| Anguilla anguilla |
40-100 |
70.0 cm |
Spillmann, 1961 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
> 45 [Female] |
45.0 cm |
Deelder, 1970 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Gonadal sex differentiation in the >European eel is ot age dependent but seems to be partly correlated with body length and begins when the eels reach 14-35 cm in length |
24.5 cm |
Bieniarz, 1981 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Mean 61, range 39.0-105 [Female, n=1145] |
72.0 cm |
Vollestad and Jonsson, 1986 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Means of 60.2-86.8, in various areas |
73.5 cm |
Svedäng, 1996 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Female silver: mean 63.10 ± 1.22, range 53.10-79.50 |
63.1 cm |
Beullens, 1997 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
45-50 [Female] |
47.5 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Metamorphosis occured between 40-75 cm |
57.5 cm |
Acou, 2003 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Usually begin to mature at 54 cm to longer [38-130, silver age, female] |
84.0 cm |
Coad, 2005 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
60 [Unsexed] |
60.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Females mature at a size of > 60 cm |
60.0 cm |
Vincent, 2005 |
| Alosa alosa |
36-60 |
48.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Alosa alosa |
48.1 |
48.1 cm |
Maitland and Lyle, 2005 |
| Alosa alosa |
45-50 |
47.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Alosa alosa |
30-40 [Both sex] |
35.0 cm |
Maitland and Hatton-Ellis, 2000 |
| Alosa alosa |
In females, sizes range from 445-670 mm |
557.5 cm |
Acolas, 2006 |
| Alosa fallax |
36.4 |
36.4 cm |
Maitland and Lyle, 2005 |
| Alosa fallax |
Sizes range from 47.6 to 52.9 cm [Female specified] |
47.6 cm |
Lopez, 2007 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
45-48 [Not specified] |
46.5 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
38-48 [Female] |
43.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
Mean of fork length of 42.5-47.3 [For females of 4-8 years] |
44.9 cm |
Olney and McBride, 2003 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
28.4-30.8 [Female] |
29.6 cm |
Anonymous, 2006 Chapter 3 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
46.8-49.5 [Mean length of repeat spawners] |
48.15 cm |
Carscaden and Legget, 1975 |
| Aphanius iberus |
From 2.3 to 2.8 [Females] |
2.3 cm |
Fernandez-Delgado, 1988 |
| Barbatula barbatula |
7-7.3 |
7.15 cm |
Skryabin, 1993 |
| Barbatula barbatula |
5.2-6.7 |
5.95 cm |
Saat, 2003 |
| Barbatula barbatula |
The smallest spawning female was 6.2 cm long |
6.2 cm |
Sauvonsaari, 1971 |
| Cobitis taenia |
8.83 |
8.83 cm |
Robotham, 1981 |
| Cobitis taenia |
Follicular growth began at 28-30 mm in females |
29.0 cm |
Rasotto, 1992 |
| Cobitis taenia |
7.7-7.9 |
7.8 cm |
Vaino and Saat, 2003 |
| Cobitis paludica |
5.8-6.4 |
6.1 cm |
Oliva-Paterna, 2002 |
| Blicca bjoerkna |
13-15 [Sex not specified, in Finland] |
14.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Blicca bjoerkna |
Mean of 14.4 |
14.4 cm |
Hansen, 1980 |
| Blicca bjoerkna |
Mean of 20.61, range 18.4-33.1 for females studied |
25.75 cm |
Banbura and Koszalinski, 1991 |
| Abramis brama |
25-30 [Full range 12-30] |
27.5 cm |
Backiel and Zawiska, 1968 |
| Abramis brama |
Above 31 |
31.0 cm |
Shestopalova, 1978 |
| Abramis brama |
Mean of 26.4 [Fork length] |
26.4 cm |
Cowx,1983 |
| Abramis brama |
24.0-39.4 |
31.7 cm |
Sokolova, 1990 |
| Abramis brama |
32.9 ± 0.39 mean with n =122 [Vary from 25.0-43.0] |
32.9 cm |
Poncin, 1996 |
| Abramis brama |
No mature bream ware found at Lt < 35 cm |
35.0 cm |
Molls, 1999 |
| Abramis brama |
18-24 [Sex not precised] |
21.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Abramis brama |
24.5-27.7 [Rarely at 18-19] |
26.1 cm |
Sidorova, 2005 |
| Abramis brama |
Female breams reach sexual maturity in Vortsjärv at 26-36 cm |
31.0 cm |
Noges and Järvet, 2005 |
| Abramis brama |
All the individuals measuring up to 12 cm were immature (Maier gonad maturity scale stage I). The smallest length of mature bream (Maier scale stage II) was 13 cm. At the length of 20 cm, 50% of the population were mature. Thus that length should be regarded as the length at first maturity. All the individuals measuring 30 cm and more were mature. [...] Other studies, on average 26.0-33.5 cm in females |
29.75 cm |
Neja and Kompowski, 2001 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
Most (81%) 75-100 [16% at 76] |
87.5 cm |
Abdusamadov, 1986 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
67.2-70.3 [Female] |
68.75 cm |
Jennigs, 1988 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
40-100 |
70.0 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
