Ardenna carneipes

Flesh-footed shearwater

Maximum lifespan

30.2 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,370 bp

RefSeq NC_057527.1

GC content

43.49%

Whole genome

Non-coding

899 bp

D-loop 713 bp

Where Flesh-footed shearwater sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Flesh-footed shearwater has the 435th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other birds
Other classes

Plot other mtDNA features with this species highlighted

Base composition

Whole genome16,370 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.375
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.102

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 30.2 years
Adult weight: 690 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01479)

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 genome16,370 bp

Protein-coding11,378 bp

12S rRNA974 bp

16S rRNA1,583 bp

All tRNA1,547 bp

D-loop713 bp

Genes and regions

Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species

Base composition of Ardenna carneipes genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	27.1%	28.7%	13.0%	31.2%	44.17%	−0.412	−0.029
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	33.2%	25.6%	9.3%	31.8%	41.11%	−0.547	+0.129
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.2%	26.6%	16.2%	28.9%	45.13%	−0.283	+0.029
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.1%	25.4%	14.0%	29.4%	43.42%	−0.354	+0.101
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	34.5%	27.4%	4.8%	33.3%	38.10%	−0.750	+0.115
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.1%	26.6%	9.9%	32.3%	42.25%	−0.529	+0.078
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	27.8%	26.8%	15.2%	30.2%	45.41%	−0.331	+0.019
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	29.9%	29.1%	10.0%	31.1%	41.03%	−0.514	+0.014
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	29.3%	26.9%	13.8%	30.0%	43.77%	−0.369	+0.042
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.8%	25.9%	10.2%	33.0%	43.25%	−0.527	+0.087
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.2%	25.3%	11.4%	32.1%	43.47%	−0.475	+0.103
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.0%	13.4%	9.2%	35.4%	44.64%	−0.588	+0.516
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.3%	26.2%	12.6%	33.0%	45.58%	−0.447	+0.039
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	974 bp	32.5%	20.9%	19.2%	27.3%	46.51%	−0.174	+0.217
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,583 bp	35.2%	22.6%	18.4%	23.9%	42.26%	−0.130	+0.219
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	713 bp	23.6%	30.6%	15.8%	30.0%	45.86%	−0.309	−0.130

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F5.9%

UUU71

UUC152

Leu L17.6%

UUA99

UUG15

CUU93

CUC149

CUA278

CUG33

Ile I7.7%

AUU97

AUC194

Met M4.7%

AUA147

AUG32

Val V4.6%

GUU31

GUC50

GUA71

GUG21

Ser S7.6%

UCU39

UCC74

UCA118

UCG3

AGU17

AGC36

Pro P5.7%

CCU50

CCC66

CCA92

CCG8

Thr T9.2%

ACU57

ACC145

ACA145

ACG4

Ala A7.3%

GCU68

GCC115

GCA88

GCG7

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU40

UAC70

His H3.0%

CAU49

CAC64

Gln Q2.6%

CAA89

CAG8

Asn N3.4%

AAU36

AAC93

Lys K2.3%

AAA78

AAG9

Asp D1.6%

GAU21

GAC41

Glu E2.5%

GAA82

GAG12

Cys C0.7%

UGU9

UGC18

Trp W2.8%

UGA94

UGG14

Arg R1.9%

CGU15

CGC12

CGA44

CGG1

Gly G5.9%

GGU38

GGC51

GGA102

GGG32

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_057527.1

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 (43.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Ardenna carneipes (NC_057527.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	26	95	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	96	1,069	974 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,070	1,142	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,143	2,725	1,583 bp	+	42.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,726	2,799	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,807	3,784	978 bp	+	44.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,783	3,854	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,863	3,933	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,933	4,001	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,002	5,042	1,041 bp	+	41.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,048	5,116	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,118	5,186	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,197	5,269	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,272	5,338	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,338	5,408	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,410	6,960	1,551 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,952	7,025	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,028	7,096	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,098	7,781	684 bp	+	43.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,783	7,854	72 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,856	8,023	168 bp	+	38.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,014	8,697	684 bp	+	42.3%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,697	9,480	784 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,481	9,549	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,550	9,900	351 bp	+	41.0%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,904	9,971	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,973	10,269	297 bp	+	43.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,263	11,640	1,378 bp	+	43.3%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,641	11,710	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,711	11,776	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,776	11,846	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,847	13,661	1,815 bp	+	43.5%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,676	14,818	1,143 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,822	14,891	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,908	14,977	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,999	15,520	522 bp	−	44.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,524	15,596	73 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,658	16,370	713 bp	–	45.9%