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6459,993349 bp+47.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,99410,06269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,06310,359297 bp+49.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,35311,7331,381 bp+45.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,73411,80269 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,80311,87068 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,87511,94773 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,94813,7861,839 bp+45.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,78314,304522 bp−48.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,30514,37369 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,37915,5191,141 bp+47.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,52015,59172 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,59115,66070 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,66816,255588 bp–35.7%