Lutjanus peru

Pacific red snapper

Maximum lifespan

7.2 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,502 bp

RefSeq NC_027950.1

GC content

47.22%

Whole genome

Non-coding

896 bp

D-loop 829 bp

Where Pacific red snapper sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Pacific red snapper has the 1,808th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,502 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.307
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.058

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 7.2 years
Adult weight: 3.2 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04228)

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 genome16,502 bp

Protein-coding11,406 bp

12S rRNA954 bp

16S rRNA1,697 bp

All tRNA1,549 bp

D-loop829 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Lutjanus peru genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	24.6%	25.9%	15.1%	34.4%	49.44%	−0.390	−0.026
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	26.7%	22.3%	12.3%	38.7%	51.01%	−0.516	+0.090
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	25.2%	28.0%	19.0%	27.8%	46.74%	−0.189	−0.053
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.7%	27.2%	15.2%	28.9%	44.14%	−0.311	+0.026
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	29.8%	23.8%	10.1%	36.3%	46.43%	−0.564	+0.111
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	683 bp	25.5%	27.4%	13.5%	33.7%	47.15%	−0.429	−0.036
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	25.5%	26.6%	16.6%	31.3%	47.90%	−0.309	−0.022
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	18.6%	29.8%	15.8%	35.8%	51.58%	−0.389	−0.231
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	22.9%	25.6%	13.8%	37.7%	51.52%	−0.464	−0.056
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	25.5%	25.1%	15.0%	34.4%	49.39%	−0.393	+0.007
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	27.3%	24.9%	14.0%	33.8%	47.80%	−0.413	+0.046
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	38.5%	13.8%	13.2%	34.5%	47.70%	−0.446	+0.473
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	24.8%	27.7%	14.9%	32.6%	47.50%	−0.373	−0.055
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	954 bp	30.8%	20.1%	21.6%	27.5%	49.06%	−0.120	+0.210
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,697 bp	32.2%	20.3%	20.4%	27.1%	47.50%	−0.141	+0.228
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	829 bp	33.8%	30.9%	14.8%	20.5%	35.34%	−0.160	+0.045

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,806 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU72

UUC158

Leu L17.6%

UUA68

UUG21

CUU139

CUC188

CUA200

CUG55

Ile I6.9%

AUU124

AUC139

Met M4.0%

AUA74

AUG77

Val V5.9%

GUU60

GUC76

GUA62

GUG25

Ser S6.3%

UCU47

UCC78

UCA56

UCG8

AGU8

AGC42

Pro P5.9%

CCU50

CCC109

CCA52

CCG13

Thr T7.9%

ACU37

ACC130

ACA124

ACG11

Ala A9.1%

GCU55

GCC177

GCA106

GCG9

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU33

UAC78

His H2.8%

CAU29

CAC77

Gln Q2.6%

CAA91

CAG8

Asn N3.2%

AAU24

AAC98

Lys K1.9%

AAA71

AAG3

Asp D1.9%

GAU12

GAC61

Glu E2.7%

GAA78

GAG23

Cys C0.7%

UGU3

UGC22

Trp W3.2%

UGA108

UGG12

Arg R2.0%

CGU11

CGC17

CGA38

CGG10

Gly G6.4%

GGU28

GGC82

GGA86

GGG47

Stop 0.2%

UAA4

UAG2

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_027950.1

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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 Lutjanus peru (NC_027950.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,022	954 bp	+	49.1%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,023	1,094	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,095	2,791	1,697 bp	+	47.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,792	2,865	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,866	3,840	975 bp	+	49.4%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,844	3,913	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,913	3,983	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,983	4,051	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,052	5,096	1,045 bp	+	51.0%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,097	5,168	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,169	5,237	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,239	5,311	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,351	5,416	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,417	5,486	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,488	7,038	1,551 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,041	7,111	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,115	7,185	71 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,193	7,883	691 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,884	7,957	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,959	8,126	168 bp	+	46.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,117	8,799	683 bp	+	47.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,800	9,584	785 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,585	9,656	72 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,657	10,005	349 bp	+	51.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,006	10,074	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,075	10,371	297 bp	+	51.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,365	11,745	1,381 bp	+	49.4%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,746	11,814	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,815	11,882	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,887	11,959	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,960	13,798	1,839 bp	+	47.8%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,795	14,316	522 bp	−	47.7%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,317	14,385	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,392	15,532	1,141 bp	+	47.5%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,533	15,604	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,604	15,673	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,674	16,502	829 bp	–	35.3%