GC content
47.64%
Whole genome
Non-coding
931 bp
D-loop 862 bp

Where Spotted porcupinefish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Spotted porcupinefish has the 1,600th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,512 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.328
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.096

Life history

Maximum lifespan
10 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an animal in captivity
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 genome16,512 bp
Protein-coding11,411 bp
12S rRNA953 bp
16S rRNA1,680 bp
All tRNA1,542 bp
D-loop862 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Diodon hystrix genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp26.4%23.9%15.1%34.7%49.74%−0.394+0.049
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp28.6%20.8%12.1%38.6%50.62%−0.524+0.159
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,557 bp23.8%27.8%18.9%29.5%48.36%−0.219−0.077
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.9%25.3%16.1%29.7%45.73%−0.297+0.067
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp30.4%20.2%11.3%38.1%49.41%−0.542+0.200
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6683 bp24.0%26.6%12.2%37.2%49.34%−0.507−0.052
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp25.4%25.7%16.8%32.1%48.92%−0.313−0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp24.1%28.4%12.6%35.0%47.56%−0.470−0.082
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp23.2%24.9%14.1%37.7%51.85%−0.455−0.035
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp26.1%23.8%14.4%35.6%50.04%−0.424+0.046
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp28.4%23.6%12.6%35.4%48.02%−0.475+0.092
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.0%12.1%13.0%34.9%47.89%−0.456+0.537
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp26.6%24.1%14.3%35.1%49.34%−0.421+0.048
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA953 bp31.6%19.2%21.3%27.9%49.21%−0.134+0.244
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,680 bp34.8%19.9%19.2%26.2%45.36%−0.155+0.272
D-loopControl region (D-loop)862 bp32.1%31.3%16.4%20.2%36.54%−0.105+0.013

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.0%
UUU67
UUC162
Leu L17.5%
UUA60
UUG27
CUU113
CUC212
CUA190
CUG64
Ile I7.5%
AUU104
AUC183
Met M4.0%
AUA98
AUG56
Val V5.1%
GUU39
GUC67
GUA66
GUG24
Ser S6.3%
UCU41
UCC83
UCA58
UCG6
AGU6
AGC46
Pro P5.8%
CCU34
CCC118
CCA60
CCG9
Thr T8.7%
ACU41
ACC154
ACA121
ACG14
Ala A8.9%
GCU37
GCC176
GCA112
GCG14
Tyr Y2.7%
UAU33
UAC71
His H2.8%
CAU19
CAC89
Gln Q2.4%
CAA87
CAG6
Asn N3.3%
AAU24
AAC102
Lys K1.9%
AAA64
AAG10
Asp D1.8%
GAU6
GAC63
Glu E2.7%
GAA90
GAG14
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC18
Trp W3.2%
UGA101
UGG19
Arg R2.0%
CGU4
CGC23
CGA41
CGG8
Gly G6.4%
GGU27
GGC98
GGA81
GGG36
Stop 0.2%
UAA4
UAG0
AGA1
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_034657.1

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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 (47.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Diodon hystrix (NC_034657.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,021953 bp+49.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0221,09372 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0942,7731,680 bp+45.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7742,84774 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8483,822975 bp+49.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8313,90070 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8993,96971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9694,03769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0385,0821,045 bp+50.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0835,15472 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1565,22469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2265,29873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3345,39966 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4005,46667 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4687,0241,557 bp+48.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0207,09071 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0947,16269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1747,864691 bp+45.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8657,93874 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9408,107168 bp+49.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0988,780683 bp+49.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7819,565785 bp+48.9%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5669,63772 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6389,986349 bp+47.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,98710,05569 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,05710,353297 bp+51.9%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,34711,7271,381 bp+50.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,72811,79669 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,79711,86367 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,86711,93973 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,94013,7781,839 bp+48.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,77414,295522 bp−47.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,29614,36469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,36915,5091,141 bp+49.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,51015,58273 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,58215,65069 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,65116,512862 bp–36.5%