Molva dypterygia

Blue ling

Maximum lifespan

25 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,488 bp

RefSeq NC_050740.1

GC content

45.00%

Whole genome

Non-coding

926 bp

D-loop 805 bp

Where Blue ling sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blue ling has the 648th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other ray-finned fishes
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Base composition

Whole genome16,488 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.257
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.020

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 25 years
Adult weight: 16.5 kg
Female sexual maturity: 10 years
Male sexual maturity: 10 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04030)

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 genome16,488 bp

Protein-coding11,405 bp

12S rRNA952 bp

16S rRNA1,665 bp

All tRNA1,540 bp

D-loop805 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Molva dypterygia genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	24.6%	29.2%	16.2%	29.9%	46.15%	−0.298	−0.086
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	27.1%	27.7%	13.0%	32.2%	45.26%	−0.425	−0.010
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	25.1%	29.3%	17.9%	27.7%	45.58%	−0.214	−0.078
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	30.0%	27.8%	15.1%	27.2%	42.26%	−0.288	+0.038
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	32.7%	23.2%	8.3%	35.7%	44.05%	−0.622	+0.170
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	24.1%	29.8%	13.6%	32.5%	46.05%	−0.410	−0.106
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	25.5%	28.0%	16.4%	30.1%	46.50%	−0.293	−0.048
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	24.1%	30.4%	14.6%	30.9%	45.56%	−0.358	−0.116
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	23.9%	25.9%	14.8%	35.4%	50.17%	−0.409	−0.041
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	25.3%	27.5%	15.4%	31.9%	47.21%	−0.350	−0.043
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	27.8%	28.2%	14.4%	29.6%	43.99%	−0.345	−0.006
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	37.4%	14.8%	15.9%	32.0%	47.89%	−0.336	+0.434
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	25.5%	30.6%	15.7%	28.2%	43.91%	−0.285	−0.091
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	952 bp	32.5%	21.4%	21.8%	24.3%	46.11%	−0.052	+0.205
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,665 bp	33.2%	23.1%	20.4%	23.4%	43.78%	−0.070	+0.179
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	805 bp	30.3%	32.7%	15.5%	21.5%	37.02%	−0.161	−0.037

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F6.0%

UUU115

UUC115

Leu L17.2%

UUA117

UUG20

CUU150

CUC151

CUA168

CUG50

Ile I6.5%

AUU164

AUC85

Met M4.6%

AUA121

AUG54

Val V6.1%

GUU69

GUC51

GUA90

GUG22

Ser S6.7%

UCU41

UCC80

UCA66

UCG5

AGU16

AGC46

Pro P5.7%

CCU39

CCC127

CCA48

CCG4

Thr T7.7%

ACU53

ACC111

ACA125

ACG4

Ala A9.4%

GCU76

GCC162

GCA110

GCG9

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU54

UAC56

His H2.8%

CAU27

CAC80

Gln Q2.4%

CAA79

CAG13

Asn N3.0%

AAU58

AAC57

Lys K1.9%

AAA62

AAG10

Asp D2.0%

GAU20

GAC57

Glu E2.6%

GAA74

GAG24

Cys C0.7%

UGU11

UGC16

Trp W3.2%

UGA106

UGG14

Arg R2.0%

CGU16

CGC15

CGA33

CGG12

Gly G6.4%

GGU30

GGC85

GGA73

GGG54

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_050740.1

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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 (45.0%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Molva dypterygia (NC_050740.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,020	952 bp	+	46.1%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,021	1,092	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,093	2,757	1,665 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,758	2,831	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,832	3,806	975 bp	+	46.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,808	3,877	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,877	3,947	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,947	4,016	70 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,017	5,061	1,045 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,062	5,131	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,133	5,201	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,204	5,276	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,310	5,373	64 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,374	5,440	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,442	6,992	1,551 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,995	7,065	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,069	7,136	68 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,150	7,840	691 bp	+	42.3%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,841	7,915	75 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,917	8,084	168 bp	+	44.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,075	8,758	684 bp	+	46.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,758	9,542	785 bp	+	46.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,543	9,612	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,613	9,961	349 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,962	10,030	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,031	10,327	297 bp	+	50.2%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,321	11,701	1,381 bp	+	47.2%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,702	11,770	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,771	11,838	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,840	11,912	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,913	13,751	1,839 bp	+	44.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,747	14,268	522 bp	−	47.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,269	14,337	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,342	15,482	1,141 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,483	15,554	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,614	15,683	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,684	16,488	805 bp	–	37.0%