50-70 [Both sex, in Asia and Europe] |
60.0 cm |
Schrank, 1999 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
53.8 ± 4.7 [Females in reared conditions] |
53.8 cm |
Santiago, 2004 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
70-80 in temperature conditions [Both sex] |
75.0 cm |
Kolar, 2005 |
| Aspius aspius |
41-58 |
49.5 cm |
Shikhshabekov, 1979 |
| Aspius aspius |
37.32-45.47 [Female] |
41.395 cm |
Kompowski et Neja, 2004 |
| Barbus barbus |
35 |
35.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Barbus barbus |
Above 35 |
35.0 cm |
Philippart, 1987 |
| Barbus barbus |
Females became mature at 18-20 |
19.0 cm |
Lobon-Cervia and Fernandez-Delgado, 1984 |
| Carassius auratus |
13.5 [Both sex] |
13.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Carassius carassius |
11-13 |
12.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Carassius carassius |
Mean of females range from 11.69 ± 2.2 (range 7.8-19.1) in Pond Hermanninlampi, and 32.86 ± 6.2 (range 14.9-39.7) and 23.39-+/ 2.3 (range 19.3-27.5) in lake Varaslampi |
11.69 cm |
Aho and Holopainen, 2000 |
| Chondrostoma nasus |
A ripe female 41 cm standard length was caught |
41.0 cm |
Kamler, 1996 |
| Chondrostoma nasus |
One ripe female 48.0 cm total length |
48.0 cm |
Keckeis, 1996 |
| Chondrostoma nasus |
A ripe female, 10 years of age, 41 cm standard length |
10.0 cm |
Kamler, 1998 |
| Chondrostoma nasus |
Length frequency distribution of the nase population in the River Fischa, Austria, during the period 1992-1997, range mostly from 40 to 48 cm for females. The size of first spawners is 35 cm for females |
1994.5 cm |
Kamler and Keckeis, 2000 |
| Chondrostoma nasus |
6 females sampled 348-406 SL in April in River Fischa. 6 females sampled 275-409 mm SL in April in River Danube |
377.0 cm |
Ahnelt and Keckeis, 1994 |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma |
11-12 [South-west of France], 18-20 [South-east of France] |
11.5 cm |
Gozlan and Chappaz, 2001 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
40-100 |
70.0 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
65 |
65.0 cm |
Abdusamadov, 1986 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
58.0-63.0 [Malaysia], and 73.8-79.2 [India], female specified |
60.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
50-86 cm [Sex not specified] |
68.0 cm |
Cudmore and Mandrak, 2004 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
65.0 [Both sex] |
65.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
The grass carp investigated for fecundity were between 66 and 96 cm |
66.0 cm |
Gorbach, 1972 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
58-67 cm in females |
62.5 cm |
Shireman and Smith, 1983 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
30-40 |
35.0 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
62.5 [Both sex] |
62.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
Beetween means of 36.2 to 41.0 according to different areas for females |
36.2 cm |
Ciolac, 2004 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
In tropical climates, carp mature at 90-140 mm, and in temperate climates at 355-430 mm. Males mature earlier than females. In the present study the majority of fish in the lower Murray are mature by 350 mm |
115.0 cm |
Smith and Walker, 2004 |
| Gobio gobio |
7.9 is the smallest mature female |
7.9 cm |
Kennedy and Fitzmaurice, 1972 |
| Gobio gobio |
8-10 |
9.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Gobio gobio |
9.3 [Female] |
9.3 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Gobio gobio |
5.5 |
5.5 cm |
Rosecchi, 2001 |
| Gobio gobio |
Female were mature at 9.29 in Stour |
9.29 cm |
Mann, 1980 |
| Gobio gobio |
Mean of 11.04, range 8.5-13.6 for females studied |
11.05 cm |
Banbura and Koszalinski, 1991 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
40-100 |
70.0 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
66 |
66.0 cm |
Abdusamadov, 1986 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
55-60 [Unsexed, China] |
57.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
Fish used in the experiments ranged from 64.5 to 73.8 cm in 1982 and 58.8 to 67.0 in 1983 |
64.5 cm |
Makeeva, 1988 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
Broodstock used was: mean 68.5±0.5 (range 58-78) in 1982 and mean 63.4±0.3 (range 55-76) in 1983 |
68.5 cm |
Verigin, 1990 |
| Leucaspius delineatus |
5.4 |
5.4 cm |
Gozlan, 2003 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
14.6 |
14.6 cm |
Unlu and Balci, 1993 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
20-30 [Female] |
25.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
26.1-32.93 [Female] |
29.515 cm |
Kalkan, 2005 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Minimum length at sexual maturity is 14.4 |
14.4 cm |
