GC content
46.55%
Whole genome
Non-coding
943 bp
D-loop 848 bp

Where Rio Grande cichlid sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Rio Grande cichlid has the 1,995th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Rio Grande cichlid
  • This species
  • Other ray-finned fishes
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,540 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.344
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.059

Life history

Maximum lifespan
5 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an animal in captivity
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 genome16,540 bp
Protein-coding11,414 bp
12S rRNA949 bp
16S rRNA1,683 bp
All tRNA1,551 bp
D-loop848 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Herichthys cyanoguttatus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp25.1%27.8%13.4%33.6%47.08%−0.429−0.050
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,046 bp26.2%24.1%11.4%38.3%49.71%−0.542+0.042
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,563 bp25.1%28.4%17.4%29.1%46.51%−0.252−0.062
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp27.4%26.9%16.4%29.4%45.73%−0.285+0.008
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp31.5%25.6%11.9%31.0%42.86%−0.444+0.104
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp25.9%26.9%12.7%34.5%47.22%−0.461−0.019
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp26.0%27.4%16.2%30.4%46.56%−0.304−0.026
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp22.1%29.5%13.5%35.0%48.42%−0.444−0.144
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp21.5%28.3%14.5%35.7%50.17%−0.423−0.135
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp26.0%25.8%13.4%34.8%48.23%−0.444+0.004
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp28.2%25.1%11.9%34.9%46.71%−0.492+0.057
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp37.7%14.0%10.5%37.7%48.28%−0.563+0.459
CYTBCytochrome b1,137 bp25.8%26.5%13.0%34.7%47.76%−0.455−0.013
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA949 bp31.2%19.5%21.7%27.6%49.32%−0.120+0.231
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,683 bp33.5%21.0%19.6%25.8%45.42%−0.136+0.229
D-loopControl region (D-loop)848 bp32.4%30.3%13.7%23.6%37.26%−0.266+0.034

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,810 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU98
UUC139
Leu L17.7%
UUA75
UUG17
CUU135
CUC222
CUA182
CUG43
Ile I7.6%
AUU127
AUC162
Met M4.1%
AUA108
AUG47
Val V4.9%
GUU58
GUC57
GUA50
GUG22
Ser S6.5%
UCU46
UCC84
UCA56
UCG5
AGU11
AGC44
Pro P5.8%
CCU35
CCC115
CCA62
CCG10
Thr T8.2%
ACU53
ACC143
ACA116
ACG2
Ala A9.0%
GCU50
GCC171
GCA110
GCG10
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU31
UAC79
His H2.8%
CAU30
CAC78
Gln Q2.6%
CAA90
CAG8
Asn N3.1%
AAU26
AAC91
Lys K2.0%
AAA65
AAG11
Asp D1.9%
GAU19
GAC54
Glu E2.7%
GAA83
GAG18
Cys C0.6%
UGU6
UGC17
Trp W3.1%
UGA100
UGG19
Arg R2.0%
CGU8
CGC17
CGA39
CGG11
Gly G6.2%
GGU38
GGC87
GGA77
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_033546.1

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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 (46.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Herichthys cyanoguttatus (NC_033546.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,018949 bp+49.3%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0191,09072 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0912,7731,683 bp+45.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7742,84774 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8483,822975 bp+47.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8253,89470 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8943,96471 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9644,03269 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0335,0781,046 bp+49.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0795,15072 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1525,22069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2225,29473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3355,39965 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4015,47070 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4727,0341,563 bp+46.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0577,12771 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1317,20373 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2097,899691 bp+45.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,9007,97374 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9758,142168 bp+42.9%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1338,816684 bp+47.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8169,599784 bp+46.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,6009,67172 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,67210,020349 bp+48.4%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,02110,08969 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,09010,386297 bp+50.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,38011,7601,381 bp+48.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,76111,82969 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,83011,89667 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,90111,97373 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,97413,8121,839 bp+46.7%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,80914,330522 bp−48.3%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,33114,39969 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,40415,5401,137 bp+47.8%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,55115,62272 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,62215,69271 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,69316,540848 bp–37.3%