Penaeus merguiensis
Banana prawn
GC content
32.09%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,172 bp
D-loop 1,001 bp
Where Banana prawn sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Banana prawn has the 2,266th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- All other species
Base composition
Whole genome16,023 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.214
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.001
About this record
- Lifespan source
- SeaLifeBase v26.06
- Based on
- an estimate, not an observed animal
- Data quality
- low
- 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 genome16,023 bp
Protein-coding11,142 bp
12S rRNA857 bp
16S rRNA1,401 bp
All tRNA1,493 bp
D-loop1,001 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 939 bp | 32.16% | −0.265 | +0.253 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,002 bp | 32.64% | −0.358 | −0.182 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,534 bp | 37.29% | −0.094 | −0.104 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 688 bp | 35.61% | −0.102 | −0.034 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 159 bp | 23.90% | −0.474 | +0.091 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 675 bp | 34.96% | −0.220 | −0.107 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 790 bp | 39.37% | −0.151 | −0.106 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 352 bp | 35.80% | −0.206 | −0.142 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 300 bp | 29.67% | −0.326 | +0.261 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,341 bp | 30.28% | −0.281 | +0.228 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,723 bp | 31.11% | −0.201 | +0.171 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 516 bp | 29.85% | −0.494 | −0.204 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,137 bp | 37.12% | −0.213 | −0.130 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 857 bp | 30.34% | −0.254 | −0.005 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,401 bp | 28.55% | −0.300 | −0.037 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 1,001 bp | 18.48% | −0.038 | −0.100 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,717 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Invertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 5).
Phe F7.7%
UUU192
UUC96
Leu L15.8%
UUA288
UUG56
CUU95
CUC33
CUA94
CUG21
Ile I7.6%
AUU231
AUC52
Met M5.4%
AUA167
AUG35
Val V7.5%
GUU100
GUC23
GUA128
GUG26
Ser S9.6%
UCU125
UCC22
UCA76
UCG9
AGU39
AGC23
AGA64
AGG0
Pro P3.9%
CCU77
CCC26
CCA34
CCG9
Thr T5.4%
ACU85
ACC31
ACA78
ACG7
Ala A6.7%
GCU126
GCC53
GCA59
GCG11
Tyr Y3.9%
UAU100
UAC44
His H2.3%
CAU42
CAC43
Gln Q2.1%
CAA59
CAG18
Asn N3.7%
AAU96
AAC42
Lys K2.1%
AAA58
AAG21
Asp D2.0%
GAU52
GAC24
Glu E2.1%
GAA66
GAG11
Cys C1.1%
UGU37
UGC4
Trp W2.7%
UGA82
UGG19
Arg R1.6%
CGU11
CGC2
CGA35
CGG13
Gly G6.4%
GGU66
GGC11
GGA110
GGG52
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG1
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_026884.1Hover, 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 (32.1%, 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-Ile | Transfer RNA | 1 | 67 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 102 | 171 | 70 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 201 | 268 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 269 | 1,270 | 1,002 bp | + | 32.6% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 1,269 | 1,337 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 1,353 | 1,422 | 70 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 1,424 | 1,488 | 65 bp | − | – |
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 1,492 | 3,025 | 1,534 bp | + | 37.3% |
| tRNA-Leu | Transfer RNA | 3,026 | 3,091 | 66 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 3,097 | 3,784 | 688 bp | + | 35.6% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 3,785 | 3,853 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 3,856 | 3,923 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 3,924 | 4,082 | 159 bp | + | 23.9% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 4,076 | 4,750 | 675 bp | + | 35.0% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 4,761 | 5,550 | 790 bp | + | 39.4% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 5,551 | 5,617 | 67 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 5,618 | 5,969 | 352 bp | + | 35.8% |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 5,970 | 6,034 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 6,037 | 6,101 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 6,103 | 6,171 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser | Transfer RNA | 6,175 | 6,241 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 6,242 | 6,311 | 70 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 6,331 | 6,398 | 68 bp | − | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 6,399 | 8,121 | 1,723 bp | − | 31.1% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 8,131 | 8,197 | 67 bp | − | – |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 8,198 | 9,538 | 1,341 bp | − | 30.3% |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 9,532 | 9,831 | 300 bp | − | 29.7% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 9,834 | 9,901 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 9,902 | 9,967 | 66 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 9,969 | 10,484 | 516 bp | + | 29.9% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 10,488 | 11,624 | 1,137 bp | + | 37.1% |
| tRNA-Ser | Transfer RNA | 11,626 | 11,695 | 70 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 11,714 | 12,652 | 939 bp | − | 32.2% |
| tRNA-Leu | Transfer RNA | 12,658 | 12,724 | 67 bp | − | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 12,685 | 14,085 | 1,401 bp | − | 28.6% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 14,094 | 14,165 | 72 bp | − | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 14,166 | 15,022 | 857 bp | − | 30.3% |
| D-loop | Control region | 15,023 | 16,023 | 1,001 bp | – | 18.5% |