GC content
44.24%
Whole genome
Non-coding
888 bp
D-loop 821 bp

Where Japanese pufferfish sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Japanese pufferfish has the 1,663rd longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,447 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.312
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.072

Life history

Maximum lifespan
9 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 genome16,447 bp
Protein-coding11,401 bp
12S rRNA947 bp
16S rRNA1,666 bp
All tRNA1,548 bp
D-loop821 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Takifugu rubripes genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp28.3%27.7%13.6%30.4%44.00%−0.380+0.011
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,047 bp31.5%24.6%11.2%32.7%43.84%−0.490+0.122
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,546 bp25.3%27.6%17.9%29.2%47.15%−0.240−0.043
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp28.2%27.1%15.1%29.7%44.72%−0.327+0.021
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp28.6%28.0%8.9%34.5%43.45%−0.589+0.011
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp27.0%27.3%12.6%33.0%45.61%−0.449−0.005
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III786 bp26.2%26.2%15.8%31.8%47.58%−0.3370.000
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp24.2%28.2%13.1%34.5%47.58%−0.449−0.076
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp25.3%28.3%13.8%32.7%46.47%−0.406−0.057
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp27.2%26.4%14.3%32.2%46.49%−0.383+0.015
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp29.2%27.7%11.9%31.3%43.12%−0.450+0.027
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.2%17.0%12.6%30.1%42.72%−0.408+0.405
CYTBCytochrome b1,137 bp26.6%28.1%14.2%31.0%45.21%−0.374−0.027
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA947 bp33.4%20.0%21.0%25.7%46.67%−0.100+0.251
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,666 bp35.1%22.1%19.0%23.8%42.80%−0.114+0.228
D-loopControl region (D-loop)821 bp35.3%32.6%13.3%18.8%32.03%−0.171+0.039

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 F5.9%
UUU76
UUC150
Leu L17.2%
UUA98
UUG25
CUU136
CUC139
CUA208
CUG47
Ile I7.8%
AUU145
AUC153
Met M4.4%
AUA113
AUG55
Val V5.5%
GUU55
GUC62
GUA77
GUG16
Ser S6.7%
UCU51
UCC78
UCA73
UCG4
AGU8
AGC41
Pro P5.8%
CCU53
CCC88
CCA75
CCG6
Thr T8.1%
ACU48
ACC124
ACA129
ACG6
Ala A8.2%
GCU59
GCC150
GCA98
GCG6
Tyr Y2.9%
UAU29
UAC80
His H2.7%
CAU15
CAC89
Gln Q2.7%
CAA91
CAG11
Asn N3.3%
AAU42
AAC84
Lys K2.0%
AAA69
AAG9
Asp D2.0%
GAU21
GAC55
Glu E2.6%
GAA86
GAG13
Cys C0.7%
UGU7
UGC21
Trp W3.0%
UGA107
UGG9
Arg R1.9%
CGU9
CGC12
CGA50
CGG3
Gly G6.1%
GGU38
GGC79
GGA83
GGG33
Stop 0.3%
UAA8
UAG1
AGA0
AGG1

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_004299.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • 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 (44.2%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Takifugu rubripes (NC_004299.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16868 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA691,015947 bp+46.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0161,08974 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0902,7551,666 bp+42.8%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7562,82873 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8293,803975 bp+44.0%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8063,87570 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8753,94571 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9454,01369 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0145,0601,047 bp+43.8%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0605,13071 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1325,20069 bp+–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2035,27674 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3115,37464 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3745,44370 bp+–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4456,9901,546 bp+47.2%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9967,06671 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,0707,14172 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,1487,838691 bp+44.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,8397,91173 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9138,080168 bp+43.5%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,0718,754684 bp+45.6%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,7549,539786 bp+47.6%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,5409,61071 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,6119,961351 bp+47.6%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,96010,02970 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,03010,326297 bp+46.5%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,32011,7001,381 bp+46.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,70111,76969 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,77011,83768 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,84311,91573 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,91613,7541,839 bp+43.1%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,75014,271522 bp−42.7%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,27214,34069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,34515,4811,137 bp+45.2%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,48515,55672 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,55615,62671 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,62716,447821 bp–32.0%