Maximum lifespan
7.8 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
44.73%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,033 bp
D-loop 966 bp

Where Snook sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Snook has the 1,788th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,684 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.309
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.061

Life history

Maximum lifespan
7.8 years
Adult weight
110 kg
Female sexual maturity
2.5 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04136)

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 genome16,684 bp
Protein-coding11,406 bp
12S rRNA954 bp
16S rRNA1,735 bp
All tRNA1,556 bp
D-loop966 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Lates niloticus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp26.3%26.7%14.5%32.6%47.08%−0.386−0.008
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,047 bp28.9%23.9%11.0%36.2%47.18%−0.534+0.096
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp24.9%27.9%18.4%28.8%47.20%−0.219−0.057
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp29.1%26.0%16.1%28.8%44.86%−0.284+0.055
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp25.0%25.6%12.5%36.9%49.41%−0.494−0.012
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6690 bp26.8%29.6%12.5%31.2%43.62%−0.429−0.049
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp26.8%27.8%16.3%29.2%45.48%−0.283−0.019
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3350 bp22.0%30.9%14.9%32.3%47.14%−0.370−0.168
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp21.9%29.0%14.1%35.0%49.16%−0.425−0.139
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp28.5%26.9%13.3%31.4%44.68%−0.404+0.029
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,836 bp30.8%26.3%12.4%30.6%42.92%−0.424+0.078
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp39.5%14.0%12.1%34.5%46.55%−0.481+0.477
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp26.6%29.2%13.8%30.5%44.26%−0.378−0.047
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA954 bp30.8%20.6%22.0%26.5%48.53%−0.093+0.198
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,735 bp33.1%21.8%19.8%25.2%45.07%−0.120+0.205
D-loopControl region (D-loop)966 bp35.8%33.5%11.0%19.7%30.64%−0.284+0.033

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 F6.1%
UUU93
UUC139
Leu L17.0%
UUA79
UUG21
CUU137
CUC153
CUA221
CUG37
Ile I7.5%
AUU134
AUC152
Met M4.4%
AUA118
AUG49
Val V5.5%
GUU49
GUC58
GUA76
GUG27
Ser S5.9%
UCU53
UCC60
UCA62
UCG4
AGU10
AGC36
Pro P5.9%
CCU64
CCC75
CCA80
CCG5
Thr T8.2%
ACU53
ACC135
ACA116
ACG10
Ala A8.9%
GCU68
GCC149
GCA112
GCG10
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU46
UAC66
His H3.0%
CAU36
CAC78
Gln Q2.5%
CAA82
CAG12
Asn N3.3%
AAU36
AAC89
Lys K2.0%
AAA69
AAG6
Asp D2.2%
GAU21
GAC61
Glu E2.5%
GAA74
GAG23
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC17
Trp W3.1%
UGA101
UGG18
Arg R2.0%
CGU9
CGC13
CGA46
CGG8
Gly G6.2%
GGU33
GGC77
GGA94
GGG32
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_035736.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • 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 (44.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Lates niloticus (NC_035736.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,022954 bp+48.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0231,09573 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0962,8301,735 bp+45.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,8312,90575 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,9063,880975 bp+47.1%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8843,95471 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9574,02771 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,0274,09670 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0975,1431,047 bp+47.2%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,1445,21572 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,2175,28569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2875,35973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3985,46467 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4655,53470 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,5367,0861,551 bp+47.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0877,15771 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1607,22869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2377,927691 bp+44.9%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,9288,00376 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,0068,173168 bp+49.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1588,847690 bp+43.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8479,631785 bp+45.5%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,6329,70372 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,70410,053350 bp+47.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,05410,12269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,12410,420297 bp+49.2%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,41411,7941,381 bp+44.7%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,79511,86369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,86411,93168 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,93612,00873 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,00913,8441,836 bp+42.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,84114,362522 bp−46.6%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,36314,43169 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,43615,5761,141 bp+44.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,57715,64872 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,64815,71871 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,71916,684966 bp–30.6%