Latimeria chalumnae

West Indian ocean coelacanth, or Coelacanth

Maximum lifespan

48 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,407 bp

RefSeq NC_001804.1

GC content

41.67%

Whole genome

Non-coding

834 bp

D-loop 781 bp

Where West Indian ocean coelacanth, or Coelacanth sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. West Indian ocean coelacanth, or Coelacanth has the 167th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,407 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.284
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.181

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 48 years
Adult weight: 52.3 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01879)

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: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: 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 genome16,407 bp

Protein-coding11,378 bp

12S rRNA983 bp

16S rRNA1,665 bp

All tRNA1,547 bp

D-loop781 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Latimeria chalumnae genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	972 bp	33.2%	25.2%	13.3%	28.3%	41.56%	−0.361	+0.137
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,047 bp	37.2%	23.3%	11.4%	28.2%	39.54%	−0.425	+0.229
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,548 bp	30.5%	26.5%	17.4%	25.6%	43.02%	−0.189	+0.070
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	33.9%	24.9%	15.8%	25.5%	41.25%	−0.235	+0.153
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	35.1%	22.0%	7.7%	35.1%	42.86%	−0.639	+0.229
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	661 bp	32.5%	25.1%	12.6%	29.8%	42.36%	−0.407	+0.129
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	29.9%	26.5%	16.3%	27.4%	43.64%	−0.254	+0.061
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	30.1%	26.4%	14.6%	28.9%	43.55%	−0.329	+0.066
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.6%	22.9%	14.8%	30.6%	45.46%	−0.348	+0.160
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	34.5%	25.4%	12.5%	27.7%	40.12%	−0.379	+0.151
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,836 bp	36.7%	23.9%	11.7%	27.7%	39.43%	−0.406	+0.210
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	520 bp	46.7%	12.1%	11.2%	30.0%	41.15%	−0.458	+0.588
CYTBCytochrome b	1,142 bp	31.3%	25.0%	14.2%	29.5%	43.70%	−0.351	+0.110
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	983 bp	35.8%	18.0%	19.2%	27.0%	46.19%	−0.167	+0.331
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,665 bp	37.2%	20.9%	18.1%	23.8%	41.92%	−0.135	+0.280
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	781 bp	33.7%	31.5%	16.3%	18.6%	34.83%	−0.066	+0.033

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,797 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.6%

UUU95

UUC119

Leu L16.4%

UUA94

UUG23

CUU51

CUC85

CUA320

CUG49

Ile I7.5%

AUU123

AUC162

Met M5.9%

AUA170

AUG53

Val V4.8%

GUU41

GUC28

GUA93

GUG22

Ser S6.0%

UCU26

UCC40

UCA100

UCG10

AGU9

AGC41

Pro P5.4%

CCU25

CCC43

CCA127

CCG11

Thr T9.5%

ACU43

ACC94

ACA217

ACG5

Ala A7.5%

GCU44

GCC99

GCA135

GCG8

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU60

UAC57

His H2.7%

CAU30

CAC73

Gln Q2.7%

CAA95

CAG8

Asn N3.9%

AAU32

AAC115

Lys K2.2%

AAA74

AAG10

Asp D1.9%

GAU25

GAC46

Glu E2.7%

GAA87

GAG15

Cys C0.7%

UGU8

UGC17

Trp W3.2%

UGA105

UGG16

Arg R1.9%

CGU8

CGC6

CGA58

CGG1

Gly G6.3%

GGU31

GGC49

GGA129

GGG30

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG0

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_001804.1

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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 (41.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Latimeria chalumnae (NC_001804.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	69	69 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	70	1,052	983 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,053	1,119	67 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,120	2,784	1,665 bp	+	41.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,785	2,860	76 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,861	3,832	972 bp	+	41.6%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,833	3,906	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,904	3,974	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,974	4,043	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,044	5,090	1,047 bp	+	39.5%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,093	5,164	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,167	5,235	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,238	5,310	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,338	5,403	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,404	5,475	72 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,477	7,024	1,548 bp	+	43.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,030	7,100	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,105	7,174	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,180	7,870	691 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,871	7,943	73 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,944	8,111	168 bp	+	42.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,102	8,762	661 bp	+	42.4%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,764	9,549	786 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,550	9,619	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,620	9,968	349 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,969	10,036	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,038	10,334	297 bp	+	45.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,328	11,708	1,381 bp	+	40.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,709	11,777	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,778	11,844	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,845	11,917	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,918	13,753	1,836 bp	+	39.4%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,751	14,270	520 bp	−	41.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,271	14,340	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,343	15,484	1,142 bp	+	43.7%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,485	15,556	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,558	15,626	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,627	16,407	781 bp	–	34.8%