Dissostichus eleginoides

Patagonian toothfish

Maximum lifespan

50 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

18,704 bp

RefSeq NC_018135.1

GC content

48.43%

Whole genome

Non-coding

3,027 bp

D-loop 2,009 bp

Where Patagonian toothfish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Patagonian toothfish has the 148th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome18,704 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.237
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): −0.003

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 50 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an observed animal, origin not stated
Data quality: acceptable, medium sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: 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 genome18,704 bp

Protein-coding11,417 bp

12S rRNA951 bp

16S rRNA1,694 bp

All tRNA1,615 bp

D-loop2,009 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Dissostichus eleginoides genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	21.2%	28.2%	17.8%	32.7%	50.56%	−0.294	−0.141
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	21.4%	24.5%	17.9%	36.2%	54.11%	−0.339	−0.067
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,549 bp	23.1%	28.8%	18.5%	29.6%	48.10%	−0.230	−0.109
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	25.9%	26.5%	17.2%	30.4%	47.61%	−0.277	−0.011
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	28.6%	26.8%	13.1%	31.5%	44.64%	−0.413	+0.032
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	696 bp	22.6%	29.2%	16.5%	31.8%	48.28%	−0.315	−0.128
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	23.8%	27.1%	18.5%	30.6%	49.05%	−0.247	−0.065
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	18.9%	31.8%	16.3%	33.0%	49.28%	−0.337	−0.254
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	20.5%	29.6%	17.5%	32.3%	49.83%	−0.297	−0.181
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	22.3%	27.6%	17.5%	32.7%	50.11%	−0.303	−0.106
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	24.9%	26.2%	16.9%	32.1%	48.99%	−0.312	−0.026
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	507 bp	29.4%	15.6%	17.0%	38.1%	55.03%	−0.384	+0.307
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	21.1%	27.1%	18.5%	33.3%	51.80%	−0.286	−0.124
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	951 bp	30.4%	22.2%	22.8%	24.6%	47.42%	−0.038	+0.156
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,694 bp	31.9%	20.8%	21.4%	26.0%	47.34%	−0.097	+0.211
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	2,009 bp	28.2%	29.5%	17.0%	25.4%	42.36%	−0.199	−0.022

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,805 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU108

UUC121

Leu L17.2%

UUA68

UUG43

CUU142

CUC186

CUA134

CUG83

Ile I6.6%

AUU138

AUC115

Met M3.8%

AUA74

AUG71

Val V6.4%

GUU56

GUC76

GUA63

GUG47

Ser S6.3%

UCU46

UCC77

UCA42

UCG16

AGU16

AGC43

Pro P5.8%

CCU46

CCC125

CCA38

CCG11

Thr T7.5%

ACU49

ACC134

ACA83

ACG21

Ala A9.9%

GCU65

GCC174

GCA108

GCG31

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU32

UAC82

His H2.7%

CAU26

CAC77

Gln Q2.7%

CAA77

CAG27

Asn N2.7%

AAU33

AAC71

Lys K2.0%

AAA49

AAG29

Asp D2.0%

GAU15

GAC63

Glu E2.5%

GAA50

GAG44

Cys C0.8%

UGU13

UGC18

Trp W3.0%

UGA80

UGG36

Arg R2.1%

CGU9

CGC21

CGA34

CGG15

Gly G6.5%

GGU26

GGC99

GGA59

GGG64

Stop 0.2%

UAA4

UAG2

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

40 annotated features in NC_018135.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA23
D-loop2

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (48.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 40 features as a table

Annotated features of Dissostichus eleginoides (NC_018135.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
ND1	Protein-coding gene	1	975	975 bp	+	50.6%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	980	1,049	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	1,049	1,120	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	1,120	1,188	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	1,189	2,234	1,046 bp	+	54.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	2,235	2,305	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	2,307	2,375	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	2,377	2,449	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	2,485	2,552	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	2,553	2,623	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	2,624	4,172	1,549 bp	+	48.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	4,175	4,245	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	4,247	4,317	71 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	4,320	5,010	691 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	5,013	5,086	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	5,088	5,255	168 bp	+	44.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	5,256	5,951	696 bp	+	48.3%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	5,999	6,783	785 bp	+	49.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	6,784	6,853	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	6,854	7,202	349 bp	+	49.3%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	7,203	7,271	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	7,272	7,568	297 bp	+	49.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	7,562	8,942	1,381 bp	+	50.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	8,943	9,011	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	9,012	9,078	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	9,083	9,155	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	9,156	10,994	1,839 bp	+	49.0%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	11,078	12,218	1,141 bp	+	51.8%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	12,219	12,290	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	12,290	12,359	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	12,360	13,257	898 bp	–	42.4%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,258	13,764	507 bp	−	55.0%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	13,765	13,830	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,666	14,734	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	14,735	15,845	1,111 bp	–	42.4%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	15,846	15,913	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	15,914	16,864	951 bp	+	47.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	16,865	16,936	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	16,937	18,630	1,694 bp	+	47.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	18,631	18,704	74 bp	+	–