Gavialis gangeticus

Gharial

Maximum lifespan

59 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,185 bp

RefSeq NC_008241.1

GC content

41.47%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,709 bp

D-loop 1,508 bp

Where Gharial sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Gharial has the 100th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome17,185 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.340
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.103

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 59 years
Adult weight: 153 kg
Female sexual maturity: 10 years
Male sexual maturity: 13 years
Gestation or incubation: 70 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03263)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, small 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 genome17,185 bp

Protein-coding11,350 bp

12S rRNA990 bp

16S rRNA1,594 bp

All tRNA1,544 bp

D-loop1,508 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Gavialis gangeticus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	963 bp	28.8%	28.8%	13.7%	28.8%	42.47%	−0.355	0.000
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	31.0%	27.2%	10.2%	31.5%	41.78%	−0.510	+0.064
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,543 bp	29.8%	27.6%	15.7%	26.9%	42.58%	−0.263	+0.038
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	688 bp	33.3%	24.7%	14.1%	27.9%	42.01%	−0.329	+0.148
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	162 bp	34.6%	27.2%	6.8%	31.5%	38.27%	−0.645	+0.120
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	695 bp	33.2%	27.3%	10.4%	29.1%	39.42%	−0.474	+0.097
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	28.7%	26.3%	15.2%	29.8%	45.03%	−0.326	+0.044
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	348 bp	29.9%	30.5%	14.7%	25.0%	39.66%	−0.261	−0.010
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	24.9%	29.0%	11.1%	35.0%	46.13%	−0.518	−0.075
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,374 bp	31.8%	25.1%	11.2%	31.9%	43.09%	−0.480	+0.118
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,801 bp	31.2%	25.3%	12.9%	30.6%	43.53%	−0.406	+0.105
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	38.8%	17.2%	9.7%	34.3%	43.94%	−0.560	+0.385
CYTBCytochrome b	1,153 bp	29.6%	26.6%	12.4%	31.4%	43.80%	−0.434	+0.052
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	990 bp	32.8%	21.6%	20.3%	25.3%	45.56%	−0.109	+0.206
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,594 bp	34.1%	21.3%	18.5%	26.0%	44.54%	−0.169	+0.231
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,508 bp	38.3%	36.7%	8.8%	16.3%	25.07%	−0.302	+0.021

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,791 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%

UUU94

UUC130

Leu L17.0%

UUA116

UUG23

CUU82

CUC118

CUA266

CUG38

Ile I7.6%

AUU143

AUC146

Met M6.1%

AUA183

AUG47

Val V4.8%

GUU40

GUC34

GUA86

GUG22

Ser S7.3%

UCU26

UCC88

UCA98

UCG8

AGU18

AGC37

Pro P5.5%

CCU23

CCC63

CCA116

CCG7

Thr T8.8%

ACU49

ACC128

ACA148

ACG9

Ala A7.9%

GCU53

GCC134

GCA102

GCG9

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU51

UAC64

His H2.6%

CAU22

CAC78

Gln Q2.5%

CAA85

CAG10

Asn N3.3%

AAU32

AAC94

Lys K2.4%

AAA85

AAG5

Asp D1.8%

GAU20

GAC50

Glu E2.5%

GAA79

GAG14

Cys C0.8%

UGU10

UGC19

Trp W2.7%

UGA87

UGG14

Arg R1.9%

CGU7

CGC15

CGA43

CGG7

Gly G5.5%

GGU25

GGC55

GGA93

GGG37

Stop 0.2%

UAA3

UAG1

AGA0

AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_008241.1

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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 (41.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Gavialis gangeticus (NC_008241.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1	990	990 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	991	1,059	69 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,060	2,653	1,594 bp	+	44.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,654	2,727	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,728	3,690	963 bp	+	42.5%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,689	3,760	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,759	3,829	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,834	3,900	67 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,905	4,950	1,046 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	4,951	5,024	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,026	5,094	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,096	5,168	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,175	5,240	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,241	5,312	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,314	6,856	1,543 bp	+	42.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,878	6,947	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	6,951	7,021	71 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,022	7,709	688 bp	+	42.0%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,710	7,782	73 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,784	7,945	162 bp	+	38.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,924	8,618	695 bp	+	39.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,619	9,402	784 bp	+	45.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,403	9,475	73 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,476	9,823	348 bp	+	39.7%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,836	9,904	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,905	10,201	297 bp	+	46.1%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,195	11,568	1,374 bp	+	43.1%
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,593	11,652	60 bp	+	–
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,676	11,744	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,758	11,828	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,830	13,630	1,801 bp	+	43.5%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,628	14,155	528 bp	−	43.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,156	14,226	71 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,239	15,391	1,153 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,449	15,521	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,532	15,599	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	15,607	15,677	71 bp	+	–
D-loop	Control region	15,678	17,185	1,508 bp	–	25.1%