GC content
47.21%
Whole genome
Non-coding
910 bp
D-loop 845 bp

Where Black marlin sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Black marlin has the 1,501st longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Black marlin
  • This species
  • Other ray-finned fishes
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,526 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.302
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.035

Life history

Maximum lifespan
11 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 genome16,526 bp
Protein-coding11,409 bp
12S rRNA947 bp
16S rRNA1,712 bp
All tRNA1,550 bp
D-loop845 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Istiompax indica genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp23.8%27.0%14.2%35.1%49.23%−0.425−0.063
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,047 bp26.5%25.5%12.0%36.0%48.04%−0.499+0.018
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp23.5%29.2%18.8%28.4%47.26%−0.203−0.108
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.9%27.6%15.5%27.9%43.42%−0.287+0.023
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp29.8%25.0%10.1%35.1%45.24%−0.553+0.087
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp25.7%27.6%12.1%34.5%46.64%−0.480−0.036
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp23.7%26.0%17.2%33.2%50.38%−0.318−0.046
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp21.8%28.9%13.8%35.5%49.28%−0.442−0.141
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp19.5%27.6%16.8%36.0%52.86%−0.363−0.171
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp25.1%26.1%14.6%34.3%48.88%−0.404−0.020
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp27.7%26.5%13.3%32.5%45.79%−0.420+0.021
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp38.9%14.8%12.6%33.7%46.36%−0.455+0.450
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp23.0%27.7%15.6%33.7%49.34%−0.368−0.093
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA947 bp30.5%20.8%22.3%26.4%48.68%−0.085+0.189
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,712 bp32.4%21.0%20.4%26.2%46.55%−0.124+0.213
D-loopControl region (D-loop)845 bp30.5%28.3%18.0%23.2%41.18%−0.126+0.038

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.2%
UUU71
UUC164
Leu L17.5%
UUA83
UUG17
CUU153
CUC188
CUA182
CUG44
Ile I7.0%
AUU134
AUC134
Met M4.0%
AUA67
AUG85
Val V5.8%
GUU60
GUC80
GUA59
GUG23
Ser S6.5%
UCU46
UCC83
UCA57
UCG9
AGU8
AGC44
Pro P5.9%
CCU69
CCC101
CCA44
CCG10
Thr T8.0%
ACU43
ACC141
ACA111
ACG9
Ala A8.8%
GCU70
GCC164
GCA96
GCG5
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU37
UAC73
His H2.9%
CAU27
CAC83
Gln Q2.4%
CAA84
CAG9
Asn N3.1%
AAU26
AAC92
Lys K2.0%
AAA72
AAG3
Asp D2.0%
GAU18
GAC58
Glu E2.6%
GAA77
GAG22
Cys C0.6%
UGU3
UGC20
Trp W3.2%
UGA100
UGG21
Arg R2.0%
CGU8
CGC14
CGA48
CGG8
Gly G6.4%
GGU45
GGC94
GGA67
GGG37
Stop 0.2%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_012675.1

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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 (47.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Istiompax indica (NC_012675.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,015947 bp+48.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0161,08772 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0882,7991,712 bp+46.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,8002,87374 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8743,848975 bp+49.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8533,92270 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9223,99271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9924,06069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0615,1071,047 bp+48.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,1075,17771 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1795,24769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2495,32173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3615,42666 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4275,49670 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4987,0481,551 bp+47.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0497,11971 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1237,19371 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2017,891691 bp+43.4%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8927,96473 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9668,133168 bp+45.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1248,807684 bp+46.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8079,592786 bp+50.4%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5929,66372 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,66410,012349 bp+49.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,01310,08169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,08210,378297 bp+52.9%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,37211,7521,381 bp+48.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,75311,82169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,82211,89069 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,89511,96773 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,96813,8061,839 bp+45.8%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,80314,324522 bp−46.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,32514,39470 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,39915,5391,141 bp+49.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,54015,61172 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,61115,68171 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,68216,526845 bp–41.2%