Rhincodon typus

Whale shark

Maximum lifespan

54 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,875 bp

RefSeq NC_023455.1

GC content

37.14%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,282 bp

D-loop 1,225 bp

Where Whale shark sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Whale shark has the 126th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,875 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.309
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.064

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 54 years
Adult weight: 18.7 t
Female sexual maturity: 19 years
Male sexual maturity: 19 years
Litter or clutch size: 300

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 01817)

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: Unchanged since build 1
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,875 bp

Protein-coding11,404 bp

12S rRNA955 bp

16S rRNA1,687 bp

All tRNA1,547 bp

D-loop1,225 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Rhincodon typus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	32.1%	27.6%	11.5%	28.8%	40.31%	−0.430	+0.076
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	35.4%	26.2%	8.9%	29.5%	38.43%	−0.537	+0.149
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,557 bp	29.6%	33.0%	15.7%	21.6%	37.38%	−0.158	−0.054
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	33.3%	30.0%	14.5%	22.3%	36.76%	−0.213	+0.053
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	40.5%	28.6%	7.7%	23.2%	30.95%	−0.500	+0.172
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	31.1%	32.7%	10.1%	26.0%	36.11%	−0.441	−0.025
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	28.9%	32.7%	14.9%	23.5%	38.42%	−0.225	−0.062
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	28.1%	33.5%	12.6%	25.8%	38.40%	−0.343	−0.088
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.3%	33.0%	11.4%	25.3%	36.70%	−0.376	−0.043
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	32.4%	29.8%	11.4%	26.3%	37.74%	−0.396	+0.042
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	33.2%	30.0%	10.1%	26.7%	36.76%	−0.453	+0.051
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	525 bp	43.8%	19.8%	7.4%	29.0%	36.38%	−0.592	+0.377
CYTBCytochrome b	1,145 bp	30.6%	30.7%	11.8%	27.0%	38.78%	−0.392	−0.001
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	955 bp	35.4%	24.5%	17.8%	22.3%	40.11%	−0.112	+0.182
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,687 bp	38.4%	25.9%	16.0%	19.7%	35.74%	−0.104	+0.194
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	1,225 bp	34.9%	35.0%	10.2%	19.8%	30.04%	−0.321	−0.001

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

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

Phe F6.1%

UUU132

UUC102

Leu L17.3%

UUA186

UUG12

CUU98

CUC85

CUA268

CUG10

Ile I9.0%

AUU199

AUC145

Met M4.9%

AUA160

AUG25

Val V4.4%

GUU48

GUC15

GUA90

GUG14

Ser S7.1%

UCU39

UCC60

UCA114

UCG4

AGU18

AGC37

Pro P5.5%

CCU44

CCC31

CCA130

CCG4

Thr T7.5%

ACU54

ACC85

ACA146

ACG2

Ala A7.2%

GCU79

GCC87

GCA107

GCG2

Tyr Y3.3%

UAU78

UAC46

His H2.5%

CAU46

CAC50

Gln Q2.7%

CAA95

CAG6

Asn N4.0%

AAU62

AAC91

Lys K2.2%

AAA82

AAG3

Asp D1.9%

GAU37

GAC36

Glu E2.6%

GAA90

GAG9

Cys C0.6%

UGU12

UGC10

Trp W3.2%

UGA111

UGG10

Arg R1.9%

CGU14

CGC8

CGA45

CGG5

Gly G5.9%

GGU74

GGC35

GGA100

GGG16

Stop 0.2%

UAA8

UAG0

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_023455.1

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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 (37.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Rhincodon typus (NC_023455.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	70	70 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	71	1,025	955 bp	+	40.1%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,026	1,097	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,098	2,784	1,687 bp	+	35.7%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,785	2,859	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,860	3,834	975 bp	+	40.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,838	3,907	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,908	3,979	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,980	4,048	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,049	5,094	1,046 bp	+	38.4%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,095	5,163	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,165	5,233	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,234	5,306	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,340	5,406	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,408	5,477	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,479	7,035	1,557 bp	+	37.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,039	7,109	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,115	7,184	70 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,187	7,877	691 bp	+	36.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,878	7,951	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,953	8,120	168 bp	+	31.0%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,111	8,794	684 bp	+	36.1%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,794	9,579	786 bp	+	38.4%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,582	9,651	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,652	10,000	349 bp	+	38.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,001	10,069	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,070	10,366	297 bp	+	36.7%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,360	11,737	1,378 bp	+	37.7%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,741	11,809	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,810	11,876	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,877	11,948	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,949	13,787	1,839 bp	+	36.8%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,770	14,294	525 bp	−	36.4%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,295	14,364	70 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,367	15,511	1,145 bp	+	38.8%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,512	15,581	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,582	15,650	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,651	16,875	1,225 bp	–	30.0%