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Ensembl stable ID prefixes

Stable IDs are created in the form [species prefix][feature type prefix][a unique eleven digit number]. For example a mouse gene might be ENSMUSG###########. The prefixes are listed below.

Feature prefixes

E exon
FM Ensembl protein family
G gene
GT gene tree
P protein
R regulatory feature
T transcript

Species prefixes

PrefixSpecies name
ENSPRNParambassis ranga (Indian glassy fish)
ENSPTRPan troglodytes (Chimpanzee)
ENSANAAotus nancymaae (Ma's night monkey)
ENSLCRLarimichthys crocea (Large yellow croaker)
ENSVKKVaranus komodoensis (Komodo dragon)
ENSAPEAmphiprion percula (Orange clownfish)
ENSPCEPelusios castaneus (West African mud turtle)
ENSSPAStegastes partitus (Bicolor damselfish)
ENSCJACallithrix jacchus (White-tufted-ear marmoset)
ENSUAMUrsus americanus (American black bear)
ENSAPLAnas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
ENSBTABos taurus (Cattle - Tuli)
ENSCAFCanis lupus familiaris (Dog - Great Dane)
ENSECRErpetoichthys calabaricus (Reedfish)
ENSGAAGasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus (Stickleback)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse NZO/HlLtJ)
ENSAOCAmphiprion ocellaris (Clown anemonefish)
ENSCHICapra hircus (Goat)
ENSGACGasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined sticklebacki - Freshwater BOT)
ENSCPIChrysolophus pictus (Golden pheasant)
ENSLCOLepidothrix coronata (Blue-crowned manakin)
ENSFTIFalco tinnunculus (Common kestrel)
ENSEGOErythrura gouldiae (Gouldian finch)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Ghungroo)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse DBA/2J)
ENSMAMMastacembelus armatus (Zig-zag eel)
ENSCSAChlorocebus sabaeus (Vervet-AGM)
ENSGALGallus gallus (Chicken)
ENSPTIPanthera tigris altaica (Tiger)
ENSSGRSinocyclocheilus grahami (Golden-line barbel)
ENSPFOPoecilia formosa (Amazon molly)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse)
ENSTTRTursiops truncatus (Dolphin)
ENSSBOSaimiri boliviensis boliviensis (Bolivian squirrel monkey)
ENSHCOHippocampus comes (Tiger tail seahorse)
ENSNPENothoprocta perdicaria (Chilean tinamou)
ENSPSNPhocoena sinus (Vaquita)
ENSOKIOncorhynchus kisutch (Coho salmon)
ENSSSUSuricata suricatta (Meerkat)
ENSLLTLaticauda laticaudata (Blue-ringed sea krait)
ENSHBUHaplochromis burtoni (Burton's mouthbrooder)
ENSBTABos taurus (Cattle)
ENSCHICapra hircus (Goat - Saanen Dairy)
ENSCAFCanis lupus familiaris (Dog - Boxer)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Meishan)
ENSPLAPoecilia latipinna (Sailfin molly)
ENSPTXPseudonaja textilis (Eastern brown snake)
ENSOMEOryzias melastigma (Indian medaka)
ENSMSIMus spicilegus (Steppe mouse)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - euw1 (european wild boar))
ENSMAUMesocricetus auratus (Golden Hamster)
ENSMZEMaylandia zebra (Zebra mbuna)
ENSRFERhinolophus ferrumequinum (Greater horseshoe bat)
ENSOSIOryzias sinensis (Chinese medaka)
ENSOPROchotona princeps (Pika)
ENSPPYPongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan)
ENSCPBChrysemys picta bellii (Painted turtle)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Bamei)
ENSACAAnolis carolinensis (Green anole)
ENSPMAPetromyzon marinus (Lamprey)
ENSSDUSeriola dumerili (Greater amberjack)
ENSJJAJaculus jaculus (Lesser Egyptian jerboa)
ENSSMAScophthalmus maximus (Turbot)
