GC content
46.29%
Whole genome
Non-coding
951 bp
D-loop 893 bp

Where Blunthead cichlid sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Blunthead cichlid has the 1,569th longest lifespan of them.

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

Base composition

Whole genome16,590 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.314
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.016

Life history

Maximum lifespan
10 years

Lifespan from FishBase · FishBase record

About this record

Lifespan source
FishBase v26.06
Based on
an animal in the wild
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 genome16,590 bp
Protein-coding11,451 bp
12S rRNA943 bp
16S rRNA1,693 bp
All tRNA1,552 bp
D-loop893 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Tropheus moorii genes
Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1975 bp24.1%29.2%13.8%32.8%46.67%−0.407−0.096
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,046 bp25.6%27.3%11.9%35.2%47.04%−0.496−0.032
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,596 bp23.7%29.4%18.2%28.6%46.87%−0.222−0.106
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II691 bp29.2%28.1%15.5%27.2%42.69%−0.275+0.020
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8168 bp32.1%21.4%11.9%34.5%46.43%−0.487+0.200
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6683 bp23.0%28.6%13.8%34.7%48.46%−0.432−0.108
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp24.7%27.2%17.0%31.1%48.09%−0.294−0.047
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3349 bp20.1%35.0%14.9%30.1%44.99%−0.338−0.271
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp21.5%27.6%13.5%37.4%50.84%−0.470−0.123
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,381 bp25.7%26.8%14.4%33.1%47.50%−0.393−0.021
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,839 bp27.1%28.1%12.6%32.2%44.86%−0.438−0.018
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp36.8%15.3%11.1%36.8%47.89%−0.536+0.412
CYTBCytochrome b1,141 bp22.3%29.4%14.7%33.6%48.29%−0.390−0.136
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA943 bp30.4%20.1%21.7%27.7%49.42%−0.120+0.203
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,693 bp33.3%20.6%19.5%26.6%46.13%−0.155+0.235
D-loopControl region (D-loop)893 bp30.7%32.3%14.4%22.6%37.07%−0.221−0.025

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,821 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.3%
UUU113
UUC128
Leu L17.1%
UUA78
UUG20
CUU161
CUC194
CUA151
CUG49
Ile I7.3%
AUU185
AUC95
Met M4.1%
AUA108
AUG48
Val V5.4%
GUU60
GUC62
GUA60
GUG24
Ser S6.7%
UCU47
UCC101
UCA51
UCG7
AGU14
AGC36
Pro P5.8%
CCU68
CCC105
CCA41
CCG9
Thr T7.8%
ACU45
ACC143
ACA100
ACG10
Ala A9.0%
GCU65
GCC162
GCA100
GCG17
Tyr Y3.0%
UAU40
UAC74
His H2.7%
CAU34
CAC71
Gln Q2.6%
CAA87
CAG12
Asn N3.1%
AAU33
AAC86
Lys K2.0%
AAA69
AAG7
Asp D1.9%
GAU15
GAC59
Glu E2.7%
GAA85
GAG18
Cys C0.7%
UGU7
UGC18
Trp W3.2%
UGA103
UGG19
Arg R1.9%
CGU8
CGC22
CGA35
CGG9
Gly G6.5%
GGU45
GGC96
GGA60
GGG46
Stop 0.2%
UAA6
UAG0
AGA0
AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_018815.1

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 (46.3%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
Annotated features of Tropheus moorii (NC_018815.1)
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA16969 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA701,012943 bp+49.4%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0131,08472 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,0852,7771,693 bp+46.1%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7782,85174 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,8523,826975 bp+46.7%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,8303,89970 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8993,96971 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9694,03769 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene4,0385,0831,046 bp+47.0%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0845,15572 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,1575,22569 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,2275,29973 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,3355,40066 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,4015,47070 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,4727,0671,596 bp+46.9%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA7,0687,13871 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA7,1427,21473 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,2207,910691 bp+42.7%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,9117,98474 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,9868,153168 bp+46.4%
ATP6Protein-coding gene8,1448,826683 bp+48.5%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,8279,610784 bp+48.1%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,6119,68272 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,68310,031349 bp+45.0%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA10,03210,10069 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene10,10110,397297 bp+50.8%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,39111,7711,381 bp+47.5%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,77211,84069 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,84111,90767 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,91211,98473 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,98513,8231,839 bp+44.9%
ND6Protein-coding gene13,82014,341522 bp−47.9%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA14,34214,41069 bp−–
CYTBProtein-coding gene14,41515,5551,141 bp+48.3%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA15,55615,62772 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA15,62815,69770 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,69816,590893 bp–37.1%