Carcharhinus limbatus
Blacktip shark
GC content
38.34%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,123 bp
Including the D-loop
Where Blacktip shark sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blacktip shark has the 1,427th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other sharks and rays
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,705 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.311
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.018
Life history
- Maximum lifespan
- 12 years
- Adult weight
- 67.5 kg
- Female sexual maturity
- 7 years
- Litter or clutch size
- 4.6
Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01756)
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 genome16,705 bp
Protein-coding11,407 bp
12S rRNA957 bp
16S rRNA1,670 bp
All tRNA1,551 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 975 bp | 39.69% | −0.437 | −0.007 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,045 bp | 38.76% | −0.546 | +0.041 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,557 bp | 36.87% | −0.160 | −0.129 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 691 bp | 37.05% | −0.234 | +0.030 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 28.57% | −0.583 | +0.083 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 684 bp | 36.70% | −0.442 | −0.021 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 786 bp | 41.22% | −0.235 | −0.048 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 349 bp | 40.12% | −0.300 | −0.129 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 41.08% | −0.426 | −0.154 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,381 bp | 38.31% | −0.452 | −0.021 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,830 bp | 38.14% | −0.487 | +0.018 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 37.17% | −0.608 | +0.360 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,145 bp | 40.18% | −0.400 | −0.069 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 957 bp | 42.32% | −0.126 | +0.167 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,670 bp | 37.19% | −0.098 | +0.148 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,808 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.3%
UUU120
UUC121
Leu L17.4%
UUA193
UUG18
CUU140
CUC128
CUA175
CUG9
Ile I9.1%
AUU188
AUC158
Met M4.3%
AUA143
AUG22
Val V4.4%
GUU56
GUC32
GUA73
GUG8
Ser S7.1%
UCU60
UCC53
UCA100
UCG3
AGU25
AGC29
Pro P5.6%
CCU65
CCC40
CCA104
CCG3
Thr T7.5%
ACU84
ACC81
ACA117
ACG2
Ala A7.3%
GCU79
GCC101
GCA98
GCG1
Tyr Y3.1%
UAU78
UAC41
His H2.7%
CAU57
CAC47
Gln Q2.5%
CAA92
CAG3
Asn N3.9%
AAU64
AAC86
Lys K2.2%
AAA84
AAG1
Asp D1.9%
GAU34
GAC39
Glu E2.6%
GAA92
GAG6
Cys C0.6%
UGU14
UGC9
Trp W3.2%
UGA121
UGG2
Arg R1.9%
CGU16
CGC14
CGA42
CGG1
Gly G6.0%
GGU77
GGC36
GGA98
GGG17
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG1
Genome map
37 annotated features in NC_057057.1Hover, 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 | 70 | 70 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 71 | 1,027 | 957 bp | + | 42.3% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,027 | 1,098 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,099 | 2,768 | 1,670 bp | + | 37.2% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,767 | 2,841 | 75 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,842 | 3,816 | 975 bp | + | 39.7% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,817 | 3,886 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,888 | 3,959 | 72 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,959 | 4,027 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,028 | 5,072 | 1,045 bp | + | 38.8% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,073 | 5,143 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,145 | 5,213 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,214 | 5,286 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,322 | 5,389 | 68 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,391 | 5,459 | 69 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,461 | 7,017 | 1,557 bp | + | 36.9% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 7,018 | 7,088 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,092 | 7,161 | 70 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,169 | 7,859 | 691 bp | + | 37.1% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,860 | 7,933 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,935 | 8,102 | 168 bp | + | 28.6% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,093 | 8,776 | 684 bp | + | 36.7% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,776 | 9,561 | 786 bp | + | 41.2% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,564 | 9,633 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,634 | 9,982 | 349 bp | + | 40.1% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 9,983 | 10,052 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 10,053 | 10,349 | 297 bp | + | 41.1% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,343 | 11,723 | 1,381 bp | + | 38.3% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,724 | 11,792 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,793 | 11,859 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,860 | 11,931 | 72 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,932 | 13,761 | 1,830 bp | + | 38.1% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,757 | 14,278 | 522 bp | − | 37.2% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,279 | 14,348 | 70 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,351 | 15,495 | 1,145 bp | + | 40.2% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,496 | 15,567 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,570 | 15,638 | 69 bp | − | – |