Hypomesus pretiosus

Surf smelt

Maximum lifespan

5 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,715 bp

RefSeq NC_066905.1

GC content

49.48%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,090 bp

D-loop 1,029 bp

Where Surf smelt sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Surf smelt has the 2,035th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,715 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.194
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): −0.083

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 5 years
Female sexual maturity: 547 days
Male sexual maturity: 547 days

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04080)

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: 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 genome16,715 bp

Protein-coding11,414 bp

12S rRNA945 bp

16S rRNA1,673 bp

All tRNA1,593 bp

D-loop1,029 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Hypomesus pretiosus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	18.1%	29.9%	19.6%	32.4%	52.00%	−0.247	−0.248
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,052 bp	19.2%	26.7%	18.8%	35.3%	54.09%	−0.304	−0.164
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	21.0%	31.2%	20.1%	27.7%	47.78%	−0.161	−0.195
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	26.9%	26.6%	17.5%	28.9%	46.45%	−0.246	+0.005
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	24.4%	28.0%	16.1%	31.5%	47.62%	−0.325	−0.068
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	20.8%	32.0%	15.1%	32.2%	47.22%	−0.362	−0.213
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	20.9%	29.6%	19.9%	29.7%	49.55%	−0.198	−0.172
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	350 bp	14.6%	34.0%	20.9%	30.6%	51.43%	−0.189	−0.400
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	18.2%	30.0%	18.9%	33.0%	51.85%	−0.273	−0.245
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	20.1%	29.8%	19.8%	30.3%	50.11%	−0.208	−0.196
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	21.2%	29.1%	18.3%	31.4%	49.76%	−0.263	−0.158
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	30.7%	15.3%	20.5%	33.5%	54.02%	−0.241	+0.333
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	20.5%	30.9%	18.1%	30.5%	48.55%	−0.256	−0.203
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	945 bp	28.3%	21.5%	24.3%	25.9%	50.27%	−0.032	+0.136
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,673 bp	30.2%	21.4%	23.2%	25.2%	48.42%	−0.042	+0.170
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,029 bp	23.6%	29.2%	18.9%	28.4%	47.23%	−0.202	−0.105

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,809 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU109

UUC132

Leu L16.6%

UUA49

UUG39

CUU213

CUC163

CUA93

CUG76

Ile I6.9%

AUU140

AUC121

Met M3.9%

AUA42

AUG106

Val V6.7%

GUU87

GUC73

GUA54

GUG42

Ser S7.0%

UCU71

UCC91

UCA30

UCG21

AGU6

AGC47

Pro P5.6%

CCU75

CCC86

CCA38

CCG14

Thr T7.1%

ACU69

ACC121

ACA46

ACG35

Ala A9.7%

GCU100

GCC159

GCA74

GCG37

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU36

UAC70

His H2.7%

CAU40

CAC62

Gln Q2.5%

CAA54

CAG40

Asn N2.9%

AAU32

AAC79

Lys K2.0%

AAA43

AAG33

Asp D1.9%

GAU21

GAC53

Glu E2.7%

GAA50

GAG53

Cys C0.8%

UGU12

UGC17

Trp W3.2%

UGA72

UGG50

Arg R2.0%

CGU11

CGC13

CGA26

CGG25

Gly G6.6%

GGU34

GGC96

GGA50

GGG71

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG2

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_066905.1

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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 (49.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Hypomesus pretiosus (NC_066905.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,013	945 bp	+	50.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,014	1,084	71 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,085	2,757	1,673 bp	+	48.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,758	2,873	116 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,874	3,848	975 bp	+	52.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,852	3,925	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,921	3,993	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,993	4,061	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,066	5,117	1,052 bp	+	54.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,118	5,187	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,190	5,258	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,260	5,332	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,360	5,425	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,426	5,493	68 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,495	7,045	1,551 bp	+	47.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,046	7,116	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,121	7,193	73 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,208	7,898	691 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,899	7,973	75 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,975	8,142	168 bp	+	47.6%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,133	8,816	684 bp	+	47.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,816	9,600	785 bp	+	49.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,601	9,671	71 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,672	10,021	350 bp	+	51.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,022	10,090	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,091	10,387	297 bp	+	51.9%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,381	11,761	1,381 bp	+	50.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,762	11,830	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,831	11,899	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,901	11,973	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,974	13,812	1,839 bp	+	49.8%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,809	14,330	522 bp	−	54.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,331	14,401	71 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,405	15,545	1,141 bp	+	48.6%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,546	15,617	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,617	15,686	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,687	16,715	1,029 bp	–	47.2%