Egretta sacra

Pacific reef heron

Maximum lifespan

15 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

19,656 bp

RefSeq NC_025920.1

GC content

45.42%

Whole genome

Non-coding

3,425 bp

D-loop 3,192 bp

Where Pacific reef heron sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Pacific reef heron has the 1,252nd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome19,656 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.388
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.139

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 15 years
Adult weight: 510.3 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01363)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, small 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 genome19,656 bp

Protein-coding11,900 bp

12S rRNA974 bp

16S rRNA1,606 bp

All tRNA1,762 bp

D-loop3,192 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Egretta sacra genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	26.5%	26.6%	12.7%	34.3%	46.93%	−0.460	−0.002
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,041 bp	32.4%	23.5%	10.5%	33.6%	44.09%	−0.525	+0.158
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	28.4%	25.1%	16.1%	30.4%	46.55%	−0.307	+0.062
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	31.6%	22.5%	13.9%	32.0%	45.91%	−0.395	+0.168
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	30.4%	22.6%	7.7%	39.3%	47.02%	−0.671	+0.146
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	30.7%	23.2%	9.2%	36.8%	46.05%	−0.600	+0.138
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.4%	23.6%	15.6%	32.4%	47.96%	−0.351	+0.093
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	26.8%	25.1%	12.0%	36.2%	48.15%	−0.503	+0.033
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	28.6%	23.9%	12.8%	34.7%	47.48%	−0.461	+0.090
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	31.8%	22.6%	9.5%	36.1%	45.65%	−0.583	+0.170
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.7%	21.2%	11.1%	36.1%	47.16%	−0.530	+0.199
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	39.1%	10.5%	12.5%	37.9%	50.38%	−0.506	+0.575
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	26.6%	22.7%	13.4%	37.4%	50.74%	−0.472	+0.080
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	974 bp	31.6%	20.3%	20.6%	27.4%	48.05%	−0.141	+0.217
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,606 bp	33.9%	20.9%	18.1%	27.1%	45.21%	−0.201	+0.239
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	3,192 bp	30.7%	30.6%	14.5%	24.2%	38.66%	−0.250	+0.002

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,798 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%

UUU42

UUC172

Leu L17.7%

UUA54

UUG15

CUU61

CUC171

CUA338

CUG35

Ile I7.4%

AUU65

AUC217

Met M4.3%

AUA137

AUG28

Val V4.2%

GUU30

GUC42

GUA67

GUG22

Ser S7.6%

UCU31

UCC102

UCA90

UCG8

AGU8

AGC49

Pro P6.0%

CCU31

CCC94

CCA97

CCG5

Thr T9.6%

ACU50

ACC162

ACA148

ACG5

Ala A7.7%

GCU42

GCC145

GCA97

GCG10

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU26

UAC82

His H2.9%

CAU23

CAC86

Gln Q2.5%

CAA82

CAG14

Asn N3.5%

AAU15

AAC118

Lys K2.3%

AAA78

AAG10

Asp D1.6%

GAU12

GAC49

Glu E2.4%

GAA75

GAG18

Cys C0.7%

UGU8

UGC20

Trp W2.8%

UGA93

UGG14

Arg R1.9%

CGU5

CGC18

CGA45

CGG5

Gly G5.8%

GGU36

GGC69

GGA89

GGG27

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA2

AGG2

Genome map

43 annotated features in NC_025920.1

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Protein-coding14
rRNA2
tRNA25
D-loop2

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (45.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 43 features as a table

Annotated features of Egretta sacra (NC_025920.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,043	974 bp	+	48.1%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,044	1,114	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,115	2,720	1,606 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,721	2,794	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,803	3,780	978 bp	+	46.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,787	3,858	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,869	3,939	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,939	4,007	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,008	5,048	1,041 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,047	5,117	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,120	5,188	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,200	5,273	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,277	5,343	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,343	5,414	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,428	6,978	1,551 bp	+	46.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,970	7,043	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,046	7,114	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,116	7,799	684 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,801	7,870	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,872	8,039	168 bp	+	47.0%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,030	8,713	684 bp	+	46.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,713	9,496	784 bp	+	48.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,497	9,565	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,566	9,917	352 bp	+	48.2%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,920	9,987	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,990	10,286	297 bp	+	47.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,280	11,657	1,378 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,658	11,727	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,728	11,793	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,793	11,863	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,864	13,678	1,815 bp	+	47.2%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	13,689	14,831	1,143 bp	+	50.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	14,835	14,904	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	14,916	14,988	73 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	14,996	15,517	522 bp	−	50.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	15,522	15,593	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,594	16,976	1,383 bp	–	38.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	17,089	17,158	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	17,170	17,241	72 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	17,250	17,771	522 bp	−	50.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	17,776	17,847	72 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	17,848	19,656	1,809 bp	–	38.7%