Zoarces americanus

Ocean pout

Maximum lifespan

18 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,849 bp

RefSeq NC_086796.1

GC content

47.80%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,264 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Ocean pout sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Ocean pout has the 1,039th longest lifespan of them.

This species
Other ray-finned fishes
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Base composition

Whole genome16,849 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.242
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.006

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 18 years
Adult weight: 3 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 04405)

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 genome16,849 bp

Protein-coding11,404 bp

12S rRNA950 bp

16S rRNA1,686 bp

All tRNA1,545 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Zoarces americanus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	975 bp	22.6%	29.2%	16.5%	31.7%	48.21%	−0.315	−0.129
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,046 bp	24.6%	25.0%	14.6%	35.9%	50.48%	−0.420	−0.008
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	23.3%	28.2%	19.1%	29.3%	48.42%	−0.209	−0.095
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	27.2%	27.1%	17.2%	28.5%	45.73%	−0.247	+0.003
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	29.8%	23.8%	11.3%	35.1%	46.43%	−0.513	+0.111
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	24.1%	28.5%	14.2%	33.2%	47.37%	−0.401	−0.083
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	785 bp	22.3%	26.6%	19.1%	32.0%	51.08%	−0.252	−0.089
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	19.8%	28.7%	18.6%	33.0%	51.58%	−0.278	−0.183
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	19.9%	27.3%	16.8%	36.0%	52.86%	−0.363	−0.157
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	23.8%	27.3%	17.3%	31.5%	48.84%	−0.291	−0.068
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,836 bp	26.5%	27.6%	15.1%	30.8%	45.94%	−0.343	−0.020
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	34.7%	14.8%	15.7%	34.9%	50.58%	−0.379	+0.403
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	21.6%	28.5%	17.6%	32.3%	49.96%	−0.295	−0.138
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	950 bp	30.1%	20.6%	22.3%	26.9%	49.26%	−0.094	+0.187
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,686 bp	32.4%	22.1%	21.1%	24.4%	45.43%	−0.073	+0.189

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,804 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.0%

UUU110

UUC118

Leu L17.2%

UUA73

UUG34

CUU173

CUC160

CUA149

CUG67

Ile I6.7%

AUU148

AUC106

Met M4.0%

AUA92

AUG62

Val V6.2%

GUU69

GUC64

GUA73

GUG30

Ser S6.4%

UCU43

UCC87

UCA43

UCG16

AGU9

AGC45

Pro P5.8%

CCU36

CCC123

CCA42

CCG21

Thr T7.9%

ACU37

ACC147

ACA95

ACG20

Ala A9.3%

GCU64

GCC162

GCA102

GCG25

Tyr Y2.9%

UAU45

UAC66

His H2.8%

CAU24

CAC84

Gln Q2.7%

CAA77

CAG24

Asn N3.1%

AAU40

AAC77

Lys K1.9%

AAA51

AAG21

Asp D2.0%

GAU21

GAC54

Glu E2.5%

GAA56

GAG41

Cys C0.7%

UGU9

UGC16

Trp W3.2%

UGA81

UGG39

Arg R2.0%

CGU5

CGC22

CGA38

CGG11

Gly G6.6%

GGU29

GGC94

GGA65

GGG62

Stop 0.2%

UAA6

UAG1

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

37 annotated features in NC_086796.1

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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 (47.8%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 37 features as a table

Annotated features of Zoarces americanus (NC_086796.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
COX3	Protein-coding gene	46	830	785 bp	+	51.1%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	831	900	70 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	901	1,249	349 bp	+	51.6%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	1,250	1,318	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	1,319	1,615	297 bp	+	52.9%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	1,609	2,989	1,381 bp	+	48.8%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	2,990	3,057	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	3,058	3,125	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	3,130	3,202	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	3,203	5,038	1,836 bp	+	45.9%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	5,035	5,556	522 bp	−	50.6%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	5,557	5,625	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	5,631	6,771	1,141 bp	+	50.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	6,772	6,843	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	7,175	7,244	70 bp	−	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	8,107	8,174	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	8,175	9,124	950 bp	+	49.3%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	9,125	9,196	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	9,197	10,882	1,686 bp	+	45.4%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	10,885	10,958	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	10,959	11,933	975 bp	+	48.2%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	11,937	12,006	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	12,006	12,076	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	12,076	12,144	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	12,145	13,190	1,046 bp	+	50.5%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	13,191	13,260	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	13,262	13,330	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	13,332	13,404	73 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	13,442	13,508	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	13,509	13,577	69 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	13,579	15,129	1,551 bp	+	48.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	15,130	15,200	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	15,204	15,274	71 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	15,288	15,978	691 bp	+	45.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	15,979	16,052	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	16,054	16,221	168 bp	+	46.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	16,212	46	684 bp	+	47.4%