Gymnocanthus tricuspis

Arctic staghorn sculpin

Maximum lifespan

9 yr

FishBase record

mtDNA size

16,570 bp

RefSeq NC_045927.1

GC content

47.51%

Whole genome

Non-coding

972 bp

D-loop 907 bp

Where Arctic staghorn sculpin sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Arctic staghorn sculpin has the 1,688th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,570 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.269
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.019

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 9 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source: FishBase v26.06
Based on: an observed animal, origin not stated
Data quality: acceptable
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

The lifespan value is for non-commercial use only; the genome data is not restricted by it.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,570 bp

Protein-coding11,408 bp

12S rRNA945 bp

16S rRNA1,694 bp

All tRNA1,551 bp

D-loop907 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Gymnocanthus tricuspis genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	22.1%	27.4%	16.4%	34.2%	50.56%	−0.351	−0.108
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,047 bp	24.8%	26.6%	13.8%	34.8%	48.52%	−0.433	−0.035
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	23.1%	29.0%	19.0%	28.8%	47.84%	−0.205	−0.112
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	27.4%	26.9%	16.5%	29.2%	45.73%	−0.278	+0.008
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	29.2%	19.6%	15.5%	35.7%	51.19%	−0.395	+0.195
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	22.8%	27.6%	14.5%	35.1%	49.56%	−0.416	−0.096
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	24.1%	27.6%	17.1%	31.2%	48.28%	−0.293	−0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	18.3%	27.8%	18.3%	35.5%	53.87%	−0.319	−0.205
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	22.2%	28.6%	16.5%	32.7%	49.16%	−0.329	−0.126
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	23.3%	27.5%	16.8%	32.4%	49.17%	−0.317	−0.083
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	26.8%	26.2%	14.8%	32.2%	46.98%	−0.370	+0.011
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	34.9%	13.4%	16.1%	35.6%	51.72%	−0.378	+0.444
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	22.6%	27.1%	16.4%	33.9%	50.31%	−0.348	−0.090
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	945 bp	32.2%	20.3%	21.5%	26.0%	47.51%	−0.096	+0.226
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,694 bp	31.9%	21.8%	20.9%	25.4%	46.28%	−0.097	+0.187
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	907 bp	35.3%	31.5%	13.8%	19.4%	33.19%	−0.169	+0.056

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,808 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU118

UUC112

Leu L17.3%

UUA66

UUG33

CUU164

CUC183

CUA148

CUG63

Ile I6.7%

AUU122

AUC132

Met M3.9%

AUA75

AUG75

Val V6.2%

GUU60

GUC65

GUA74

GUG37

Ser S6.6%

UCU50

UCC79

UCA53

UCG9

AGU11

AGC50

Pro P5.7%

CCU40

CCC124

CCA46

CCG8

Thr T8.1%

ACU54

ACC140

ACA99

ACG15

Ala A9.2%

GCU65

GCC190

GCA88

GCG8

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU32

UAC77

His H2.8%

CAU25

CAC81

Gln Q2.6%

CAA83

CAG15

Asn N2.9%

AAU28

AAC84

Lys K1.9%

AAA62

AAG10

Asp D2.0%

GAU23

GAC52

Glu E2.6%

GAA71

GAG29

Cys C0.6%

UGU9

UGC15

Trp W3.2%

UGA87

UGG33

Arg R2.0%

CGU12

CGC19

CGA35

CGG11

Gly G6.6%

GGU30

GGC94

GGA59

GGG68

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG2

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_045927.1

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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 (47.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Gymnocanthus tricuspis (NC_045927.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,013	945 bp	+	47.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,014	1,085	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,086	2,779	1,694 bp	+	46.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,780	2,853	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,854	3,828	975 bp	+	50.6%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,833	3,902	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,902	3,972	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,972	4,040	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,041	5,087	1,047 bp	+	48.5%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,088	5,158	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,160	5,228	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,230	5,302	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,340	5,405	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,407	5,476	70 bp	+	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,478	7,028	1,551 bp	+	47.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,029	7,099	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,103	7,175	73 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,183	7,873	691 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,874	7,947	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,949	8,116	168 bp	+	51.2%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,107	8,790	684 bp	+	49.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,790	9,574	785 bp	+	48.3%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,575	9,647	73 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,648	9,996	349 bp	+	53.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,997	10,065	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,066	10,362	297 bp	+	49.2%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,356	11,736	1,381 bp	+	49.2%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,737	11,805	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,806	11,873	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,878	11,950	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,951	13,789	1,839 bp	+	47.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,786	14,307	522 bp	−	51.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,308	14,376	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,382	15,522	1,141 bp	+	50.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,523	15,594	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,594	15,663	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,664	16,570	907 bp	–	33.2%