Sasi, 2003 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Size in different regions, for females varie between 19.4-22.2 [Age 4] and 24.1-25.1 [Age 5] and 15.2 and 20.8 for both sex at age 4 |
20.8 cm |
Mann, 1976 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
The smallest mature female was 7.4 mm |
7.4 cm |
Unver, 1998 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Length of females was 19.4 cm. Other described fish matured > 20 cm (sex not specified) |
19.4 cm |
Zelepien, 1997 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Means of 95.6 [Age 2], 153.1 [Age 3], 175.9 [Age 4], 206.0 [Age 5], 226.2 [Age 6], and 258.5 [Age 7] for females |
95.6 cm |
Ünver, 1998 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Between 16 and 19 cm fork length |
16.0 cm |
Erdogan, 2002 |
| Leuciscus idus |
41-49 [Unsexed] |
45.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Leuciscus idus |
Standard length of females reaches 170-330 mm. More precisely 315-328 [Kävlingean], 190 [Dniepr], 281-306 [Dunaj] for females |
250.0 cm |
Witkowski, 1997 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
16 |
16.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
14-15 [Unsexed] |
14.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
The smallest female about to spawn was 14.9 cm [12-15.9 not specified for various populations] |
13.95 cm |
Lobon-cervia, 1996 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
16 ±1 [Female] |
16.0 cm |
Mann, 1974 |
| Mylopharyngodon piceus |
88-95 [Female] |
91.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
4.7 |
4.7 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
5-6 up to 8 [Male and female] |
5.5 cm |
Mills, 1987 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
5.5-6.5 [Bot sex] |
6.0 cm |
Papadopol and Weinberger, 1975 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
5.0-5.5 [Both sex in subalpine lake] |
5.25 cm |
Museth, 2002 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
The majority of minnows of over 42 mm, that is, of more than one year old, were sexually mature, although there were some indivudals, males and females, of about 41-45 mm long and in their second year of life which were immature |
43.0 cm |
Frost, 1943 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
The minnows reached 50.9 mm fork length by their second birthday, wich was the age of first maturity. The sexes did not differ significantly either in length or numbers in the first three age-classes |
50.9 cm |
Mills and Eloranta, 1985 |
| Pseudorasbora parva |
The length of sexually mature females varied between 3.5-6 cm, they were considerably smaller in the Amur |
4.75 cm |
Makeyeva and Mokamed, 1982 |
| Pseudorasbora parva |
7.5 |
7.5 cm |
Rosecchi, 2001 |
| Pseudorasbora parva |
When it reaches length of 30 mm (sex not specified) |
30.0 cm |
Boltachev, 2006 |
| Pseudorasbora parva |
The mean (± SD) total length of fish captured in April and used in the experiment was 6.6 ± 0.3 cm (n=68, range 6.0-7.4) for males |
6.6 cm |
Katano and Maekawa, 1997 |
| Rhodeus sericeus |
3-3.5 |
3.25 cm |
Smith, 2004 |
| Rhodeus sericeus |
3-3.5 |
3.25 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
19.4 minimal size (n=3232) and mean=25.8 |
19.4 cm |
Spivak, 1979 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
Between 10-12 cm for age 3, and 12-14 cm for age 4 [Female] |
11.0 cm |
Vollestad, 1987 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
11-12 [Smallest mature female 10.6 cm long] |
11.5 cm |
Papageorgiou, 1979 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
14.98 for LT50 [Review for other populations: 10.6 (TL), 8.1-9 (SL), 13.5-15.3 (SL), 10-11 (TL)] |
8.55 cm |
Tarkan, 2006 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
In the lower Danube, the first mature females among two-year-old individuals of standard length 9 to 13 cm, also described as at the end of the second year of life the first mature individuals reached a length array of 135-153 mm, and 71-180 mm in the Batak reservoir |
144.0 cm |
Libovarsky, 1985 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
Length of female sampled: 184.65 ± 26.39, range 104-311 (most 176-180) in Gomishan wetland and 203.69 ± 23.61, range 153-271 (most 191-200) mm in Anzali |
184.65 cm |
Naddafi, 2005 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
Mean of 18.37, range 11.7-28.2 for females studied |
19.95 cm |
Banbura and Koszalinski, 1991 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
Bigger than males 10-13 cm |
11.5 cm |
Noges and Järvet, 2005 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
Females are often larger than males |
No data |
Kortet, 2004b |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
17-29 (7.5-11.0 : stunted form due to degraded environmental conditions) |
23.0 cm |
