Esox lucius

Northern pike

Maximum lifespan

30 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,695 bp

RefSeq NC_004593.1

GC content

43.88%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,173 bp

D-loop 1,072 bp

Where Northern pike sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Northern pike has the 440th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,695 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.283
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.005

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 30 years
Adult weight: 15.6 kg
Female sexual maturity: 3.1 years
Male sexual maturity: 2.4 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04011)

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: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: 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 genome16,695 bp

Protein-coding11,406 bp

12S rRNA942 bp

16S rRNA1,660 bp

All tRNA1,514 bp

D-loop1,072 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Esox lucius genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	24.7%	28.5%	13.9%	32.8%	46.77%	−0.404	−0.071
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,050 bp	26.5%	28.5%	11.8%	33.2%	45.05%	−0.476	−0.036
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	24.5%	32.4%	17.2%	26.0%	43.13%	−0.205	−0.138
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.2%	30.4%	16.2%	25.2%	41.39%	−0.217	−0.037
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	27.4%	26.2%	12.5%	33.9%	46.43%	−0.462	+0.022
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	682 bp	23.0%	31.1%	14.1%	31.8%	45.89%	−0.387	−0.149
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	23.8%	27.5%	17.3%	31.3%	48.66%	−0.288	−0.072
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	22.9%	31.5%	13.8%	31.8%	45.56%	−0.396	−0.158
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	22.6%	27.6%	14.8%	35.0%	49.83%	−0.405	−0.101
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	26.2%	29.4%	15.9%	28.5%	44.39%	−0.285	−0.057
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	28.2%	29.4%	12.7%	29.7%	42.36%	−0.402	−0.021
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	42.0%	15.1%	11.7%	31.2%	42.91%	−0.455	+0.470
CYTBCytochrome b	1,137 bp	26.0%	30.4%	13.9%	29.6%	43.54%	−0.362	−0.078
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	942 bp	31.0%	23.4%	21.0%	24.6%	45.65%	−0.079	+0.141
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,660 bp	33.3%	20.9%	20.6%	25.2%	45.84%	−0.101	+0.228
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,072 bp	33.2%	35.4%	11.2%	20.2%	31.44%	−0.288	−0.031

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%

UUU119

UUC124

Leu L17.3%

UUA133

UUG33

CUU158

CUC142

CUA155

CUG36

Ile I7.6%

AUU181

AUC109

Met M4.2%

AUA111

AUG48

Val V5.8%

GUU82

GUC49

GUA61

GUG30

Ser S6.3%

UCU64

UCC68

UCA55

UCG3

AGU10

AGC38

Pro P5.7%

CCU55

CCC115

CCA44

CCG4

Thr T7.9%

ACU57

ACC116

ACA118

ACG10

Ala A8.6%

GCU64

GCC166

GCA85

GCG12

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU57

UAC50

His H2.9%

CAU34

CAC76

Gln Q2.5%

CAA82

CAG14

Asn N3.2%

AAU48

AAC73

Lys K2.0%

AAA61

AAG15

Asp D2.0%

GAU35

GAC40

Glu E2.6%

GAA76

GAG23

Cys C0.8%

UGU9

UGC20

Trp W3.2%

UGA102

UGG18

Arg R2.0%

CGU8

CGC23

CGA39

CGG5

Gly G6.2%

GGU45

GGC84

GGA70

GGG37

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG1

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_004593.1

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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 (43.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Esox lucius (NC_004593.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,010	942 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,011	1,081	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,082	2,741	1,660 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,742	2,816	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,817	3,791	975 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,795	3,866	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,864	3,934	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,934	4,002	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,003	5,052	1,050 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,054	5,125	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,127	5,195	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,152	5,224	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,301	5,367	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,368	5,438	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,440	6,990	1,551 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,991	7,061	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,067	7,140	74 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,146	7,836	691 bp	+	41.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,837	7,910	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,912	8,079	168 bp	+	46.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,070	8,751	682 bp	+	45.9%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,752	9,536	785 bp	+	48.7%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,537	9,607	71 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,608	9,956	349 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,957	10,026	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,027	10,323	297 bp	+	49.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,317	11,697	1,381 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,698	11,766	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,767	11,835	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,838	11,910	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,911	13,749	1,839 bp	+	42.4%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,746	14,267	522 bp	−	42.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,268	14,338	71 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,341	15,477	1,137 bp	+	43.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,482	15,554	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,554	15,623	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,624	16,695	1,072 bp	–	31.4%