Lepomis microlophus

Redear sunfish

Maximum lifespan

7 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,555 bp

RefSeq NC_066920.1

GC content

46.15%

Whole genome

Non-coding

965 bp

D-loop 901 bp

Where Redear sunfish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Redear sunfish has the 1,853rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,555 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.280
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.012

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 7 years
Adult weight: 121 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04125)

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 genome16,555 bp

Protein-coding11,407 bp

12S rRNA947 bp

16S rRNA1,690 bp

All tRNA1,546 bp

D-loop901 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Lepomis microlophus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	24.8%	29.1%	15.3%	30.8%	46.05%	−0.336	−0.080
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	27.4%	25.4%	12.1%	35.0%	47.13%	−0.485	+0.038
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	23.7%	29.5%	18.1%	28.8%	46.81%	−0.229	−0.108
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.5%	26.0%	16.2%	29.2%	45.44%	−0.287	+0.045
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	29.2%	27.4%	11.9%	31.5%	43.45%	−0.452	+0.032
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	24.0%	28.2%	12.6%	35.2%	47.81%	−0.474	−0.081
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	24.2%	27.9%	17.6%	30.3%	47.90%	−0.266	−0.071
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	21.5%	30.9%	16.3%	31.2%	47.56%	−0.313	−0.180
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	21.9%	26.9%	15.8%	35.4%	51.18%	−0.382	−0.103
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	25.1%	29.3%	15.1%	30.6%	45.62%	−0.340	−0.076
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	26.9%	27.5%	13.3%	32.4%	45.68%	−0.417	−0.011
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	36.8%	18.2%	13.0%	32.0%	45.02%	−0.421	+0.338
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	22.6%	29.2%	15.8%	32.4%	48.20%	−0.345	−0.127
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	947 bp	31.6%	21.0%	22.0%	25.4%	47.41%	−0.074	+0.201
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,690 bp	32.2%	22.0%	21.2%	24.6%	45.80%	−0.072	+0.188
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	901 bp	30.7%	33.5%	15.1%	20.6%	35.74%	−0.155	−0.043

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,807 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%

UUU106

UUC125

Leu L17.6%

UUA93

UUG29

CUU177

CUC156

CUA162

CUG54

Ile I7.3%

AUU168

AUC111

Met M3.9%

AUA95

AUG54

Val V5.4%

GUU67

GUC48

GUA65

GUG24

Ser S6.4%

UCU47

UCC82

UCA49

UCG13

AGU17

AGC37

Pro P5.9%

CCU49

CCC121

CCA44

CCG9

Thr T8.0%

ACU45

ACC144

ACA105

ACG11

Ala A9.1%

GCU59

GCC168

GCA108

GCG13

Tyr Y3.0%

UAU41

UAC72

His H2.9%

CAU27

CAC82

Gln Q2.5%

CAA81

CAG13

Asn N3.1%

AAU38

AAC79

Lys K1.9%

AAA64

AAG9

Asp D1.9%

GAU28

GAC46

Glu E2.7%

GAA90

GAG13

Cys C0.7%

UGU5

UGC21

Trp W3.2%

UGA103

UGG18

Arg R2.0%

CGU5

CGC18

CGA39

CGG13

Gly G6.3%

GGU37

GGC88

GGA58

GGG57

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_066920.1

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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 (46.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Lepomis microlophus (NC_066920.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,015	947 bp	+	47.4%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,016	1,087	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,088	2,777	1,690 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,778	2,851	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,852	3,826	975 bp	+	46.1%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,831	3,900	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,900	3,970	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,970	4,038	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,039	5,084	1,046 bp	+	47.1%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,085	5,155	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,158	5,226	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,228	5,300	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,336	5,399	64 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,400	5,467	68 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,469	7,019	1,551 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,020	7,090	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,094	7,166	73 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,175	7,865	691 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,866	7,939	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,941	8,108	168 bp	+	43.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,099	8,782	684 bp	+	47.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,782	9,566	785 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,567	9,638	72 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,639	9,987	349 bp	+	47.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,988	10,056	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,057	10,353	297 bp	+	51.2%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,347	11,727	1,381 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,728	11,796	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,797	11,864	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,869	11,941	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,942	13,780	1,839 bp	+	45.7%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,777	14,298	522 bp	−	45.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,299	14,367	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,373	15,513	1,141 bp	+	48.2%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,514	15,585	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,585	15,654	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,655	16,555	901 bp	–	35.7%