Maximum lifespan
115 yr
AnAge record (opens in a new tab)
GC content
46.28%
Whole genome
Non-coding
892 bp
Including the D-loop

Where Shortspine thornyhead sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Shortspine thornyhead has the 18th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Shortspine thornyhead
  • This species
  • Other ray-finned fishes
  • Other classes

Base composition

Whole genome16,495 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.246
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.006

Life history

Maximum lifespan
115 years
Adult weight
1.3 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04551)

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 genome16,495 bp
Protein-coding11,407 bp
12S rRNA946 bp
16S rRNA1,693 bp
All tRNA1,557 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Sebastolobus alascanus genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp23.9%29.3%16.0%30.8%46.77%−0.316−0.102
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,046 bp24.3%27.1%14.4%34.2%48.66%−0.407−0.054
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp23.8%29.9%18.6%27.7%46.29%−0.198−0.114
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.5%27.9%16.8%26.8%43.56%−0.229+0.010
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp31.5%24.4%11.3%32.7%44.05%−0.486+0.128
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp25.3%29.4%13.0%32.3%45.32%−0.426−0.075
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III785 bp25.1%28.7%17.1%29.2%46.24%−0.262−0.066
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp20.6%30.4%17.5%31.5%49.00%−0.287−0.191
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp20.5%28.6%17.5%33.3%50.84%−0.311−0.164
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp24.0%27.6%17.4%31.0%48.37%−0.281−0.069
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp26.6%28.7%15.2%29.4%44.64%−0.318−0.037
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp36.4%14.2%15.3%34.1%49.43%−0.380+0.439
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp22.3%29.5%16.4%31.7%48.12%−0.319−0.139
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA946 bp30.1%19.9%22.1%27.9%50.00%−0.116+0.205
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,693 bp32.7%21.1%21.0%25.2%46.25%−0.091+0.215

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,807 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%
UUU110
UUC120
Leu L17.3%
UUA87
UUG35
CUU173
CUC137
CUA171
CUG57
Ile I6.9%
AUU174
AUC87
Met M3.9%
AUA78
AUG70
Val V6.1%
GUU72
GUC63
GUA79
GUG20
Ser S6.2%
UCU38
UCC73
UCA63
UCG7
AGU13
AGC43
Pro P5.9%
CCU55
CCC110
CCA44
CCG14
Thr T7.8%
ACU56
ACC127
ACA96
ACG18
Ala A9.5%
GCU76
GCC162
GCA100
GCG24
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU47
UAC67
His H2.7%
CAU33
CAC70
Gln Q2.5%
CAA74
CAG21
Asn N2.9%
AAU41
AAC71
Lys K1.9%
AAA61
AAG13
Asp D2.0%
GAU25
GAC53
Glu E2.6%
GAA65
GAG33
Cys C0.7%
UGU5
UGC21
Trp W3.1%
UGA92
UGG27
Arg R2.1%
CGU15
CGC18
CGA37
CGG9
Gly G6.6%
GGU49
GGC75
GGA75
GGG51
Stop 0.2%
UAA7
UAG0
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_082820.1

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  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (46.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 37 features as a table
Annotated features of Sebastolobus alascanus (NC_082820.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,014946 bp+50.0%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0151,08672 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0872,7791,693 bp+46.3%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7802,85475 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8553,829975 bp+46.8%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8333,90472 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,9033,97371 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9734,04371 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0445,0891,046 bp+48.7%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0905,16071 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1625,23069 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2325,30473 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3375,40468 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4055,47571 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4777,0271,551 bp+46.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0287,09871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1027,17473 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1827,872691 bp+43.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8737,94674 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9488,115168 bp+44.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1068,789684 bp+45.3%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7899,573785 bp+46.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5749,64572 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6469,994349 bp+49.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,99510,06369 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,06410,360297 bp+50.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,35411,7341,381 bp+48.4%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,73511,80369 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,80411,87168 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,87611,94873 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,94913,7871,839 bp+44.6%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,78414,305522 bp−49.4%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,30614,37469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,38015,5201,141 bp+48.1%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,52115,59272 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,59215,66170 bp−–