Shikhshabekov, 1979 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
8.10 for LT50 [Review for other populations: 17-29 (TL)] |
23.0 cm |
Tarkan, 2006 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
Females as small as 69 mm contained mature eggs |
69.0 cm |
Hicks, 2003 |
| Tinca tinca |
25-30 |
27.5 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Tinca tinca |
23.9±1.4 for female at age 4 |
23.9 cm |
Yilmaz, 2002 |
| Tinca tinca |
Mean of 20.5 ±0.15 for female at 4 |
20.5 cm |
Alas and Solak, 2004 |
| Tinca tinca |
Smallest length class sampled: 22.1-24 cm |
23.05 cm |
Pimpicka, 1981 |
| Tinca tinca |
It appears that in both spawning seasons, females taking part in the reproduction were in body length classes 21.2-35.4 cm |
28.3 cm |
Pimpicka, 1991 |
| Vimba vimba |
15-31 |
23.0 cm |
Shikhshabekov, 1979 |
| Vimba vimba |
>27 |
27.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Vimba vimba |
16-23 [Length of most spawning females] |
19.5 cm |
Coad, 2005 |
| Vimba vimba |
24 |
24.0 cm |
Hliwa and Martyniak, 2002 |
| Vimba vimba |
22.2-34.0 |
28.1 cm |
Hliwa, 2002 |
| Vimba vimba |
The average of body length of spawners caught in 1969 and 1970 was about 36 cm [Both sex] |
1969.0 cm |
Wajdowicz, 1974 |
| Vimba vimba |
The major part of the spawning population consists of 16-23 cm females. In all studied year, mature females ranges from 13.5-17.8 [Age 3], 16.8-18.9 [Age 4], 19.4-20.9 [Age 5] |
19.5 cm |
Kuliev, 1988 |
| Vimba vimba |
Migrating females are 28-30 cm long. A common size is 25.5-29.6 cm |
29.0 cm |
Kesminas, 1999 |
| Vimba vimba |
Spawners used in the experiments were 5-7+, and size was 24.9 ± 2.45 |
24.9 cm |
Hliwa, 2003 |
| Vimba vimba |
845 spawners with the body length (logitudo corporis) ranging from 24.5 to 40.5 cm and the total length (longitudo totalis) range of 29.5-48.5 cm |
39.0 cm |
Trzebiatowski and Narozanski, 1973 |
| Gambusia affinis |
2.6 [Female specified] |
2.6 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Gambusia affinis |
2.4 [Both sex] |
2.4 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Gambusia affinis |
Nine females comprised three large individuals (4.5-5 cm) in length born the predecing year, three middle-sized individuals (2.5-3 in length) born early in the year |
4.75 cm |
Medlen, 1951 |
| Gambusia affinis |
Adult females > 2.3 cm |
2.3 cm |
Hughes, 1985 |
| Esox masquinongy |
77 [Female] |
77.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Esox masquinongy |
On the basis of spring trapnet catches during spawning (1999-2000), female muskellunge captured at 864-965 mm (34-38 inches) were sexually mature |
1999.5 cm |
Farrell, 2005 |
| Esox niger |
38-46 [Sex not specified] |
42.0 cm |
Coffie, 1998 |
| Esox niger |
37.2-42.3 [Both sex] |
39.75 cm |
Anonymous, 2006 |
| Esox lucius |
41.5 [The samllest maturing female is 25.7 cm] |
41.5 cm |
Toner and Lawler, 1969 |
| Esox lucius |
30-40 |
35.0 cm |
Hovarth, 1992 |
| Esox lucius |
30-65 |
47.5 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Esox lucius |
25.7-50.8 [Entire range] |
38.25 cm |
Billard, 1996 |
| Esox lucius |
31.0-49.8 [Sex specified, rarely 27.0] |
40.4 cm |
Frost and Kipling, 1967 |
| Esox lucius |
44.0 [Both sex] |
44.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Esox lucius |
The smallest female on first spawning were 28 cm but some females of age 2 < 32 m were observed to be immature. The range in observed length of females at age 3 was 29-36 cm at Kinord and 44-51 cm at Davan [other studie both both sex: range from 30 to 119 cm] |
32.5 cm |
Treasurer, 1990 |
| Esox lucius |
Mean of 41.22, range 35.2-58.0 for females studied |
46.6 cm |
Banbura and Koszalinski, 1991 |
| Lota lota |
32-34 [Sex not specified] |
33.0 cm |
Van Houdt, 2003 |
| Lota lota |
30-40 |
35.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Lota lota |
28-48 [Both sex] |
38.0 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Lota lota |
35-40 |
37.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Lota lota |
65 [Lowest size] |
65.0 cm |
Vedeneev, 2003 |
| Lota lota |
28-48 [Sex not specified] |
38.0 cm |
Anonymous, 2003 |
| Lota lota |
16.2 [Age 3], 19.3 [Age 4], 20.7 [Age 5] both sex in Winnipeg Beach |
16.2 cm |
Hewson, 1955 |
| Lota lota |
Mean 57, range 45.5-77 [Age 6+], Mean 55.4, range 49-75 [Age 7+], and mean 71.3, range 55-87 [Age 8+] |
61.25 cm |
Kirillov, 1989 |
| Lota lota |
The mean length of mature males and females was the same 49 ± 3 cm |
49.0 cm |
Pulliainen and Korhonen, 1990 |
| Lota lota |
Mean of 22.95, range 21.2-25.9 for females studied |
23.55 cm |
Banbura and Koszalinski, 1991 |
| Lota lota |
Burbot mature at a length of 30 cm [Sex not specified] |
30.0 cm |
Kujawa, 2002 |
| Lota lota |
The length of adult burbot is normally in the range 300-500 mm |
400.0 cm |
