Carcharhinus brachyurus
Copper shark
GC content
38.30%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,117 bp
Including the D-loop
Where Copper shark sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Copper shark has the 342nd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other sharks and rays
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,704 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.310
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.015
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 34.5 years
- Adult weight
- 167.5 kg
- Female sexual maturity
- 20.8 years
- Male sexual maturity
- 16 years
- Litter or clutch size
- 16.6
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01749)
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 RefSeqWhole genome16,704 bp
Protein-coding11,407 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,676 bp
All tRNA1,549 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 975 bp | 38.26% | −0.437 | −0.020 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,045 bp | 37.80% | −0.529 | +0.025 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,557 bp | 37.12% | −0.180 | −0.120 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 691 bp | 37.48% | −0.228 | +0.023 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 28.57% | −0.625 | +0.100 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 683 bp | 35.73% | −0.451 | −0.016 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 786 bp | 41.48% | −0.239 | −0.048 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 349 bp | 40.40% | −0.305 | −0.115 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 43.24% | −0.469 | −0.119 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,381 bp | 38.23% | −0.451 | −0.018 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,830 bp | 38.63% | −0.482 | +0.017 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 38.12% | −0.598 | +0.362 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,145 bp | 40.18% | −0.391 | −0.063 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 955 bp | 41.89% | −0.110 | +0.164 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,676 bp | 37.11% | −0.103 | +0.140 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,806 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.3%
UUU118
UUC123
Leu L17.4%
UUA207
UUG18
CUU136
CUC130
CUA166
CUG6
Ile I9.0%
AUU197
AUC146
Met M4.3%
AUA142
AUG23
Val V4.5%
GUU56
GUC34
GUA77
GUG4
Ser S7.0%
UCU56
UCC57
UCA96
UCG5
AGU24
AGC30
Pro P5.6%
CCU63
CCC41
CCA109
CCG2
Thr T7.5%
ACU78
ACC86
ACA121
ACG1
Ala A7.3%
GCU89
GCC93
GCA92
GCG4
Tyr Y3.1%
UAU78
UAC39
His H2.8%
CAU53
CAC53
Gln Q2.5%
CAA94
CAG1
Asn N3.9%
AAU57
AAC92
Lys K2.2%
AAA84
AAG1
Asp D1.9%
GAU40
GAC32
Glu E2.6%
GAA93
GAG5
Cys C0.6%
UGU14
UGC9
Trp W3.2%
UGA118
UGG5
Arg R1.9%
CGU16
CGC12
CGA42
CGG2
Gly G6.0%
GGU68
GGC44
GGA100
GGG17
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA0
AGG1
Genome map
37 annotated features in NC_057525.1Hover, 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
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (38.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 69 | 69 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 70 | 1,024 | 955 bp | + | 41.9% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,025 | 1,096 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,097 | 2,772 | 1,676 bp | + | 37.1% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,773 | 2,847 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,848 | 3,822 | 975 bp | + | 38.3% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,823 | 3,892 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,894 | 3,965 | 72 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,965 | 4,033 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,034 | 5,078 | 1,045 bp | + | 37.8% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,079 | 5,149 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,151 | 5,219 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,220 | 5,292 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,328 | 5,394 | 67 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,396 | 5,464 | 69 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,466 | 7,022 | 1,557 bp | + | 37.1% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 7,023 | 7,093 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,097 | 7,166 | 70 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,174 | 7,864 | 691 bp | + | 37.5% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,865 | 7,938 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,940 | 8,107 | 168 bp | + | 28.6% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,098 | 8,780 | 683 bp | + | 35.7% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,781 | 9,566 | 786 bp | + | 41.5% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,569 | 9,638 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,639 | 9,987 | 349 bp | + | 40.4% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,988 | 10,057 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 10,058 | 10,354 | 297 bp | + | 43.2% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,348 | 11,728 | 1,381 bp | + | 38.2% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,729 | 11,797 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,798 | 11,864 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,865 | 11,936 | 72 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,937 | 13,766 | 1,830 bp | + | 38.6% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,762 | 14,283 | 522 bp | − | 38.1% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,284 | 14,353 | 70 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,356 | 15,500 | 1,145 bp | + | 40.2% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,501 | 15,572 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,575 | 15,643 | 69 bp | − | – |