GC content
45.36%
Whole genome
Non-coding
929 bp
D-loop 863 bp

Where Torpedo scad sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Torpedo scad has the 2,029th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,566 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.298
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.055

Life history

Maximum lifespan
5 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
build 2 (2026-11-13)

The lifespan value is for non-commercial use only; the genome data is not restricted by it.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,566 bp
Protein-coding11,406 bp
12S rRNA955 bp
16S rRNA1,723 bp
All tRNA1,553 bp
D-loop863 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Megalaspis cordyla genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp25.9%26.4%14.5%33.2%47.69%−0.394−0.008
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp29.4%24.2%10.7%35.7%46.41%−0.538+0.096
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp24.8%31.1%18.7%25.4%44.10%−0.152−0.112
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp30.2%26.5%15.2%28.1%43.27%−0.298+0.066
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.7%22.6%10.7%33.9%44.64%−0.520+0.183
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6678 bp26.7%29.2%12.4%31.7%44.10%−0.438−0.045
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp25.1%25.9%17.5%31.6%49.05%−0.288−0.015
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp23.5%29.2%14.9%32.4%47.28%−0.370−0.109
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp21.5%26.9%15.8%35.7%51.52%−0.386−0.111
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp27.4%27.0%14.0%31.6%45.55%−0.386+0.008
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp29.7%26.2%12.8%31.2%44.05%−0.417+0.063
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.3%14.2%11.3%32.2%43.49%−0.480+0.498
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp25.1%27.9%14.3%32.8%47.06%−0.393−0.053
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA955 bp29.9%21.6%22.3%26.2%48.48%−0.080+0.163
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,723 bp32.7%21.9%20.1%25.3%45.39%−0.115+0.199
D-loopControl region (D-loop)863 bp31.9%30.9%14.0%23.2%37.20%−0.246+0.015

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,805 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.2%
UUU96
UUC140
Leu L17.0%
UUA102
UUG17
CUU142
CUC180
CUA175
CUG31
Ile I7.4%
AUU146
AUC135
Met M4.1%
AUA102
AUG54
Val V5.7%
GUU58
GUC59
GUA78
GUG21
Ser S6.2%
UCU38
UCC66
UCA73
UCG5
AGU10
AGC43
Pro P5.9%
CCU43
CCC97
CCA77
CCG9
Thr T7.9%
ACU49
ACC116
ACA118
ACG18
Ala A9.0%
GCU69
GCC145
GCA114
GCG13
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU44
UAC70
His H2.8%
CAU30
CAC76
Gln Q2.6%
CAA92
CAG7
Asn N3.2%
AAU38
AAC84
Lys K2.0%
AAA68
AAG7
Asp D2.0%
GAU25
GAC53
Glu E2.6%
GAA84
GAG14
Cys C0.7%
UGU8
UGC19
Trp W3.2%
UGA111
UGG10
Arg R2.0%
CGU14
CGC16
CGA45
CGG3
Gly G6.3%
GGU32
GGC81
GGA86
GGG42
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG1
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025565.1

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 (45.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Megalaspis cordyla (NC_025565.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,023955 bp+48.5%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0241,09572 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0962,8181,723 bp+45.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,8192,89375 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8943,868975 bp+47.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8753,94369 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9454,01470 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,0144,08370 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0845,1281,045 bp+46.4%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,1295,19971 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,2015,26969 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2715,34373 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3815,44868 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4495,51870 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,5207,0701,551 bp+44.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0717,14171 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1457,21571 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2227,912691 bp+43.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,9137,98775 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9898,156168 bp+44.6%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1538,830678 bp+44.1%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8309,614785 bp+49.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,6159,68470 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,68510,033349 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,03410,10269 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,10410,400297 bp+51.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,39411,7741,381 bp+45.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,77511,84672 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,84711,91367 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,91811,99073 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,99113,8291,839 bp+44.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,82614,347522 bp−43.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,34814,41669 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,42115,5611,141 bp+47.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,56215,63372 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,63315,70371 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,70416,566863 bp–37.2%