Slavik and Bartos, 2002 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
5.5 [Female] |
5.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
3.1-6.4 [Length of adult female during the breeding season] |
4.75 cm |
Poizat, 2002 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
5.2 [SL, smallest individual with ripe eggs] |
5.2 cm |
Copp, 2002 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
Length of female producing eggs: mean of 47.9, range 41.0-74.0 mm |
57.5 cm |
Wootton, 1973 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
Lengths of female caught in May anf June: 38.5 ± 1.55 mm and 41.7 mm, respectively in Frongoch and 46.0 ±2.01 mm and 44 ±1.01 mm in Rheidol |
38.5 cm |
Wootton, 1978 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
Although the smallest female with mature ova was 43 mm, the majority of females did not have mature ova until 45 mm SL |
43.0 cm |
Mori and Magoshi, 1987 |
| Pungitius pungitius |
3.7 [Unsexed] |
3.7 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Pungitius pungitius |
3.8-5.7 [Female] |
4.75 cm |
Sokolowska and Skora, 2001 |
| Pungitius pungitius |
5.33-5.8 [Mean size of reproducing female], with smallest of 4.47-4.81 |
5.565 cm |
Heins, 2003 |
| Pungitius pungitius |
3.5 [SL, smallest individual with ripe eggs] |
3.5 cm |
Copp, 2002 |
| Ambloplites rupestris |
12.0 [Both sex] |
12.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
Mean length at maturity was 6.11 SL [Both sex] |
6.11 cm |
Copp, 2002 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
Mean length at maturity of females at 7 [In warm thermal environments] |
7.0 cm |
Fox and Crivelli, 2001 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
8.9 [Both sex] |
8.9 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
Females 138.03 ± 3.1826 for Lower Berveley Lake and 110.11 ± 2.6945 for Upper Beverley lake |
138.03 cm |
Deacon and Keast, 1987 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
Female mean age at maturity: 100 mm [Ontario Lakes, Canada], 78.5 mm [Cottesmore Pond, England], 70.7 mm [Rhône River, Delta canals, France], 76.6 mm [Mirgenbach Reservoir, Moselle, France] |
100.0 cm |
Dembski, 2006 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
Length at maturity in various studies: 61.1 mm [England, Cottesmore pond], 75.0 [Romania, Danube Delta], 47.6 [Spain, Banyoles Lake], 50.0 [Brazil, Custodio's Dam], 74 [Canada, Warrens Lake], 84.0 [Canada, Black lake] |
61.1 cm |
De Magalhaes and Ratton, 2005 |
| Micropterus dolomieui |
22 [Female] |
22.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Micropterus dolomieui |
20.5 [Both sex] |
20.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
25 |
25.0 cm |
Heidinger, 1976 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
26 |
26.0 cm |
Newburg, 1975 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
22-24 (in Southern US) |
23.0 cm |
Williamson, 1993 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
25 |
25.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
17-22 |
19.5 cm |
Carrel and Schlumberger, 2001 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
21.5 [Both sex] |
21.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax |
25-40 |
32.5 cm |
Zohar, in Barnabé et Billard ed. L'aquaculture du Bar et des Sparidés, INRA Publ., Paris, 1984, 3-24 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax |
36-46 [Female] |
41.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax |
37.7 [Great Brittany], 42.5 [Arcachon, France], 37.1-40 [Sète, France] and 31.4-32.6 [Tunisia] |
38.55 cm |
Barnabé, 1980 |
| Morone americana |
> 17.2 Fork length are mature |
17.2 cm |
Sheri and Power, 1968 |
| Morone americana |
9.0-9.8 length at first maturity |
9.4 cm |
Stanley and Danie, 1983 |
| Morone americana |
15.5-19.0 [Adult size, sex not specified] |
17.25 cm |
Rue, 2001 |
| Morone americana |
In general females mature after males, beginning at 9 cm. The length at which 50 per cent of the females are sexually mature is 10.33 cm |
9.0 cm |
Mansuetti, 1961 |
| Morone chrysops |
26 |
26.0 cm |
Internet, 2005 |
| Morone chrysops |
28 [Female] |
28.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Morone chrysops |
On average, adults are between 25.4 to 35.6 cm |
25.4 cm |
Anonymous, 2006 Chapter 3 |
| Morone chrysops |
27.5 [Both sex] |
27.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Morone chrysops |
Mean length of females selected for hatchery trials in 1994 were 292 mm TL (age 2) and 310 (age 3) |
1994.0 cm |
Smith, 1996 |
| Morone chrysops |
The majority the Lake Erie white bass studied did not mature sexually until the age 3 when they averaged 277 mm total length |
3.0 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Morone saxatilis |
45 [Both sex] |
45.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Morone saxatilis |