ENSMMSMoschus moschiferus (Siberian musk deer)
ENSSTOIctidomys tridecemlineatus (Squirrel)
ENSCDRCamelus dromedarius (Arabian camel)
ENSCCRCyprinus carpio (Common carp hebao red)
ENSRBIRhinopithecus bieti (Black snub-nosed monkey)
ENSSSASalmo salar (Atlantic salmon - European origin ALTA)
ENSMCSMalurus cyaneus samueli (Superb fairywren)
ENSCINCiona intestinalis
ENSMMNMonodon monoceros (Narwhal)
ENSCMMCairina moschata domestica (Muscovy Duck (domestic type))
ENSTGETheropithecus gelada (Gelada)
ENSSRHSinocyclocheilus rhinocerous (Horned golden-line barbel)
ENSANIAccipiter nisus (Eurasian sparrowhawk)
ENSPEMPeromyscus maniculatus bairdii (Northern American deer mouse)
ENSOGAOtolemur garnettii (Bushbaby)
ENSSVLSciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel)
ENSSSCSus scrofa
ENSBBBBison bison bison (American bison)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Ossabaw miniature)
ENSPMRPodarcis muralis (Common wall lizard)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - White dorper)
ENSATEAnabas testudineus (Climbing perch)
ENSRNORattus norvegicus (Rat - SHRSP/BbbUtx)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse BALB/cJ)
ENSNVINeovison vison (American mink)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Duroc)
ENSOJAOryzias javanicus (Javanese ricefish)
ENSFHEFundulus heteroclitus (Mummichog)
ENSNMLNeogobius melanostomus (Round goby)
ENSEEEElectrophorus electricus (Electric eel)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - East friesian)
ENSABRAnser brachyrhynchus (Pink-footed goose)
ENSSMRSalvator merianae (Argentine black and white tegu)
ENSSSCSus scrofa
ENSLACLatimeria chalumnae (Coelacanth)
ENSAMXAstyanax mexicanus (Pachon cavefish)
ENSECAEquus caballus (Horse)
ENSSAUSparus aurata (Gilthead seabream)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - PB115)
ENSMUGMeriones unguiculatus (Mongolian gerbil)
ENSCSRChelydra serpentina (Common snapping turtle)
ENSSTUSalmo trutta (Brown trout)
ENSSSCSus scrofa
ENSFDAFukomys damarensis (Damara mole rat)
ENSDCDDenticeps clupeoides (Denticle herring)
ENSCCRCyprinus carpio carpio (Common carp)
ENSNNANaja naja (Indian cobra)
ENSAMXAstyanax mexicanus (Mexican tetra)
ENSSHBStrigops habroptila (Kakapo)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Ujimqin)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Wuzhishan)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Banna miniature)
ENSLLELeptobrachium leishanense (Leishan spiny toad)
ENSGAGGopherus agassizii (Agassiz's desert tortoise)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Juema)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse AKR/J)
ENSEEUErinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog)
ENSGALGallus gallus (Chicken (Red Jungle fowl))
ENSGFOGeospiza fortis (Medium ground-finch)
ENSBOBBubo bubo (Eurasian eagle-owl)
ENSGMOGadus morhua (Atlantic cod)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Chenghua)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Hu)
ENSJHYJunco hyemalis (Dark-eyed junco)
ENSSOCStrix occidentalis caurina (Northern spotted owl)
ENSCHAClupea harengus (Atlantic herring )
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse LP/J)
ENSOMYOncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)
ENSCUSCatharus ustulatus (Swainson's thrush)
ENSNFUNothobranchius furzeri (Turquoise killifish)
ENSCMICallorhinchus milii (Elephant shark)
