Menticirrhus americanus
Southern kingcroaker
GC content
48.64%
Whole genome
Non-coding
887 bp
D-loop 1 bp
Where Southern kingcroaker sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Southern kingcroaker has the 2,132nd longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- Other ray-finned fishes
- Other classes
Base composition
Whole genome16,510 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.315
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.041
About this record
- Lifespan source
- FishBase v26.06
- Based on
- an observed animal, origin not stated
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome16,510 bp
Protein-coding11,416 bp
12S rRNA954 bp
16S rRNA1,711 bp
All tRNA1,547 bp
D-loop1 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 975 bp | 50.67% | −0.393 | −0.052 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,046 bp | 50.38% | −0.480 | −0.002 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,557 bp | 50.74% | −0.223 | −0.116 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 691 bp | 48.77% | −0.300 | +0.023 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 168 bp | 45.24% | −0.500 | +0.109 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 690 bp | 49.42% | −0.466 | −0.089 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 785 bp | 50.57% | −0.330 | −0.077 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 346 bp | 52.02% | −0.356 | −0.181 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 297 bp | 52.53% | −0.423 | −0.106 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,381 bp | 51.70% | −0.415 | +0.019 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,839 bp | 48.67% | −0.459 | +0.051 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 522 bp | 49.62% | −0.483 | +0.483 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,141 bp | 48.99% | −0.403 | −0.069 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 954 bp | 48.95% | −0.071 | +0.162 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,711 bp | 46.29% | −0.152 | +0.234 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1 bp | 0.00% | – | −1.000 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,810 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).
Phe F6.2%
UUU83
UUC152
Leu L18.2%
UUA48
UUG27
CUU139
CUC232
CUA187
CUG59
Ile I7.1%
AUU115
AUC154
Met M3.9%
AUA62
AUG85
Val V5.4%
GUU62
GUC71
GUA48
GUG24
Ser S6.4%
UCU33
UCC98
UCA51
UCG8
AGU10
AGC43
Pro P5.8%
CCU38
CCC124
CCA45
CCG15
Thr T8.0%
ACU44
ACC150
ACA99
ACG13
Ala A8.9%
GCU41
GCC188
GCA86
GCG23
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU28
UAC79
His H2.8%
CAU22
CAC85
Gln Q2.6%
CAA88
CAG11
Asn N3.1%
AAU25
AAC92
Lys K1.9%
AAA59
AAG14
Asp D2.0%
GAU16
GAC60
Glu E2.6%
GAA70
GAG29
Cys C0.7%
UGU6
UGC20
Trp W3.1%
UGA99
UGG21
Arg R2.0%
CGU9
CGC19
CGA38
CGG11
Gly G6.4%
GGU27
GGC112
GGA63
GGG43
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_088009.1Hover, 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 (48.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 1 | 68 | 68 bp | + | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 69 | 1,022 | 954 bp | + | 49.0% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 1,023 | 1,094 | 72 bp | + | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 1,095 | 2,805 | 1,711 bp | + | 46.3% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 2,806 | 2,879 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 2,880 | 3,854 | 975 bp | + | 50.7% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 3,859 | 3,928 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 3,928 | 3,998 | 71 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 3,998 | 4,066 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 4,067 | 5,112 | 1,046 bp | + | 50.4% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 5,113 | 5,183 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,185 | 5,253 | 69 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 5,256 | 5,328 | 73 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 5,366 | 5,431 | 66 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 5,432 | 5,501 | 70 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 5,510 | 7,066 | 1,557 bp | + | 50.7% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 7,062 | 7,133 | 72 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 7,137 | 7,205 | 69 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 7,210 | 7,900 | 691 bp | + | 48.8% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 7,901 | 7,974 | 74 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 7,976 | 8,143 | 168 bp | + | 45.2% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,134 | 8,823 | 690 bp | + | 49.4% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 8,823 | 9,607 | 785 bp | + | 50.6% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 9,608 | 9,678 | 71 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 9,679 | 10,024 | 346 bp | + | 52.0% |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 10,025 | 10,093 | 69 bp | + | – |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 10,094 | 10,390 | 297 bp | + | 52.5% |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 10,384 | 11,764 | 1,381 bp | + | 51.7% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 11,765 | 11,833 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 11,834 | 11,901 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,906 | 11,978 | 73 bp | + | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 11,979 | 13,817 | 1,839 bp | + | 48.7% |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 13,814 | 14,335 | 522 bp | − | 49.6% |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 14,336 | 14,404 | 69 bp | − | – |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 14,409 | 15,549 | 1,141 bp | + | 49.0% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 15,550 | 15,621 | 72 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 15,624 | 15,693 | 70 bp | − | – |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,694 | 15,694 | 1 bp | – | 0.0% |