In 1976: female were mature at size 57.7 (47%), 69.0 (87%), 73.7 (90%), 90.6 (100%) |
1976.0 cm |
McLaren, 1981 |
| Morone saxatilis |
Size of females sampled in Albemarle Sound in spring 1989-1990: mean 50.4, range 45.7-55 [Age 3], mean 56.8, range 49.2-62.8 [Age 4], mean 58.9, range 53.4-65.4 Age 5], mean 62.7, range 57.5-69.6 (Age 6 |
1989.5 cm |
Olsen and Rulifson, 1992 |
| Morone saxatilis |
Size of mature females in spring : 47.8 ±3.18 [Age 4], 51.6 ± 0.87 [Age 5], 58.2 ± 0.84 [Age 6] and 66.9 ± 1.2 [Age 7 |
47.8 cm |
Berlinsky, 1995b |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus |
11-12 [Sex not specified] |
11.5 cm |
Ogle, 1998 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus |
11-12 [Sex not specified] but sometimes 6.5-7.0 |
11.5 cm |
Craig, 2000 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus |
5.7-9 SL [All female exceeding 9 cm were mature] |
7.35 cm |
Kovac, 1998 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus |
Described as 11-12, but also at 6.5-7.0 [sex not specified] |
11.5 cm |
Neja, 1988 |
| Perca flavescens |
14-19.1, with a mean of 15.8 [Sex specified] |
16.55 cm |
Heidinger and Kayes, 1986 |
| Perca flavescens |
15.0 [Both sex] |
15.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Perca flavescens |
Size of female at age 2 range from 9.9-16.2 |
13.05 cm |
Brazo, 1975 |
| Perca flavescens |
The smallest stunded female was 8.4 cm long |
8.4 cm |
Jansen,1996 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
12-18 |
15.0 cm |
Thorpe, 1977 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
About 11 cm |
11.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
15-18 |
16.5 cm |
Treasurer, 1981 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
12-15 [Female] |
13.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
In lake Geneva, 87% of perch female became mature during the second year and their size varied from 13 to 20 cm |
87.0 cm |
Gillet, 1995 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
Described as female P. fluviatilis to first spawn as smal as 9.3 and 10 cm, the smallest size recorded for this species. |
9.3 cm |
Jansen,1996 |
| Sander lucioperca |
30-40 |
35.0 cm |
Hovarth, 1992 |
| Sander lucioperca |
For females, maturity is reached at a longer size than males. Up to 33 cm, all the females are immatures. Beyond 42 cm, all females are mature. Between thse two sizes, the percentage of mature fish is egal to 60% [In other countries about 40 cm] |
33.0 cm |
Goubier, 1977 |
| Sander lucioperca |
27.8-29.7 [Smallest size, sex specified] |
28.75 cm |
Raikova-Petrova and Zivkov, 1998 |
| Sander lucioperca |
About 40 but 23 in Tunisia |
40.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Sander lucioperca |
28-36 |
32.0 cm |
Lappaleinen, 2003 |
| Sander lucioperca |
40 [Female] |
40.0 cm |
Olivier and Schlumberger, 2001 |
| Sander lucioperca |
42-44 [Female] |
43.0 cm |
Deeler and Willemsen, 1964 |
| Sander lucioperca |
About half mature at 32.2, and 100% at 42.0 |
32.2 cm |
Poulet, 2004 |
| Sander lucioperca |
Smallest mature female are 27.8 |
27.8 cm |
Zivkov and Petrova, 1993 |
| Sander vitreus |
Size greater than 36 |
36.0 cm |
Malison and Held, 1996b |
| Sander vitreus |
35.6-43.2 |
39.4 cm |
Colby, 1979 |
| Sander vitreus |
35.6-43.2 |
39.4 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Sander vitreus |
36 [Female] |
36.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Sander vitreus |
32 [Both sex] |
32.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Sander vitreus |
Female sampled from the Swam Creek spawning population ranged in size from 450 to 770 mm FL |
450.0 cm |
Johnston, 1997 |
| Sander vitreus |
47 |
47.0 cm |
Goubier, 1977 |
| Sander vitreus |
The total length of the smallest mature female from the eastern basin was 433 mm, about 50% were mature at 450 mm and all were mature at 540 mm. The smallest mature female from the western basin was 378 mm long, 50% were mature at 430 mm and all were mature at 510 mm |
433.0 cm |
Wolfert, 1969 |
| Sander vitreus |
Fork length, population of Manitoba 625 +/-15, and Ontario 663 +/-12 |
625.0 cm |
Johnston, 2007 |
| Sander vitreus |
The length of walleyes used in the fecundity sample ranged from 11.0 to 24.7 inches and averaged 17.1 (SD= 2.4 in.) |
11.0 cm |
Schueller, 2005 |
| Coregonus lavaretus |
27.9 |
27.9 cm |
Bagenal, 1970 |
| Coregonus albula |
15.3-26.5 [Female in two different populations] |
20.9 cm |
Demska-Zakes and Dlugosz, 1995 |
| Coregonus albula |
14.5-19.0 |
16.75 cm |
Dlugosz and Worniallo, 1985 |
| Coregonus albula |
Length of the female examined range from 14.5 to 26.0 |
14.5 cm |
Wilkonska, 1992 |
| Coregonus albula |
Mean 18.3, range 14.5-28.2 |
21.35 cm |
Wilkonska, 1993 |
| Coregonus albula |
