Stercorarius longicaudus

Long-tailed jaeger

Maximum lifespan

14 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

18,984 bp

RefSeq NC_071238.1

GC content

44.34%

Whole genome

Non-coding

3,495 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Long-tailed jaeger sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Long-tailed jaeger has the 1,296th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome18,984 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.375
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.098

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 14 years
Adult weight: 298 g
Gestation or incubation: 23 days
Litter or clutch size: 2
Postnatal growth rate: 0.331 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 00564)

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 genome18,984 bp

Protein-coding11,382 bp

12S rRNA977 bp

16S rRNA1,595 bp

All tRNA1,549 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Stercorarius longicaudus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	978 bp	27.1%	28.0%	13.5%	31.4%	44.89%	−0.399	−0.017
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,039 bp	32.7%	26.0%	9.9%	31.4%	41.29%	−0.520	+0.115
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	27.6%	26.0%	16.4%	30.0%	46.42%	−0.292	+0.030
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	684 bp	29.8%	24.6%	14.3%	31.3%	45.61%	−0.372	+0.097
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	174 bp	34.5%	25.3%	4.6%	35.6%	40.23%	−0.771	+0.154
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	28.8%	25.4%	9.8%	36.0%	45.76%	−0.572	+0.062
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	29.5%	26.5%	14.7%	29.3%	44.01%	−0.333	+0.052
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	351 bp	27.9%	27.6%	12.3%	32.2%	44.44%	−0.449	+0.005
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	31.3%	26.9%	12.8%	29.0%	41.75%	−0.387	+0.075
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,378 bp	30.8%	25.1%	9.9%	34.3%	44.12%	−0.553	+0.101
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,815 bp	31.5%	25.0%	11.4%	32.2%	43.58%	−0.477	+0.115
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	39.8%	12.6%	10.7%	36.8%	47.51%	−0.548	+0.518
CYTBCytochrome b	1,143 bp	28.2%	26.5%	12.8%	32.5%	45.32%	−0.436	+0.030
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	977 bp	30.7%	20.6%	21.0%	27.7%	48.72%	−0.139	+0.198
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,595 bp	33.3%	21.9%	18.7%	26.1%	44.83%	−0.166	+0.207

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,799 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%

UUU52

UUC169

Leu L17.6%

UUA101

UUG20

CUU69

CUC159

CUA294

CUG26

Ile I7.6%

AUU84

AUC204

Met M4.6%

AUA143

AUG32

Val V4.5%

GUU40

GUC43

GUA66

GUG23

Ser S7.8%

UCU48

UCC75

UCA107

UCG8

AGU9

AGC51

Pro P5.7%

CCU41

CCC67

CCA102

CCG7

Thr T9.1%

ACU77

ACC131

ACA131

ACG5

Ala A7.7%

GCU66

GCC119

GCA102

GCG7

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU36

UAC76

His H2.9%

CAU32

CAC78

Gln Q2.6%

CAA87

CAG11

Asn N3.4%

AAU32

AAC98

Lys K2.2%

AAA73

AAG11

Asp D1.6%

GAU19

GAC42

Glu E2.4%

GAA80

GAG13

Cys C0.7%

UGU13

UGC15

Trp W2.8%

UGA95

UGG12

Arg R1.8%

CGU13

CGC15

CGA39

CGG3

Gly G5.7%

GGU35

GGC55

GGA93

GGG35

Stop 0.3%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA1

AGG2

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_071238.1

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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 (44.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Stercorarius longicaudus (NC_071238.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
COX1	Protein-coding gene	1	1,551	1,551 bp	+	46.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	1,543	1,616	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	1,619	1,687	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	1,689	2,372	684 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	2,374	2,443	70 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	2,445	2,618	174 bp	+	40.2%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	2,609	3,292	684 bp	+	45.8%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	3,292	4,075	784 bp	+	44.0%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	4,076	4,143	68 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	4,144	4,495	352 bp	+	44.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	4,500	4,568	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	4,570	4,866	297 bp	+	41.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	4,860	6,237	1,378 bp	+	44.1%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	6,238	6,307	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	6,308	6,373	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	6,373	6,443	71 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	6,444	8,258	1,815 bp	+	43.6%
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	8,271	9,413	1,143 bp	+	45.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	11,727	11,796	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	11,811	11,880	70 bp	−	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	11,900	12,421	522 bp	−	47.5%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	12,425	12,496	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	13,596	13,666	71 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	13,666	14,642	977 bp	+	48.7%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	14,642	14,714	73 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	14,714	16,308	1,595 bp	+	44.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	16,310	16,383	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	16,392	17,369	978 bp	+	44.9%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	17,368	17,439	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	17,449	17,519	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	17,519	17,587	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	17,588	18,626	1,039 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	18,627	18,698	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	18,700	18,768	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	18,771	18,844	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	18,847	18,913	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	18,913	18,983	71 bp	−	–