GC content
47.15%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,161 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Blackback butterflyfish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blackback butterflyfish has the 936th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Blackback butterflyfish
  • This species
  • Other ray-finned fishes
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,739 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.278
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.048

Life history

Maximum lifespan
20 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
build 2 (2026-11-13)

The lifespan value is for non-commercial use only; the genome data is not restricted by it.

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

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,739 bp
Protein-coding11,400 bp
12S rRNA948 bp
16S rRNA1,681 bp
All tRNA1,551 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Chaetodon melannotus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1972 bp24.1%26.3%15.4%34.2%49.59%−0.378−0.045
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,046 bp26.6%23.0%12.0%38.3%50.38%−0.522+0.071
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,545 bp23.2%28.0%19.0%29.8%48.74%−0.222−0.093
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.2%25.2%16.2%30.4%46.60%−0.304+0.057
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp26.2%26.8%13.1%33.9%47.02%−0.443−0.011
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6683 bp22.0%31.3%14.6%32.1%46.71%−0.373−0.176
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp23.7%26.6%18.1%31.6%49.68%−0.272−0.058
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp20.6%30.1%17.8%31.5%49.28%−0.279−0.186
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp19.9%29.0%15.5%35.7%51.18%−0.395−0.186
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp27.2%23.9%14.1%34.8%48.88%−0.422+0.065
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,845 bp27.5%24.6%14.0%33.9%47.86%−0.416+0.056
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6519 bp40.1%13.7%13.7%32.6%46.24%−0.408+0.491
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp24.7%26.3%15.4%33.6%48.99%−0.370−0.031
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA948 bp30.7%22.2%22.4%24.8%47.15%−0.051+0.162
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,681 bp32.8%21.7%20.7%24.9%45.57%−0.091+0.204

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,804 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU89
UUC146
Leu L17.4%
UUA70
UUG17
CUU133
CUC202
CUA179
CUG59
Ile I7.2%
AUU130
AUC145
Met M4.2%
AUA99
AUG59
Val V5.4%
GUU52
GUC60
GUA63
GUG31
Ser S6.3%
UCU33
UCC89
UCA57
UCG8
AGU6
AGC46
Pro P5.9%
CCU53
CCC100
CCA58
CCG15
Thr T7.9%
ACU36
ACC141
ACA111
ACG14
Ala A9.1%
GCU58
GCC182
GCA100
GCG8
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU42
UAC67
His H2.8%
CAU22
CAC86
Gln Q2.6%
CAA78
CAG21
Asn N3.1%
AAU29
AAC90
Lys K2.0%
AAA63
AAG13
Asp D2.0%
GAU20
GAC57
Glu E2.5%
GAA68
GAG26
Cys C0.8%
UGU6
UGC23
Trp W3.1%
UGA83
UGG35
Arg R2.1%
CGU4
CGC22
CGA47
CGG5
Gly G6.4%
GGU31
GGC99
GGA61
GGG51
Stop 0.2%
UAA3
UAG2
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_084408.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (47.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Chaetodon melannotus (NC_084408.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,017948 bp+47.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0181,08972 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0912,7711,681 bp+45.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7702,84273 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8433,814972 bp+49.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8223,89170 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8913,96171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9614,03070 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0315,0761,046 bp+50.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0775,14872 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1495,21769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2195,29173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3315,39767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3985,46770 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4697,0131,545 bp+48.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0187,08871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0927,16271 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1697,859691 bp+46.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8607,93273 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9368,103168 bp+47.0%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0948,776683 bp+46.7%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7779,561785 bp+49.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5629,63170 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6329,980349 bp+49.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,98110,05070 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,05110,347297 bp+51.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,34111,7211,381 bp+48.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,72211,79170 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,79211,85867 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,86311,93573 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,93613,7801,845 bp+47.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,77614,294519 bp−46.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,29514,36470 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,36915,5091,141 bp+49.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,51015,58071 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,60015,67071 bp−–