Length of examined nominate form: mean 20.8, range 18.5-22.5, and deepwater form, mean 14.2, 10.4-17.7 |
20.5 cm |
Anwand, 1998 |
| Coregonus albula |
Overall mean length was 20.9 ±2.3 |
20.9 cm |
Sarvala, 1992 |
| Coregonus clupeaformis |
23-27 [Sex mixed] |
25.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Hucho hucho |
70-100 |
85.0 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Hucho hucho |
Mean of 83.6, range 63.0-94.5 [For female migrating] |
78.75 cm |
Witkowski, 1988 |
| Hucho hucho |
At the age of 5 years, female are 65-70 cm long |
67.5 cm |
Prawochensky and Kolder, 1968 |
| Hucho hucho |
Average length of 70 cm [Sex not specified] |
70.0 cm |
Jungwirth, 1979 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
61 |
61.0 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
44.8-50.8 mean fork length between 1971-1979 [n= 4500] |
47.8 cm |
Golobanov, 1982 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
40.3-54.5 [mean varies between 43.7-52.7] |
47.4 cm |
Zolotukhin, 1993 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
39.3 ± 3 |
39.3 cm |
Macquarrie, 1979 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
Spawning runs in 1979 averaged 358 mm in fork length for both sexes, whereas from a pooled Lake Huron/Lake Michigan sample averaged 389 mm for both sexes |
1979.0 cm |
Kwain, 1982 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
Mean standard length: 47.58, range 43.0-54.9 |
48.95 cm |
Keenleyside and Dupuis, 1988 |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
63.5 |
63.5 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
69.6-73.2 [Both sex] |
71.4 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
70 |
70.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
In Central coast, for females, mean size of 49-53.5 [Age 3], 53.1-59 [Age 4] and 63.2 [Age 5] |
51.25 cm |
Beacham and Murray, 1987 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
45.7-61 |
53.35 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
41-67 |
54.0 cm |
Groot, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
40.3 ±2.3 [n=30 artificial conditions] |
40.3 cm |
MacQuarrie, 1978 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Length reached by wild coho salmon at maturation ranges from 60 to 90 cm, and 62.3 ± 2.5 cm for cultured females int this study |
62.3 cm |
Estay, 1998 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Average total length means in different populations range from 51.2 to 79.3 |
51.2 cm |
Stauffer, 1976 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Fork length of the female studied range from 44 to 74 cm |
44.0 cm |
Allen, 1958 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Average fork length in different populations range from 55.1 to 72.8 |
55.1 cm |
Crone and Bond, 1976 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss |
30.5-45.7 or 50.8-76.2 |
38.1 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss |
15 [Both sex] |
15.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Females sampled were 37.1 ± 0.8 [Age 2], 56.0 ± 3.7 [Age 3] and 60.5 ± 2.6 [Age 4] |
37.1 cm |
Kato and Kamler, 1983 |
| Oncorhynchus nerka |
45-61 |
53.0 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus nerka |
53.3-55.9 [Length of female at the beginning and at the end of the running migration] |
54.6 cm |
Yegorova, 1978 |
| Oncorhynchus nerka |
18.0 [Both sex] |
18.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Oncorhynchus nerka |
Average of 24.9 [Kokanee] and 41.0-49.8 [Sockeye] |
45.4 cm |
Kaeriyama, 1995 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
83.9-91.5 |
87.7 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
The postorbital-hypural length : 73.9.-79.4 with n = 540, i.e. more than 90% of the sample [Complete mean range : 68.6 (n=35), 794 (n=147] |
44.2 cm |
Beacham, 1989 |
| Salmo salar |
24-48 mean with n= 101] |
36.0 cm |
Jarrams, 1979 |
| Salmo salar |
50.8-61.0 [Not specified] |
55.9 cm |
Kerr and Grant, 1999 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
40.6 |
40.6 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
14.7 |
14.7 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Most between 20.2-22.8 [Female] |
21.5 cm |
Kerr and Grant, 1999 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
20.5 [Both sex] |
20.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Nearly all females were mature when they are 304 mm long |
304.0 cm |
Taure, 1976 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Between year 1969 and 1994, mean total length range from 61.2 to 72.5, and overall range from 40.0 to 91.5 cm |
1969.0 cm |
Papala, 1998 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Total length of the females spawning in Själsoänduring the season1992/1993 at 1999/2000, ranged from 185 to 890 mm (mean 572+/- 112 mm, n=238) |
572.0 cm |
