MitoAge

Megalops atlanticus

Tarpon

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Maximum lifespan
55 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,686 bp
RefSeq NC_005804.1
GC content
45.06%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,033 bp
D-loop 955 bp

Where Tarpon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Tarpon has the 119th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Tarpon
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Base composition

Whole genome16,686 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.299
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.168

Life history

Maximum lifespan
55 years
Adult weight
88.6 kg
Female sexual maturity
8.5 years
Male sexual maturity
10 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04009)

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 genome16,686 bp
Protein-coding11,452 bp
12S rRNA960 bp
16S rRNA1,690 bp
All tRNA1,560 bp
D-loop955 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp31.2%22.7%13.9%32.2%46.15%−0.396+0.158
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,045 bp33.4%19.5%12.2%34.9%47.08%−0.484+0.262
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,596 bp25.9%28.2%18.6%27.3%45.93%−0.190−0.043
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp31.3%24.5%17.1%27.2%44.28%−0.229+0.122
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp35.1%19.0%11.3%34.5%45.83%−0.506+0.297
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6683 bp29.1%25.6%13.8%31.5%45.24%−0.392+0.064
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp27.1%25.9%16.1%31.0%47.01%−0.317+0.024
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp25.2%27.5%15.2%32.1%47.28%−0.358−0.043
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.9%26.6%15.5%32.0%47.48%−0.348−0.013
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp32.5%23.2%13.9%30.3%44.24%−0.372+0.166
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp34.7%22.3%12.4%30.6%43.01%−0.424+0.218
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp42.9%10.7%11.9%34.5%46.36%−0.488+0.600
CYTBCytochrome b1,142 bp30.3%25.3%14.3%30.1%44.40%−0.357+0.090
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA960 bp32.6%17.3%21.0%29.1%50.10%−0.160+0.307
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,690 bp36.6%15.9%19.6%27.9%47.57%−0.174+0.395
D-loopControl region (D-loop)955 bp37.1%31.1%13.9%17.9%31.83%−0.125+0.088

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,821 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.9%
UUU89
UUC137
Leu L16.3%
UUA86
UUG27
CUU49
CUC111
CUA288
CUG63
Ile I7.0%
AUU97
AUC170
Met M4.8%
AUA150
AUG32
Val V5.6%
GUU37
GUC43
GUA105
GUG30
Ser S6.2%
UCU38
UCC50
UCA82
UCG9
AGU6
AGC51
Pro P5.7%
CCU26
CCC58
CCA125
CCG9
Thr T8.9%
ACU39
ACC128
ACA162
ACG12
Ala A8.6%
GCU41
GCC155
GCA120
GCG12
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU36
UAC80
His H2.7%
CAU19
CAC84
Gln Q2.7%
CAA91
CAG14
Asn N3.6%
AAU25
AAC112
Lys K2.0%
AAA69
AAG8
Asp D2.0%
GAU18
GAC59
Glu E2.5%
GAA76
GAG21
Cys C0.8%
UGU8
UGC21
Trp W3.2%
UGA103
UGG19
Arg R2.0%
CGU3
CGC17
CGA50
CGG6
Gly G6.3%
GGU31
GGC59
GGA114
GGG35
Stop 0.2%
UAA5
UAG0
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_005804.1

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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 (45.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17171 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA721,031960 bp+50.1%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0321,10574 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1062,7951,690 bp+47.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7962,87075 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8713,845975 bp+46.2%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8573,92872 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9283,99871 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9984,06669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0675,1111,045 bp+47.1%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,1125,18271 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1845,25269 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2545,32673 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3665,43368 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4355,50470 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,5067,1011,596 bp+45.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0937,16371 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1687,23972 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2547,944691 bp+44.3%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,9458,01874 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,0208,187168 bp+45.8%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1788,860683 bp+45.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8619,645785 bp+47.0%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,6469,71772 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,71810,066349 bp+47.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,06710,13670 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,13710,433297 bp+47.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,42711,8071,381 bp+44.2%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,80811,87669 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,87711,94468 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,94612,01873 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,01913,8571,839 bp+43.0%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,85414,375522 bp−46.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,37614,44469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,45015,5911,142 bp+44.4%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,59215,66574 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,66515,73268 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,73216,686955 bp–31.8%

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