Carcharias taurus

Sand tiger shark

Maximum lifespan

12 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,773 bp

RefSeq NC_023520.1

GC content

39.51%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,203 bp

D-loop 1,059 bp

Where Sand tiger shark sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sand tiger shark has the 1,416th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,773 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.332
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.050

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 12 years
Adult weight: 87.3 kg
Female sexual maturity: 6.8 years
Male sexual maturity: 4.5 years
Litter or clutch size: 2

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01801)

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: Unchanged since build 1
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,773 bp

Protein-coding11,402 bp

12S rRNA953 bp

16S rRNA1,671 bp

All tRNA1,548 bp

D-loop1,059 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Carcharias taurus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	28.8%	28.1%	12.0%	31.1%	43.08%	−0.443	+0.013
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,043 bp	30.9%	29.2%	9.1%	30.8%	39.89%	−0.543	+0.027
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	27.9%	32.4%	16.0%	23.7%	39.70%	−0.196	−0.074
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	32.3%	30.2%	13.7%	23.7%	37.48%	−0.266	+0.032
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	39.3%	28.0%	7.1%	25.6%	32.74%	−0.564	+0.168
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.3%	32.2%	9.8%	26.8%	36.55%	−0.464	−0.014
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	28.9%	30.3%	15.0%	25.8%	40.84%	−0.265	−0.024
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	24.6%	31.5%	14.0%	29.8%	43.84%	−0.359	−0.122
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.3%	31.3%	9.8%	30.6%	40.40%	−0.517	−0.051
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	31.6%	29.5%	10.9%	28.0%	38.81%	−0.440	+0.034
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,830 bp	31.1%	27.9%	10.1%	30.9%	41.04%	−0.507	+0.055
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.3%	17.0%	8.0%	32.6%	40.61%	−0.604	+0.426
CYTBCytochrome b	1,145 bp	27.9%	30.4%	12.0%	29.8%	41.75%	−0.427	−0.043
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	953 bp	35.0%	23.7%	17.9%	23.3%	41.24%	−0.130	+0.193
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,671 bp	36.1%	26.3%	16.8%	20.7%	37.52%	−0.104	+0.157
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,059 bp	32.5%	32.5%	13.6%	21.4%	35.03%	−0.224	0.000

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,806 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU115

UUC125

Leu L17.6%

UUA153

UUG22

CUU113

CUC144

CUA225

CUG14

Ile I9.1%

AUU187

AUC159

Met M4.5%

AUA140

AUG32

Val V4.4%

GUU44

GUC27

GUA84

GUG14

Ser S6.8%

UCU51

UCC65

UCA91

UCG2

AGU18

AGC33

Pro P5.5%

CCU45

CCC71

CCA93

CCG1

Thr T7.8%

ACU61

ACC101

ACA126

ACG7

Ala A7.0%

GCU83

GCC95

GCA83

GCG5

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU65

UAC48

His H2.8%

CAU44

CAC63

Gln Q2.5%

CAA91

CAG5

Asn N4.1%

AAU58

AAC98

Lys K2.2%

AAA83

AAG1

Asp D1.8%

GAU30

GAC37

Glu E2.7%

GAA92

GAG10

Cys C0.7%

UGU13

UGC12

Trp W3.2%

UGA112

UGG9

Arg R1.9%

CGU10

CGC17

CGA42

CGG3

Gly G5.9%

GGU56

GGC60

GGA90

GGG20

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_023520.1

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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 (39.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Carcharias taurus (NC_023520.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,023	953 bp	+	41.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,021	1,092	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,093	2,763	1,671 bp	+	37.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,763	2,837	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,838	3,812	975 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,815	3,883	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,882	3,953	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,954	4,022	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,023	5,065	1,043 bp	+	39.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,066	5,134	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,196	5,264	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,265	5,337	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,371	5,437	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,438	5,506	69 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,508	7,061	1,554 bp	+	39.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,064	7,134	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,138	7,210	73 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,213	7,903	691 bp	+	37.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,904	7,977	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,979	8,146	168 bp	+	32.7%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,137	8,820	684 bp	+	36.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,820	9,605	786 bp	+	40.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,608	9,677	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,678	10,026	349 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,027	10,096	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,097	10,393	297 bp	+	40.4%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,387	11,767	1,381 bp	+	38.8%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,768	11,836	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,837	11,903	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,904	11,975	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,976	13,805	1,830 bp	+	41.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,801	14,322	522 bp	−	40.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,323	14,392	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,395	15,539	1,145 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,540	15,610	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,646	15,714	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,715	16,773	1,059 bp	–	35.0%