Morone saxatilis

Striped bass

Maximum lifespan

30 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

17,580 bp

RefSeq NC_014353.1

GC content

44.89%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,965 bp

D-loop 1,984 bp

Where Striped bass sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Striped bass has the 443rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome17,580 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.260
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.010

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 30 years
Adult weight: 31.4 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04248)

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 genome17,580 bp

Protein-coding11,410 bp

12S rRNA941 bp

16S rRNA1,651 bp

All tRNA1,613 bp

D-loop1,984 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Morone saxatilis genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	24.7%	28.5%	15.1%	31.7%	46.77%	−0.355	−0.071
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	26.4%	27.2%	12.0%	34.4%	46.41%	−0.485	−0.014
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	23.5%	30.8%	18.7%	27.0%	45.71%	−0.182	−0.133
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.2%	27.5%	17.9%	26.3%	44.28%	−0.190	+0.013
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	27.4%	28.6%	13.7%	30.4%	44.05%	−0.378	−0.021
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	21.5%	31.3%	14.5%	32.7%	47.22%	−0.387	−0.186
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	25.2%	29.2%	17.1%	28.5%	45.61%	−0.251	−0.073
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	19.5%	28.7%	16.3%	35.5%	51.86%	−0.370	−0.190
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	20.9%	30.0%	16.8%	32.3%	49.16%	−0.315	−0.179
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	26.4%	28.5%	14.4%	30.7%	45.11%	−0.361	−0.037
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,842 bp	27.1%	28.0%	14.4%	30.5%	44.90%	−0.357	−0.015
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	35.3%	16.6%	14.6%	33.5%	48.17%	−0.392	+0.361
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	24.9%	31.6%	15.3%	28.2%	43.56%	−0.296	−0.118
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	941 bp	29.4%	22.1%	22.7%	25.7%	48.46%	−0.061	+0.142
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,651 bp	32.0%	22.7%	20.7%	24.7%	45.37%	−0.089	+0.171
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,984 bp	33.9%	26.0%	14.0%	26.1%	40.12%	−0.302	+0.133

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 F6.2%

UUU122

UUC114

Leu L17.7%

UUA121

UUG26

CUU164

CUC148

CUA165

CUG50

Ile I6.9%

AUU171

AUC91

Met M4.0%

AUA100

AUG51

Val V5.8%

GUU74

GUC52

GUA76

GUG17

Ser S6.2%

UCU44

UCC77

UCA54

UCG8

AGU16

AGC38

Pro P5.8%

CCU57

CCC98

CCA52

CCG13

Thr T7.9%

ACU77

ACC109

ACA107

ACG8

Ala A9.2%

GCU71

GCC160

GCA103

GCG18

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU35

UAC77

His H2.6%

CAU25

CAC75

Gln Q2.5%

CAA76

CAG21

Asn N3.0%

AAU35

AAC78

Lys K1.8%

AAA61

AAG9

Asp D2.1%

GAU35

GAC45

Glu E2.7%

GAA72

GAG30

Cys C0.7%

UGU15

UGC13

Trp W3.2%

UGA97

UGG23

Arg R2.1%

CGU12

CGC17

CGA45

CGG6

Gly G6.5%

GGU26

GGC100

GGA66

GGG54

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG2

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

39 annotated features in NC_014353.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA23
D-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 39 features as a table

Annotated features of Morone saxatilis (NC_014353.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,009	941 bp	+	48.5%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,024	1,095	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,101	2,751	1,651 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,869	2,942	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,943	3,917	975 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,922	3,991	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,991	4,061	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	4,061	4,131	71 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,132	5,176	1,045 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,177	5,249	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,251	5,319	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,321	5,393	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,428	5,494	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,495	5,564	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,566	7,116	1,551 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,117	7,187	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,201	7,271	71 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,277	7,967	691 bp	+	44.3%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,968	8,041	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	8,045	8,212	168 bp	+	44.1%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,203	8,886	684 bp	+	47.2%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,886	9,670	785 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,671	9,742	72 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,743	10,091	349 bp	+	51.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,092	10,160	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,161	10,457	297 bp	+	49.2%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,451	11,831	1,381 bp	+	45.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,832	11,900	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,901	11,968	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,975	12,047	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	12,048	13,889	1,842 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	14,061	14,121	61 bp	−	–
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,243	14,311	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,316	15,456	1,141 bp	+	43.6%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,457	15,527	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,527	15,596	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,597	17,580	1,984 bp	–	40.1%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	16,488	17,006	519 bp	−	48.2%