GC content
43.62%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,081 bp
D-loop 1,014 bp

Where Chinese medaka sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Chinese medaka has the 2,314th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,654 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.200
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
−0.014

Life history

Maximum lifespan
1 year

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 genome16,654 bp
Protein-coding11,417 bp
12S rRNA942 bp
16S rRNA1,673 bp
All tRNA1,541 bp
D-loop1,014 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Oryzias sinensis genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp24.7%31.6%16.1%27.6%43.69%−0.263−0.122
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,052 bp24.5%29.6%14.9%31.0%45.91%−0.350−0.093
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,557 bp24.8%31.7%18.3%25.2%43.55%−0.159−0.122
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp26.5%30.7%17.7%25.2%42.84%−0.176−0.073
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp31.0%29.8%10.1%29.2%39.29%−0.485+0.020
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp25.9%31.9%15.5%26.8%42.25%−0.266−0.104
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp24.2%29.7%17.7%28.3%46.05%−0.230−0.102
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp18.9%35.0%17.8%28.4%46.13%−0.230−0.298
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp23.2%33.3%16.8%26.6%43.43%−0.225−0.179
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp25.4%29.7%15.8%29.1%44.90%−0.297−0.078
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp27.5%30.3%15.9%26.3%42.20%−0.245−0.050
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp39.1%17.4%15.7%27.8%43.49%−0.278+0.383
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp24.8%30.2%16.5%28.5%44.96%−0.267−0.099
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA942 bp33.9%22.9%20.8%22.4%43.21%−0.037+0.193
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,673 bp34.8%24.4%20.3%20.5%40.77%−0.006+0.177
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,014 bp26.8%28.4%18.5%26.2%44.77%−0.172−0.029

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,811 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.6%
UUU142
UUC110
Leu L17.2%
UUA147
UUG31
CUU155
CUC114
CUA157
CUG53
Ile I6.7%
AUU181
AUC76
Met M4.5%
AUA112
AUG59
Val V6.4%
GUU79
GUC61
GUA66
GUG37
Ser S7.2%
UCU64
UCC65
UCA73
UCG14
AGU18
AGC41
Pro P5.5%
CCU75
CCC71
CCA54
CCG11
Thr T7.2%
ACU57
ACC98
ACA103
ACG15
Ala A8.5%
GCU77
GCC113
GCA118
GCG16
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU54
UAC52
His H2.7%
CAU39
CAC64
Gln Q2.5%
CAA68
CAG29
Asn N3.0%
AAU42
AAC72
Lys K2.1%
AAA65
AAG16
Asp D1.9%
GAU23
GAC51
Glu E2.6%
GAA71
GAG29
Cys C0.8%
UGU14
UGC16
Trp W3.1%
UGA78
UGG39
Arg R1.9%
CGU12
CGC14
CGA34
CGG14
Gly G6.4%
GGU40
GGC80
GGA61
GGG64
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_013434.1

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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 (43.6%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Oryzias sinensis (NC_013434.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,011942 bp+43.2%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0121,08372 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0842,7561,673 bp+40.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7572,83074 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8313,805975 bp+43.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8093,87668 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8763,94671 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9464,01570 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0165,0671,052 bp+45.9%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0685,13770 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1395,20971 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2095,28173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3185,38265 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3825,45170 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4537,0091,557 bp+43.6%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0127,08069 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0947,16269 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1667,856691 bp+42.8%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8577,92973 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9318,098168 bp+39.3%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0898,772684 bp+42.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7729,555784 bp+46.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5569,62570 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6269,974349 bp+46.1%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,97510,04369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,04410,340297 bp+43.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,33411,7141,381 bp+44.9%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,71511,78571 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,78611,85469 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,85911,93173 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,93213,7701,839 bp+42.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,76614,287522 bp−43.5%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,28814,35568 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,35915,4991,141 bp+45.0%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,50015,57273 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,57315,64068 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,64116,6541,014 bp–44.8%