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Makaira nigricans

Atlantic blue marlin, or Black spearfish

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Maximum lifespan
28 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,533 bp
RefSeq NC_030006.1
GC content
47.02%
Whole genome
Non-coding
907 bp
D-loop 851 bp

Where Atlantic blue marlin, or Black spearfish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Atlantic blue marlin, or Black spearfish has the 520th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Atlantic blue marlin, or Black spearfish
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Base composition

Whole genome16,533 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.300
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.030

Life history

Maximum lifespan
28 years
Adult weight
93.5 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04194)

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 genome16,533 bp
Protein-coding11,407 bp
12S rRNA947 bp
16S rRNA1,712 bp
All tRNA1,560 bp
D-loop851 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp23.8%27.8%14.4%34.1%48.41%−0.407−0.078
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,046 bp25.8%25.9%12.6%35.7%48.28%−0.477−0.002
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp23.5%29.5%18.6%28.4%47.00%−0.207−0.112
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.5%27.9%15.8%27.8%43.56%−0.276+0.010
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp29.8%25.6%10.1%34.5%44.64%−0.547+0.075
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp25.4%27.2%12.7%34.6%47.37%−0.463−0.033
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp23.6%26.2%17.3%32.9%50.19%−0.310−0.054
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp21.5%30.4%13.8%34.4%48.14%−0.429−0.171
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp20.2%26.9%16.2%36.7%52.86%−0.389−0.143
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp24.8%26.2%14.8%34.3%49.02%−0.397−0.028
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp27.2%26.8%13.4%32.5%45.95%−0.415+0.008
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp39.7%15.1%12.1%33.1%45.21%−0.466+0.448
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp23.1%27.3%15.5%34.0%49.52%−0.373−0.083
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA947 bp30.4%20.9%22.4%26.3%48.68%−0.080+0.185
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,712 bp32.4%21.0%20.5%26.1%46.61%−0.120+0.212
D-loopControl region (D-loop)851 bp31.7%29.3%16.2%22.8%39.01%−0.169+0.040

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.2%
UUU76
UUC159
Leu L17.5%
UUA84
UUG16
CUU159
CUC188
CUA173
CUG48
Ile I6.9%
AUU132
AUC131
Met M3.9%
AUA61
AUG89
Val V5.9%
GUU66
GUC79
GUA56
GUG25
Ser S6.6%
UCU46
UCC85
UCA57
UCG8
AGU10
AGC44
Pro P5.9%
CCU70
CCC99
CCA47
CCG8
Thr T8.0%
ACU43
ACC138
ACA111
ACG11
Ala A8.9%
GCU77
GCC157
GCA98
GCG5
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU40
UAC70
His H2.9%
CAU24
CAC86
Gln Q2.4%
CAA83
CAG10
Asn N3.0%
AAU30
AAC86
Lys K2.0%
AAA71
AAG4
Asp D2.0%
GAU16
GAC60
Glu E2.6%
GAA76
GAG23
Cys C0.6%
UGU5
UGC18
Trp W3.2%
UGA101
UGG20
Arg R2.0%
CGU9
CGC15
CGA48
CGG6
Gly G6.4%
GGU44
GGC93
GGA72
GGG34
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_030006.1

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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 (47.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
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+48.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8533,92270 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9223,99271 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9924,06069 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0615,1061,046 bp+48.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,1075,17771 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1795,24769 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2495,32173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3615,42767 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4285,49770 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4997,0491,551 bp+47.0%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0507,12071 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1247,19471 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2027,892691 bp+43.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8937,96573 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9678,134168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1258,808684 bp+47.4%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8089,592785 bp+50.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5939,66472 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,66510,013349 bp+48.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,01410,08269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,08310,379297 bp+52.9%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,37311,7531,381 bp+49.0%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,75411,82269 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,82311,89169 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,89611,96873 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,96913,8071,839 bp+46.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,80414,325522 bp−45.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,32614,39570 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,40015,5401,141 bp+49.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,54115,61272 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,61215,69180 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,68316,533851 bp–39.0%

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