ENSPCTPhyseter catodon (Sperm whale)
ENSORLOryzias latipes (Japanese medaka HNI)
ENSCCECyanistes caeruleus (Blue tit)
ENSMMDMyripristis murdjan (Pinecone soldierfish)
ENSSSASalmo salar (Atlantic salmon - North American origin Brian)
ENSCCNCastor canadensis (American beaver)
ENSARWApteryx rowi (Okarito brown kiwi)
ENSTBETupaia belangeri (Tree Shrew)
ENSORLOryzias latipes (Japanese medaka HdrR)
ENSMALMonopterus albus (Swamp eel)
ENSEASEquus asinus (Donkey (EquAss-T2T_v2))
ENSSANSinocyclocheilus anshuiensis (Blind barbel)
ENSIUOMus musculus domesticus (Mouse WSB/EiJ)
ENSONIOreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Norwegian Landrace)
ENSMEUNotamacropus eugenii (Wallaby)
ENSBSLBetta splendens (Siamese fighting fish)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse NOD/ShiLtJ)
ENSETEEchinops telfairi (Lesser hedgehog tenrec)
ENSSARSorex araneus (Shrew)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse C57BL/6NJ)
ENSDLEDelphinapterus leucas (Beluga whale)
ENSCWACatagonus wagneri (Chacoan peccary)
ENSIPUIctalurus punctatus (Channel catfish)
ENSMMOMola mola (Ocean sunfish)
ENSCABChelonoidis abingdonii (Abingdon island giant tortoise)
ENSACOAmazona collaria (Yellow-billed parrot)
ENSCPRCrocodylus porosus (Australian saltwater crocodile)
ENSSLUSander lucioperca (Pike-perch)
ENSLBELabrus bergylta (Ballan wrasse)
ENSMLUMyotis lucifugus (Microbat)
ENSGEVGopherus evgoodei (Goodes thornscrub tortoise)
ENSACDAnser cygnoides (Swan goose)
ENSACIAmphilophus citrinellus (Midas cichlid)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Landrace)
ENSACCAquila chrysaetos chrysaetos (Golden eagle)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Polled Dorset)
ENSCAFCanis lupus familiaris (Dog - German Shepherd)
ENSOAROvis aries
ENSLUMMus musculus musculus (Mouse PWK/PhJ)
ENSPLOPanthera leo (Lion)
ENSOABOreochromis aureus (Blue tilapia)
ENSCGRCricetulus griseus (Chinese hamster CHOK1GS)
MGP_PahariEiJ_Mus pahari (Shrew mouse)
ENSCHICapra hircus (Goat - Xinong Saanen Dairy)
ENSLSDLonchura striata domestica (Bengalese finch)
ENSBIXBos indicus x Bos taurus (Hybrid - Bos Indicus)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Berkshire)
ENSPMJParus major (Great Tit)
ENSRNORattus norvegicus (Rat - WKY/Bbb RGD_1581635)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse A/J)
ENSTSYCarlito syrichta (Tarsier)
ENSMMMMarmota marmota marmota (Alpine marmot)
ENSTRUTakifugu rubripes (Fugu)
ENSCJPCoturnix japonica (Japanese quail)
ENSDORDipodomys ordii (Kangaroo rat)
ENSCARCarassius auratus (Goldfish)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Texel)
ENSKMAKryptolebias marmoratus (Mangrove rivulus)
ENSMPUMustela putorius furo (Ferret)
ENSTMTTerrapene carolina triunguis (Three-toed box turtle)
ENSRNORattus norvegicus (Norway rat - BN/NHsdMcwi)
ENSHomo sapiens (Human)
ENSFCAFelis catus (Cat - Abyssinian)
ENSPMEPoecilia mexicana (Shortfin molly)
ENSLOCLepisosteus oculatus (Spotted gar)
ENSMODMonodelphis domestica (Opossum)
ENSCATCercocebus atys (Sooty mangabey)
ENSPREPoecilia reticulata (Guppy)
ENSAMEAiluropoda melanoleuca (Giant panda)
ENSENLEcheneis naucrates (Live sharksucker)
ENSMICMicrocebus murinus (Mouse Lemur)
ENSMSPMus spretus (Western wild mouse)
ENSSFASalarias fasciatus (Jewelled blenny)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Tibetan)
ENSMLEMandrillus leucophaeus (Drill)
ENSGACGasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined sticklebacki - Marine BAM)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep)
ENSCRFCyanoderma ruficeps (Rufous-capped babbler)
ENSVPAVicugna pacos (Alpaca)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Rongchang)
ENSZLMZosterops lateralis melanops (Silver-eye)
ENSPSTPavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)
ENSCLMCyclopterus lumpus (Lumpfish)
ENSGALGallus gallus (Chicken (paternal White leghorn layer))
ENSVURVombatus ursinus (Common wombat)
ENSACLAstatotilapia calliptera (Eastern happy)
ENSGWIGouania willdenowi (Blunt-snouted clingfish)
ENSUTTUrsus thibetanus thibetanus (Asiatic black bear)
ENSLAFLoxodonta africana (Elephant)
ENSCLAChinchilla lanigera (Long-tailed chinchilla)
ENSMGAMeleagris gallopavo (Turkey)
ENSBJAButeo japonicus (Eastern buzzard)
ENSODEOctodon degus (Degu)
ENSDLADicentrarchus labrax (European seabass)
ENSRRORhinopithecus roxellana (Golden snub-nosed monkey)
ENSELUEsox lucius (Northern pike)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Bama miniature)
ENSUMUMus musculus molossinus (Mouse JF1/MsJ)
ENSSORSphaeramia orbicularis (Orbiculate cardinalfish)
ENSXCOXiphophorus couchianus (Monterrey platyfish)
ENSPCAProcavia capensis (Hyrax)
ENSPANPapio anubis (Olive baboon)
ENSUMAUrsus maritimus (Polar bear)
ENSPSMProlemur simus (Greater bamboo lemur)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Chinese merino)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Qiaoke)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Hampshire)
ENSSPUSphenodon punctatus (Tuatara)
ENSMVIManacus vitellinus (Golden-collared manakin)
ENSCHOCholoepus hoffmanni (Sloth)
ENSSCUStruthio camelus australis (African ostrich)
ENSPMGPeriophthalmus magnuspinnatus (Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus)
ENSGACGasterosteus aculeatus (Three-spined sticklebacki - Marine SYL)
ENSLCNLynx canadensis (Canada lynx)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse CBA/J)
ENSACUAthene cunicularia (Burrowing owl)
ENSXMAXiphophorus maculatus (Platyfish)
ENSCPGCalidris pygmaea (Spoon-billed sandpiper)
ENSAPLAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Duck)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Kermani)
ENSNLENomascus leucogenys (Gibbon)
ENSZCAZalophus californianus (California sea lion)
ENSPTEPiliocolobus tephrosceles (Ugandan red Colobus)
ENSSSASalmo salar (Atlantic salmon - North American Atlantic Salmon)
ENSUODSus scrofa domesticus (Pig - Ningxiang)
ENSNGANannospalax galili (Upper Galilee mountains blind mole rat)
ENSDNVDromaius novaehollandiae (Emu)
ENSNBRNeolamprologus brichardi (Lyretail cichlid)
ENSHGLFHeterocephalus glaber (Naked mole-rat male)
ENSFALFicedula albicollis (Collared flycatcher)
ENSCSECynoglossus semilaevis (Tongue sole)
ENSCMUCorvus moneduloides (New Caledonian crow)
ENSRNORattus norvegicus (Rat - SHR/Utx RGD_8142385)
ENSPPRPanthera pardus (Leopard)
ENSGGOGorilla gorilla gorilla (Gorilla)
ENSBMSBalaenoptera musculus (Blue whale)
ENSPNAPygocentrus nattereri (Red-bellied piranha)
ENSUPAUrocitellus parryii (Arctic ground squirrel)
ENSCVACyprinodon variegatus (Sheepshead minnow)
ENSVVUVulpes vulpes (Red fox)
ENSCHYCervus hanglu yarkandensis (Yarkand deer)
ENSMUNMelopsittacus undulatus (Budgerigar)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse 129S1/SvImJ)
