Carcharhinus longimanus

Oceanic whitetip shark

Maximum lifespan

22 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,706 bp

RefSeq NC_025520.1

GC content

38.50%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,123 bp

D-loop 1,066 bp

Where Oceanic whitetip shark sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Oceanic whitetip shark has the 790th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,706 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.318
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.024

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 22 years
Adult weight: 92.1 kg
Female sexual maturity: 5 years
Litter or clutch size: 6.1

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01757)

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: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: 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 genome16,706 bp

Protein-coding11,407 bp

12S rRNA956 bp

16S rRNA1,669 bp

All tRNA1,551 bp

D-loop1,066 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Carcharhinus longimanus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	30.6%	30.1%	10.8%	28.6%	39.39%	−0.453	+0.008
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	31.7%	29.5%	9.1%	29.8%	38.85%	−0.532	+0.036
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,557 bp	27.6%	34.9%	15.4%	22.2%	37.57%	−0.179	−0.117
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	31.8%	30.7%	14.8%	22.7%	37.48%	−0.212	+0.019
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	39.3%	34.5%	5.4%	20.8%	26.19%	−0.591	+0.065
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.3%	32.3%	10.2%	26.2%	36.40%	−0.438	−0.016
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	28.5%	30.8%	15.1%	25.6%	40.71%	−0.256	−0.039
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	26.4%	33.0%	13.5%	27.2%	40.69%	−0.338	−0.111
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	24.9%	31.3%	11.8%	32.0%	43.77%	−0.462	−0.114
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	30.6%	30.6%	10.4%	28.4%	38.74%	−0.465	0.000
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,830 bp	31.7%	29.8%	9.6%	29.0%	38.53%	−0.504	+0.031
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.9%	19.9%	7.3%	29.9%	37.17%	−0.608	+0.366
CYTBCytochrome b	1,145 bp	28.1%	31.8%	11.9%	28.2%	40.09%	−0.407	−0.061
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	956 bp	33.7%	24.3%	18.7%	23.3%	42.05%	−0.109	+0.162
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,669 bp	36.1%	26.5%	16.5%	20.9%	37.39%	−0.115	+0.152
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,066 bp	31.2%	35.3%	13.5%	20.0%	33.49%	−0.193	−0.061

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,808 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU111

UUC128

Leu L17.5%

UUA200

UUG14

CUU129

CUC137

CUA180

CUG5

Ile I9.3%

AUU197

AUC156

Met M4.3%

AUA138

AUG24

Val V4.3%

GUU51

GUC31

GUA76

GUG5

Ser S7.1%

UCU54

UCC56

UCA103

UCG2

AGU23

AGC32

Pro P5.6%

CCU59

CCC47

CCA103

CCG4

Thr T7.6%

ACU73

ACC91

ACA124

ACG2

Ala A7.2%

GCU96

GCC84

GCA92

GCG4

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU72

UAC47

His H2.7%

CAU51

CAC53

Gln Q2.5%

CAA93

CAG1

Asn N3.9%

AAU65

AAC84

Lys K2.2%

AAA83

AAG2

Asp D1.9%

GAU41

GAC32

Glu E2.6%

GAA91

GAG7

Cys C0.6%

UGU15

UGC8

Trp W3.2%

UGA118

UGG5

Arg R1.9%

CGU12

CGC16

CGA43

CGG2

Gly G6.0%

GGU65

GGC49

GGA101

GGG13

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025520.1

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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 (38.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Carcharhinus longimanus (NC_025520.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,026	956 bp	+	42.1%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,027	1,098	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,099	2,767	1,669 bp	+	37.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,769	2,843	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,844	3,818	975 bp	+	39.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,819	3,888	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,890	3,961	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,961	4,029	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,030	5,074	1,045 bp	+	38.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,075	5,145	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,147	5,215	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,216	5,288	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,324	5,391	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,393	5,461	69 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,463	7,019	1,557 bp	+	37.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,020	7,090	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,094	7,163	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,171	7,861	691 bp	+	37.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,862	7,935	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,937	8,104	168 bp	+	26.2%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,095	8,778	684 bp	+	36.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,778	9,563	786 bp	+	40.7%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,566	9,635	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,636	9,984	349 bp	+	40.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,985	10,054	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,055	10,351	297 bp	+	43.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,345	11,725	1,381 bp	+	38.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,726	11,794	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,794	11,861	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,862	11,933	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,934	13,763	1,830 bp	+	38.5%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,759	14,280	522 bp	−	37.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,281	14,350	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,353	15,497	1,145 bp	+	40.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,498	15,569	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,572	15,640	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,641	16,706	1,066 bp	–	33.5%