GC content
44.94%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,114 bp
D-loop 850 bp

Where European barracuda sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. European barracuda has the 1,735th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,841 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.275
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.040

Life history

Maximum lifespan
8 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an observed animal, origin not stated
Data quality
acceptable
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0
Status
New in build 2
In the database since
build 2 (2026-11-13)

The lifespan value is for non-commercial use only; the genome data is not restricted by it.

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

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,841 bp
Protein-coding11,432 bp
12S rRNA965 bp
16S rRNA1,781 bp
All tRNA1,557 bp
D-loop850 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Sphyraena sphyraena genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp25.3%29.0%15.8%29.8%45.64%−0.308−0.068
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,062 bp27.5%25.4%14.5%31.2%46.32%−0.365+0.039
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,557 bp24.7%29.9%17.5%27.8%45.34%−0.227−0.095
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp27.6%26.6%16.5%29.2%45.73%−0.278+0.019
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp29.2%25.6%11.3%33.9%45.24%−0.500+0.065
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6681 bp26.7%31.3%12.3%29.7%42.00%−0.413−0.078
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp25.3%25.4%18.2%31.0%49.24%−0.261−0.003
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp19.9%30.2%16.2%33.6%49.86%−0.349−0.205
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp22.2%30.3%15.2%32.3%47.48%−0.362−0.154
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp26.1%28.1%14.8%31.0%45.76%−0.354−0.036
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp29.0%26.8%13.1%31.2%44.21%−0.410+0.041
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp39.8%15.1%14.0%31.0%45.02%−0.379+0.449
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp26.1%28.7%14.7%30.5%45.22%−0.349−0.046
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA965 bp28.5%21.7%23.1%26.7%49.85%−0.073+0.136
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,781 bp32.8%23.1%19.7%24.3%44.02%−0.105+0.174
D-loopControl region (D-loop)850 bp36.7%27.1%12.8%23.4%36.24%−0.292+0.151

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

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

Phe F6.2%
UUU109
UUC128
Leu L17.4%
UUA96
UUG37
CUU142
CUC148
CUA193
CUG48
Ile I7.0%
AUU141
AUC126
Met M4.4%
AUA105
AUG61
Val V5.5%
GUU47
GUC64
GUA71
GUG28
Ser S6.3%
UCU47
UCC73
UCA58
UCG9
AGU16
AGC37
Pro P5.7%
CCU54
CCC102
CCA53
CCG9
Thr T8.2%
ACU65
ACC114
ACA121
ACG12
Ala A9.0%
GCU72
GCC137
GCA123
GCG9
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU39
UAC66
His H2.9%
CAU41
CAC70
Gln Q2.5%
CAA81
CAG16
Asn N3.0%
AAU40
AAC75
Lys K2.0%
AAA70
AAG6
Asp D2.0%
GAU26
GAC52
Glu E2.5%
GAA69
GAG26
Cys C0.7%
UGU11
UGC17
Trp W3.1%
UGA98
UGG21
Arg R2.1%
CGU8
CGC17
CGA49
CGG6
Gly G6.3%
GGU45
GGC73
GGA79
GGG43
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA1
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_086960.1

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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 (44.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Sphyraena sphyraena (NC_086960.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17070 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA711,035965 bp+49.9%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0361,10873 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1092,8891,781 bp+44.0%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA3,0173,09074 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene3,0914,065975 bp+45.6%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA4,0714,14171 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA4,1414,21171 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA4,2204,28970 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,2905,3511,062 bp+46.3%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,3825,45271 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,4565,52469 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,5265,59873 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,6465,71267 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,7255,79470 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,7967,3521,557 bp+45.3%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,3487,41871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,4227,49372 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,5048,194691 bp+45.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA8,1958,26874 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene8,2778,444168 bp+45.2%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,4389,118681 bp+42.0%
COX3Protein-coding gene9,1189,903786 bp+49.2%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,9039,97270 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,97410,324351 bp+49.9%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,32310,39169 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,39210,688297 bp+47.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,68212,0621,381 bp+45.8%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA12,06312,13169 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA12,13212,19968 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA12,20512,27874 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene12,27914,1171,839 bp+44.2%
ND6Protein-coding gene14,11414,635522 bp−45.0%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,63614,70469 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,70815,8481,141 bp+45.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,84915,92173 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,92115,99171 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,99216,841850 bp–36.2%