Epinephelus marginatus

Dusky grouper

Maximum lifespan

50 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,984 bp

RefSeq NC_087998.1

GC content

43.53%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,358 bp

D-loop 1 bp

Where Dusky grouper sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Dusky grouper has the 149th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,984 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.264
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.029

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 50 years
Adult weight: 33 kg
Female sexual maturity: 11 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04372)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, tiny 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 genome16,984 bp

Protein-coding11,407 bp

12S rRNA953 bp

16S rRNA1,707 bp

All tRNA1,559 bp

D-loop1 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Epinephelus marginatus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	25.4%	28.2%	14.3%	32.1%	46.36%	−0.385	−0.052
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	28.6%	25.6%	12.0%	33.7%	45.79%	−0.474	+0.055
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	25.4%	31.0%	17.9%	25.7%	43.59%	−0.180	−0.099
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.9%	27.2%	15.8%	28.1%	43.85%	−0.281	+0.031
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	27.4%	25.6%	13.1%	33.9%	47.02%	−0.443	+0.034
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	29.1%	30.4%	11.5%	28.9%	40.50%	−0.430	−0.022
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	26.2%	28.8%	16.8%	28.2%	44.97%	−0.252	−0.046
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	20.1%	31.2%	16.6%	32.1%	48.71%	−0.318	−0.218
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	23.6%	30.6%	15.5%	30.3%	45.79%	−0.324	−0.130
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	27.2%	27.4%	14.3%	31.1%	45.40%	−0.368	−0.003
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	28.3%	28.1%	13.8%	29.9%	43.67%	−0.370	+0.004
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	38.9%	18.6%	13.0%	29.5%	42.53%	−0.387	+0.353
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	24.4%	29.2%	15.3%	31.1%	46.45%	−0.340	−0.090
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	953 bp	31.1%	22.7%	20.7%	25.6%	46.28%	−0.107	+0.156
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,707 bp	33.3%	21.5%	20.6%	24.6%	45.23%	−0.088	+0.215
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1 bp	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00%	–	+1.000

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,807 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.4%

UUU111

UUC132

Leu L17.3%

UUA110

UUG14

CUU146

CUC136

CUA202

CUG52

Ile I7.0%

AUU157

AUC108

Met M3.9%

AUA104

AUG43

Val V6.0%

GUU74

GUC49

GUA84

GUG20

Ser S6.3%

UCU55

UCC61

UCA67

UCG4

AGU12

AGC41

Pro P5.7%

CCU54

CCC102

CCA59

CCG3

Thr T8.0%

ACU45

ACC115

ACA127

ACG17

Ala A9.1%

GCU75

GCC140

GCA118

GCG13

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU47

UAC69

His H2.8%

CAU31

CAC74

Gln Q2.4%

CAA83

CAG8

Asn N3.0%

AAU34

AAC81

Lys K2.1%

AAA70

AAG10

Asp D2.1%

GAU30

GAC49

Glu E2.5%

GAA80

GAG17

Cys C0.7%

UGU17

UGC11

Trp W3.1%

UGA103

UGG16

Arg R2.0%

CGU8

CGC15

CGA49

CGG6

Gly G6.4%

GGU51

GGC73

GGA84

GGG34

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_087998.1

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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 (43.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Epinephelus marginatus (NC_087998.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,022	953 bp	+	46.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,023	1,092	70 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,093	2,799	1,707 bp	+	45.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,800	2,875	76 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,876	3,850	975 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,855	3,924	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,924	3,994	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,995	4,063	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,064	5,109	1,046 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,110	5,180	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,182	5,250	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,251	5,323	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,362	5,428	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,429	5,499	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,501	7,051	1,551 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,053	7,123	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,127	7,199	73 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,208	7,898	691 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,899	7,972	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,974	8,141	168 bp	+	47.0%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,132	8,815	684 bp	+	40.5%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,815	9,599	785 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,600	9,671	72 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,672	10,020	349 bp	+	48.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,021	10,089	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,090	10,386	297 bp	+	45.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,380	11,760	1,381 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,761	11,830	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,831	11,901	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,910	11,982	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,983	13,821	1,839 bp	+	43.7%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,818	14,339	522 bp	−	42.5%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,340	14,408	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,416	15,556	1,141 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,557	15,629	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,629	15,698	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,699	15,699	1 bp	–	0.0%