Engraulis mordax

Californian anchoveta

Maximum lifespan

7 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,664 bp

RefSeq NC_041097.1

GC content

45.98%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,073 bp

D-loop 1,016 bp

Where Californian anchoveta sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Californian anchoveta has the 1,849th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,664 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.212
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.026

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 7 years
Female sexual maturity: 365 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03857)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
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 genome16,664 bp

Protein-coding11,397 bp

12S rRNA948 bp

16S rRNA1,696 bp

All tRNA1,550 bp

D-loop1,016 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Engraulis mordax genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	25.6%	28.6%	17.1%	28.6%	45.74%	−0.251	−0.055
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	25.5%	24.4%	16.0%	34.2%	50.14%	−0.363	+0.021
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,545 bp	26.4%	28.7%	19.1%	25.8%	44.85%	−0.149	−0.042
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	27.5%	26.9%	18.2%	27.4%	45.59%	−0.200	+0.011
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	29.8%	27.4%	12.5%	30.4%	42.86%	−0.417	+0.042
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	683 bp	26.8%	31.2%	13.5%	28.6%	42.02%	−0.359	−0.076
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	24.6%	27.0%	19.0%	29.4%	48.41%	−0.216	−0.047
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	23.8%	31.5%	18.1%	26.6%	44.70%	−0.192	−0.140
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	24.6%	28.3%	17.8%	29.3%	47.14%	−0.243	−0.070
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	25.3%	26.4%	17.9%	30.5%	48.37%	−0.260	−0.021
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,836 bp	26.9%	28.1%	16.4%	28.6%	45.04%	−0.270	−0.023
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	34.9%	16.1%	16.1%	33.0%	49.04%	−0.344	+0.368
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	25.3%	30.0%	17.6%	27.1%	44.70%	−0.212	−0.084
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	948 bp	30.0%	19.7%	22.6%	27.7%	50.32%	−0.103	+0.206
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,696 bp	33.4%	21.4%	20.5%	24.7%	45.17%	−0.094	+0.219
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,016 bp	28.8%	32.0%	15.6%	23.6%	39.17%	−0.206	−0.052

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,803 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%

UUU100

UUC136

Leu L16.0%

UUA88

UUG37

CUU161

CUC98

CUA156

CUG69

Ile I7.1%

AUU145

AUC125

Met M4.3%

AUA68

AUG94

Val V6.4%

GUU52

GUC48

GUA103

GUG39

Ser S6.0%

UCU55

UCC49

UCA57

UCG15

AGU16

AGC36

Pro P5.7%

CCU64

CCC74

CCA59

CCG18

Thr T8.3%

ACU64

ACC120

ACA100

ACG33

Ala A9.6%

GCU62

GCC127

GCA135

GCG40

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU43

UAC67

His H2.7%

CAU25

CAC79

Gln Q2.7%

CAA80

CAG22

Asn N3.2%

AAU45

AAC77

Lys K2.0%

AAA48

AAG27

Asp D1.9%

GAU18

GAC55

Glu E2.7%

GAA72

GAG30

Cys C0.8%

UGU9

UGC21

Trp W3.1%

UGA107

UGG12

Arg R1.9%

CGU9

CGC10

CGA38

CGG16

Gly G6.4%

GGU37

GGC47

GGA100

GGG60

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_041097.1

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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 (46.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Engraulis mordax (NC_041097.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,017	948 bp	+	50.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,018	1,089	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,090	2,785	1,696 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,786	2,860	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,862	3,836	975 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,838	3,909	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,909	3,979	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,979	4,047	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,048	5,092	1,045 bp	+	50.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,093	5,164	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,166	5,234	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,236	5,308	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,339	5,404	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,405	5,475	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,477	7,021	1,545 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,022	7,092	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,098	7,165	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,176	7,866	691 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,867	7,939	73 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,941	8,108	168 bp	+	42.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,099	8,781	683 bp	+	42.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,782	9,566	785 bp	+	48.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,567	9,637	71 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,638	9,986	349 bp	+	44.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,987	10,056	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,057	10,353	297 bp	+	47.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,347	11,727	1,381 bp	+	48.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,728	11,796	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,798	11,864	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,865	11,936	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,937	13,772	1,836 bp	+	45.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,769	14,290	522 bp	−	49.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,291	14,359	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,365	15,505	1,141 bp	+	44.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,506	15,578	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,578	15,648	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,649	16,664	1,016 bp	–	39.2%