Sciaenops ocellatus

Red drum

Maximum lifespan

50 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,500 bp

RefSeq NC_016867.1

GC content

47.07%

Whole genome

Non-coding

916 bp

D-loop 845 bp

Where Red drum sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Red drum has the 135th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other ray-finned fishes
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Base composition

Whole genome16,500 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.305
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.038

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 50 years
Adult weight: 24.8 kg
Female sexual maturity: 4.5 years
Male sexual maturity: 3.5 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04348)

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 genome16,500 bp

Protein-coding11,416 bp

12S rRNA948 bp

16S rRNA1,697 bp

All tRNA1,528 bp

D-loop845 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Sciaenops ocellatus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	23.1%	27.9%	15.7%	33.3%	49.03%	−0.360	−0.095
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	26.5%	23.9%	11.7%	38.0%	49.62%	−0.530	+0.051
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,557 bp	24.5%	28.7%	18.6%	28.3%	46.82%	−0.207	−0.080
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	694 bp	26.9%	27.2%	15.9%	30.0%	45.82%	−0.308	−0.005
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	33.3%	24.4%	11.3%	31.0%	42.26%	−0.465	+0.155
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	24.0%	27.0%	13.2%	35.8%	48.98%	−0.463	−0.060
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	23.9%	27.5%	16.4%	32.1%	48.54%	−0.323	−0.069
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	21.5%	30.7%	14.9%	33.0%	47.85%	−0.377	−0.176
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	21.9%	27.6%	15.2%	35.4%	50.51%	−0.400	−0.116
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	25.3%	24.6%	15.1%	35.0%	50.04%	−0.398	+0.014
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	27.2%	26.8%	13.3%	32.7%	46.00%	−0.421	+0.007
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	38.7%	14.0%	12.8%	34.5%	47.32%	−0.457	+0.469
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	23.6%	27.5%	15.1%	33.8%	48.90%	−0.384	−0.077
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	948 bp	31.3%	21.9%	21.7%	25.0%	46.73%	−0.070	+0.176
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,697 bp	32.8%	21.2%	20.0%	26.0%	46.02%	−0.132	+0.216
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	845 bp	32.7%	29.0%	15.5%	22.8%	38.34%	−0.191	+0.060

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,810 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%

UUU93

UUC141

Leu L18.1%

UUA75

UUG21

CUU158

CUC211

CUA180

CUG46

Ile I7.0%

AUU150

AUC116

Met M3.8%

AUA73

AUG72

Val V5.2%

GUU50

GUC75

GUA55

GUG20

Ser S6.0%

UCU25

UCC88

UCA58

UCG6

AGU12

AGC39

Pro P5.8%

CCU59

CCC100

CCA48

CCG15

Thr T8.2%

ACU44

ACC141

ACA116

ACG12

Ala A9.0%

GCU46

GCC189

GCA94

GCG15

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU46

UAC65

His H2.8%

CAU28

CAC79

Gln Q2.6%

CAA90

CAG10

Asn N3.1%

AAU41

AAC79

Lys K1.9%

AAA61

AAG12

Asp D2.0%

GAU21

GAC55

Glu E2.7%

GAA75

GAG28

Cys C0.7%

UGU7

UGC18

Trp W3.2%

UGA106

UGG15

Arg R2.1%

CGU10

CGC20

CGA36

CGG13

Gly G6.4%

GGU36

GGC101

GGA69

GGG39

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG0

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_016867.1

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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 (47.1%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Sciaenops ocellatus (NC_016867.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,016	948 bp	+	46.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,017	1,088	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,089	2,785	1,697 bp	+	46.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,786	2,859	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,860	3,834	975 bp	+	49.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,839	3,908	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,908	3,978	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,978	4,046	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,047	5,092	1,046 bp	+	49.6%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,093	5,163	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,164	5,232	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,253	5,307	55 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,345	5,411	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,412	5,481	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,483	7,039	1,557 bp	+	46.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	7,035	7,105	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,109	7,177	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,186	7,879	694 bp	+	45.8%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,880	7,953	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,955	8,122	168 bp	+	42.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,113	8,796	684 bp	+	49.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,796	9,580	785 bp	+	48.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,581	9,651	71 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,652	10,000	349 bp	+	47.9%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	10,001	10,069	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,070	10,366	297 bp	+	50.5%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,360	11,740	1,381 bp	+	50.0%
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	11,882	11,954	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,955	13,793	1,839 bp	+	46.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,790	14,311	522 bp	−	47.3%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,312	14,380	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,386	15,526	1,141 bp	+	48.9%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,527	15,598	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,601	15,670	70 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,656	16,500	845 bp	–	38.3%