ENSPKIParamormyrops kingsleyae (Paramormyrops kingsleyae)
ENSCGRCricetulus griseus (Chinese hamster PICR)
ENSAOWApteryx owenii (Little spotted kiwi)
ENSAZOAnas zonorhyncha (Eastern spot-billed duck)
ENSCCACebus imitator (Panamanian white-faced capuchin)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - HJB)
ENSPCLPhasianus colchicus (Ring-necked pheasant)
MGP_CAROLIEiJ_Mus caroli (Ryukyu mouse)
ENSAHAApteryx haastii (Great spotted kiwi)
ENSCGRCricetulus griseus (Chinese hamster CriGri)
ENSBGRBos grunniens (Domestic yak)
ENSTGUTaeniopygia guttata (Zebra finch)
ENSSDASpermophilus dauricus (Daurian ground squirrel)
ENSLCALates calcarifer (Barramundi perch)
ENSDARDanio rerio (Zebrafish)
ENSBTABos taurus (Cattle - Wagyu)
ENSORLOryzias latipes (Japanese medaka HSOK)
ENSCCRCyprinus carpio (Common carp german mirror)
ENSZALZonotrichia albicollis (White-throated sparrow)
ENSOAROvis aries (Sheep - Romanov)
ENSPSIPelodiscus sinensis (Chinese softshell turtle)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Jinhua)
ENSCAFCanis lupus dingo (Dingo)
ENSSCASerinus canaria (Common canary)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig USMARC)
ENSOANOrnithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus)
ENSHHUHucho hucho (Huchen)
ENSFCTFelis catus (Domestic cat)
ENSCSAVCiona savignyi
ENSCCRCyprinus carpio (Common carp huanghe)
ENSGAFGambusia affinis (Western mosquitofish)
ENSGMOGadus morhua
ENSCANColobus angolensis palliatus (Angola colobus)
ENSCHICapra hircus (Goat (black bengal))
ENSOCUOryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - NIHS-2020)
ENSPCOPropithecus coquereli (Coquerel's sifaka)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse FVB/NJ)
ENSMOCMicrotus ochrogaster (Prairie vole)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Largewhite)
ENSMUSMus musculus (Mouse C3H/HeJ)
ENSAPOAcanthochromis polyacanthus (Spiny chromis)
ENSMFAMacaca fascicularis (Crab-eating macaque)
ENSTNITetraodon nigroviridis (Tetraodon)
ENSCAFCanis lupus familiaris (Dog - Basenji)
ENSBMUBos mutus (Wild yak)
ENSOSUOtus sunia (Oriental scops-owl)
ENSSSCSus scrofa (Pig - Pietrain)
ENSPNYPundamilia nyererei (Makobe Island cichlid)
ENSCPOCavia porcellus (Guinea Pig)
ENSXETXenopus tropicalis (Tropical clawed frog)
ENSHGLFHeterocephalus glaber (Naked mole-rat female)
ENSSSASalmo salar (Atlantic salmon)
ENSPVIPogona vitticeps (Central bearded dragon)
ENSBIXBos indicus x Bos taurus (Hybrid - Bos Taurus)
ENSPVAPteropus vampyrus (Megabat)
ENSCHAScleropages formosus (Asian bonytongue)
ENSBTABos taurus (Cattle - Norwegian Red (NRF))
ENSNSUNotechis scutatus (Mainland tiger snake)
ENSCAFCanis lupus familiaris (Dog)
ENSPPAPan paniscus (Bonobo)
ENSEBUEptatretus burgeri (Hagfish)
ENSTCUMus musculus castaneus (Mouse CAST/EiJ)
ENSCPVCamarhynchus parvulus (Small tree finch)
ENSSHASarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil)
ENSCPUCalidris pugnax (Ruff)
ENSDNODasypus novemcinctus (Armadillo)
ENSPCIPhascolarctos cinereus (Koala)
ENSMNEMacaca nemestrina (Pig-tailed macaque)
ENSSLDSeriola lalandi dorsalis (Yellowtail amberjack)
ENSCAPCavia aperea (Brazilian guinea pig)
ENSMMUMacaca mulatta (Macaque)
ENSNMENumida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl)
ENSUODSus scrofa domesticus
ENSCGOCottoperca gobio (Channel bull blenny)
ENSOTSOncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook salmon)
ENSEASEquus asinus (Donkey)