Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni

Little shovelnose sturgeon

Maximum lifespan

6 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,640 bp

RefSeq NC_058992.1

GC content

45.72%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,289 bp

D-loop 89 bp

Where Little shovelnose sturgeon sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Little shovelnose sturgeon has the 1,923rd longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,640 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): +0.280
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): −0.112

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 6 years
Adult weight: 27.8 g

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 01876)

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 genome16,640 bp

Protein-coding11,412 bp

12S rRNA961 bp

16S rRNA1,418 bp

All tRNA1,560 bp

D-loop89 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	25.4%	28.4%	31.7%	14.5%	46.15%	+0.373	−0.055
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,045 bp	22.9%	32.4%	32.0%	12.7%	44.69%	+0.430	−0.173
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,554 bp	27.9%	24.6%	28.3%	19.2%	47.49%	+0.192	+0.064
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	25.2%	30.7%	26.9%	17.2%	44.14%	+0.220	−0.098
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	25.6%	32.1%	29.8%	12.5%	42.26%	+0.408	−0.113
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	26.8%	27.0%	32.9%	13.3%	46.20%	+0.424	−0.005
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	25.5%	27.0%	30.7%	16.8%	47.52%	+0.292	−0.029
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	28.1%	24.9%	30.9%	16.0%	46.99%	+0.317	+0.059
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	25.3%	22.9%	35.7%	16.2%	51.85%	+0.377	+0.049
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	24.3%	28.7%	31.6%	15.4%	46.92%	+0.346	−0.083
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,842 bp	24.1%	30.9%	32.1%	12.8%	44.95%	+0.430	−0.124
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	11.1%	42.0%	35.8%	11.1%	46.94%	+0.527	−0.581
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	25.8%	27.1%	31.8%	15.3%	47.15%	+0.349	−0.025
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	961 bp	18.7%	31.9%	27.6%	21.7%	49.32%	+0.118	−0.261
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,418 bp	19.7%	34.3%	25.1%	20.9%	45.98%	+0.092	−0.272
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	89 bp	32.6%	29.2%	19.1%	19.1%	38.20%	0.000	+0.055

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,809 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU98

UUC122

Leu L16.6%

UUA88

UUG24

CUU82

CUC123

CUA241

CUG73

Ile I7.5%

AUU149

AUC137

Met M4.6%

AUA113

AUG61

Val V5.8%

GUU41

GUC52

GUA88

GUG40

Ser S6.2%

UCU29

UCC81

UCA63

UCG9

AGU8

AGC45

Pro P5.6%

CCU29

CCC92

CCA86

CCG7

Thr T8.1%

ACU30

ACC140

ACA122

ACG17

Ala A8.9%

GCU37

GCC178

GCA107

GCG18

Tyr Y3.1%

UAU43

UAC76

His H2.7%

CAU21

CAC80

Gln Q2.7%

CAA91

CAG13

Asn N3.4%

AAU30

AAC98

Lys K2.1%

AAA73

AAG6

Asp D2.0%

GAU20

GAC55

Glu E2.7%

GAA85

GAG16

Cys C0.7%

UGU10

UGC18

Trp W3.1%

UGA100

UGG19

Arg R2.0%

CGU6

CGC13

CGA50

CGG6

Gly G6.4%

GGU29

GGC80

GGA94

GGG40

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG2

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_058992.1

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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 (45.7%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni (NC_058992.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	389	459	71 bp	−	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	460	1,420	961 bp	−	49.3%
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1,421	1,488	68 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	1,965	2,053	89 bp	–	38.2%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	2,309	2,378	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	2,382	2,454	73 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	2,455	3,595	1,141 bp	−	47.2%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	3,598	3,667	70 bp	+	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	3,668	4,189	522 bp	+	46.9%
ND5	Protein-coding gene	4,186	6,027	1,842 bp	−	45.0%
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	6,028	6,100	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	6,101	6,168	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	6,169	6,237	69 bp	−	–
ND4	Protein-coding gene	6,238	7,618	1,381 bp	−	46.9%
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	7,612	7,908	297 bp	−	51.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	7,909	7,978	70 bp	−	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	7,979	8,327	349 bp	−	47.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	8,328	8,400	73 bp	−	–
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,401	9,185	785 bp	−	47.5%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	9,185	9,868	684 bp	−	46.2%
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	9,859	10,026	168 bp	−	42.3%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	10,028	10,101	74 bp	−	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	10,102	10,792	691 bp	−	44.1%
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	10,807	10,878	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	10,886	10,956	71 bp	+	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	10,964	12,517	1,554 bp	−	47.5%
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	12,519	12,589	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	12,590	12,656	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	12,691	12,763	73 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	12,765	12,833	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	12,836	12,908	73 bp	−	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	12,909	13,953	1,045 bp	−	44.7%
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	13,954	14,023	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	14,023	14,093	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	14,093	14,163	71 bp	−	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	14,173	15,147	975 bp	−	46.2%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	15,148	15,222	75 bp	−	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	15,223	16,640	1,418 bp	−	46.0%