Piaractus brachypomus

Pirapitinga

Maximum lifespan

28 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,722 bp

RefSeq NC_025315.2

GC content

45.29%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,125 bp

D-loop 1,048 bp

Where Pirapitinga sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Pirapitinga has the 514th longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,722 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.298
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.095

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 28 years
Adult weight: 13.8 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 03821)

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 genome16,722 bp

Protein-coding11,409 bp

12S rRNA953 bp

16S rRNA1,687 bp

All tRNA1,557 bp

D-loop1,048 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Piaractus brachypomus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	28.7%	25.4%	14.1%	31.8%	45.85%	−0.387	+0.061
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	31.3%	20.9%	12.4%	35.4%	47.85%	−0.480	+0.200
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,557 bp	25.8%	28.8%	18.1%	27.4%	45.47%	−0.203	−0.055
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	28.7%	25.9%	16.4%	29.1%	45.44%	−0.280	+0.050
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.3%	23.8%	10.7%	32.1%	42.86%	−0.500	+0.167
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	27.0%	27.2%	12.9%	32.9%	45.76%	−0.438	−0.003
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	25.7%	26.1%	16.8%	31.3%	48.15%	−0.302	−0.007
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	25.5%	30.4%	14.6%	29.5%	44.13%	−0.338	−0.087
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	24.6%	23.9%	17.5%	34.0%	51.52%	−0.320	+0.014
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	29.6%	25.5%	14.1%	30.8%	44.90%	−0.371	+0.075
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	30.3%	24.7%	12.9%	32.0%	44.92%	−0.424	+0.102
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	519 bp	40.7%	14.3%	9.8%	35.3%	45.09%	−0.564	+0.481
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	27.7%	26.2%	14.3%	31.8%	46.10%	−0.380	+0.028
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	953 bp	30.5%	20.3%	22.0%	27.2%	49.21%	−0.104	+0.202
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,687 bp	34.9%	19.4%	20.3%	25.4%	45.76%	−0.111	+0.285
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,048 bp	32.3%	31.9%	14.0%	21.9%	35.88%	−0.218	+0.006

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,808 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%

UUU96

UUC144

Leu L17.0%

UUA85

UUG22

CUU107

CUC123

CUA273

CUG36

Ile I7.2%

AUU122

AUC154

Met M4.2%

AUA111

AUG48

Val V5.6%

GUU55

GUC49

GUA81

GUG28

Ser S6.0%

UCU28

UCC61

UCA77

UCG10

AGU8

AGC45

Pro P5.7%

CCU36

CCC86

CCA89

CCG7

Thr T8.0%

ACU32

ACC132

ACA137

ACG5

Ala A9.3%

GCU54

GCC169

GCA111

GCG19

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU33

UAC79

His H2.8%

CAU30

CAC76

Gln Q2.6%

CAA90

CAG10

Asn N3.1%

AAU35

AAC82

Lys K2.0%

AAA72

AAG6

Asp D2.0%

GAU16

GAC61

Glu E2.7%

GAA82

GAG19

Cys C0.7%

UGU6

UGC19

Trp W3.2%

UGA105

UGG18

Arg R2.0%

CGU7

CGC11

CGA55

CGG3

Gly G6.5%

GGU24

GGC80

GGA106

GGG36

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA0

AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_025315.2

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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 (45.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Piaractus brachypomus (NC_025315.2)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	2	68	67 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,021	953 bp	+	49.2%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,022	1,093	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,094	2,780	1,687 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,781	2,856	76 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,857	3,831	975 bp	+	45.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,838	3,913	76 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,911	3,981	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,982	4,049	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,050	5,094	1,045 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,095	5,168	74 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,171	5,239	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,241	5,313	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,345	5,416	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,415	5,485	71 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,487	7,043	1,557 bp	+	45.5%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,035	7,105	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,111	7,174	64 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,198	7,888	691 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,889	7,962	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,964	8,131	168 bp	+	42.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,122	8,805	684 bp	+	45.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,805	9,589	785 bp	+	48.2%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,590	9,662	73 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,663	10,011	349 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,012	10,081	70 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,082	10,378	297 bp	+	51.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,372	11,752	1,381 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,753	11,821	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,822	11,890	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,892	11,964	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,965	13,803	1,839 bp	+	44.9%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,800	14,318	519 bp	−	45.1%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,319	14,387	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,393	15,533	1,141 bp	+	46.1%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,534	15,605	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,604	15,674	71 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,675	16,722	1,048 bp	–	35.9%