GC content
47.47%
Whole genome
Non-coding
911 bp
D-loop 844 bp

Where Mackerel scad sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Mackerel scad has the 2,119th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,544 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.282
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.038

Life history

Maximum lifespan
4 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an estimate, not an observed animal
Data quality
low
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 genome16,544 bp
Protein-coding11,406 bp
12S rRNA954 bp
16S rRNA1,721 bp
All tRNA1,552 bp
D-loop844 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Decapterus macarellus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp23.0%26.3%16.0%34.8%50.77%−0.370−0.067
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp27.1%23.5%13.1%36.3%49.38%−0.469+0.070
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp24.3%28.4%18.9%28.4%47.32%−0.202−0.077
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.9%25.3%16.2%29.5%45.73%−0.291+0.067
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8165 bp27.9%24.8%13.3%33.9%47.27%−0.436+0.057
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp24.4%27.6%13.6%34.4%47.95%−0.433−0.062
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp23.9%26.8%17.8%31.5%49.30%−0.276−0.055
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp22.9%28.9%14.6%33.5%48.14%−0.393−0.116
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp21.5%27.6%15.5%35.4%50.84%−0.391−0.123
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp24.8%26.1%15.4%33.7%49.10%−0.375−0.024
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp26.4%26.3%14.5%32.8%47.31%−0.389+0.003
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp36.0%13.4%17.0%33.5%50.58%−0.326+0.457
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp23.6%26.6%15.4%34.4%49.78%−0.380−0.061
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA954 bp30.5%21.0%22.4%26.1%48.53%−0.076+0.185
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,721 bp32.2%22.0%20.5%25.2%45.73%−0.103+0.188
D-loopControl region (D-loop)844 bp31.6%31.6%16.1%20.6%36.73%−0.1230.000

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.4%
UUU92
UUC151
Leu L16.9%
UUA55
UUG14
CUU168
CUC168
CUA172
CUG66
Ile I7.2%
AUU134
AUC139
Met M4.0%
AUA70
AUG83
Val V6.0%
GUU62
GUC88
GUA63
GUG14
Ser S6.2%
UCU33
UCC82
UCA60
UCG11
AGU4
AGC45
Pro P6.0%
CCU43
CCC102
CCA63
CCG19
Thr T7.8%
ACU43
ACC130
ACA102
ACG23
Ala A9.0%
GCU57
GCC166
GCA101
GCG18
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU30
UAC83
His H2.8%
CAU20
CAC88
Gln Q2.5%
CAA82
CAG15
Asn N3.2%
AAU29
AAC93
Lys K1.9%
AAA65
AAG9
Asp D2.1%
GAU13
GAC66
Glu E2.5%
GAA72
GAG25
Cys C0.7%
UGU5
UGC20
Trp W3.2%
UGA103
UGG17
Arg R2.0%
CGU9
CGC18
CGA37
CGG14
Gly G6.4%
GGU25
GGC98
GGA81
GGG41
Stop 0.2%
UAA4
UAG3
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_026718.1

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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 (47.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Decapterus macarellus (NC_026718.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,022954 bp+48.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0231,09472 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0952,8151,721 bp+45.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,8162,88974 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8903,864975 bp+50.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8703,93970 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9394,00971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,0094,07870 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0795,1231,045 bp+49.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,1245,19471 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1965,26469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2665,33873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3775,44367 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4445,51370 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,5157,0651,551 bp+47.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0667,13671 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1407,21071 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2187,908691 bp+45.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,9097,98274 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9848,148165 bp+47.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1428,825684 bp+48.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8259,609785 bp+49.3%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,6109,67970 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,68010,028349 bp+48.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,02910,09769 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,09910,395297 bp+50.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,38911,7691,381 bp+49.1%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,77011,84172 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,84211,90968 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,91511,98773 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,98813,8261,839 bp+47.3%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,82314,344522 bp−50.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,34514,41369 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,41815,5581,141 bp+49.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,55915,63072 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,63015,70071 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,70116,544844 bp–36.7%