Rubin,2004 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
The Lt of spawning females ranged from 185 to 890 mm. The distribution was unimodal for females with a mean +/- SD of 572 +/- 112 mm (n=283) |
572.0 cm |
Rubin, 2005 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Length range of mature sea trout females (cm) in Pomeranian rivers: 36-91 (Rega), 34-93 (Parseta), 49-92 (Grabowa) |
63.5 cm |
Chelkowski, 1990 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
23.5 |
23.5 cm |
Jamet, 1995 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
30-45 [Far east], 45-60 [Alaska], 62-80 [Nortwest territories], 38-69.5 [Arctic islands] |
37.5 cm |
Groot, 1996 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
About 29 |
29.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
60 |
60.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
Some populations at 15.2-17.8 [Female] |
16.5 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
The most common modal size range for the char within the 2 rivers was 44 ± 3 cm fork length |
44.0 cm |
Beddow, 1998 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
The length at maturity of the Syvia Grinnel char is about 45 cm |
45.0 cm |
Grainger, 1953 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
The mean fork length of the 14 females spawned were 490. 7 ± 18.9 mm (range from 450 to 528 mm), much smaller than in wild conditions 624-697 mm |
7.0 cm |
Papst and Hopky, 1984 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
Mean 41, range 29.5-53.3 [Both sex] |
41.4 cm |
Fraser, 1985 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
15.0 [Both sex] |
15.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
Spawning females were: in 1994, n=47, 37.2 ±6.5, in 1995, n=42, 37.6 ± 6.4 |
37.2 cm |
Blanchfield and Ridgway, 1997 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
The extreme variation in the size of female trout, which would spawned during the year of collection, ranged from 114-559 mm |
336.5 cm |
Vladykov, 1956 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
87 percent of the anadromous fish which were mature were over 30 cm, whereas 51% of the maturing freshwater fish were under 24 cm |
87.0 cm |
Castonguay, 1982 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
Means of female sizes involved in spawing range from 36.5 ±1.2 to 41.1 ± 1.3 |
36.5 cm |
Blanchfield and Ridgway, 1999 |
| Salvelinus namaycush |
38.0 [Both sex] |
38.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Stenodus leucichthys |
70-75 |
72.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Stenodus leucichthys |
Mass maturation for females at 70-75 [But could be as 66.2] |
72.5 cm |
Chereshnev, 2000 |
| Thymallus thymallus |
28-35 [Sex not specified] |
31.5 cm |
Persat, 2001 |
| Thymallus thymallus |
Most frequently size of female 29.5-34.5, full range of 22.0-39.6 cm |
32.0 cm |
Witkowski and Kowalewski, 1988 |
| Thymallus thymallus |
Two females (total lengths 25 and 30 cm) |
25.0 cm |
Darchambeau and Poncin, 1997 |
| Thymallus arcticus |
Mostly 40.6-50.8 |
45.7 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Thymallus arcticus |
26.8 [Both sex] |
26.8 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Cottus gobio |
4.2 [Female] |
4.2 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Cottus gobio |
Most at 4-6 |
5.0 cm |
Marconato and Bisazza, 1988 |
| Cottus gobio |
Among actively reproducing female, the smallest gravid female was 5.7 cm and 13.4 cm |
5.7 cm |
Abdoli, 2005 |
| Ameiurus nebulosus |
In Canada adults are usually 8-14 inches (203-356 mm) in total length |
11.0 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Ameiurus nebulosus |
19.3 [Both sex] |
19.3 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Ictalurus punctatus |
36 [Unsexed] |
36.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Ictalurus punctatus |
26.7-40.6 [Both sex] |
33.65 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Ictalurus punctatus |
27.5 [Both sex] |
27.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Silurus glanis |
Mass maturation occurs at 57-66 cm, however the maturation rate may be 50.7 [Sex not specified] |
61.5 cm |
Orlova, 1987 |
| Silurus glanis |
63.5 |
63.5 cm |
Zholdasova anGuseva, 1987 |
| Silurus glanis |
50-70 |
60.0 cm |
Hovarth, 1992 |
| Silurus glanis |
50-60 [Sex not specified] |
55.0 cm |
Schlumberger and Proteau, 2001 |
| Silurus glanis |
The smallest mature female was 86.0 cm [85.0-90.0 cm], also [58-60 for both sex in other studies] |
87.5 cm |
Alp, 2004 |
| Osmerus eperlanus |
Average: 9-18, from 4.7-8.2, to 19.6-23.4 in g [Both sex] |
13.5 cm |
Belyanina, 1969 |
| Osmerus eperlanus |
8.6-14.1 [Age 1], 13.9-19.2 [Age 2], 16.5-21.3 [Age 3], 18.7-24.5 [Age 4], 20.6-24.5 [Age 5], depending on authors for both sex |
11.35 cm |
Buckley, 1989 |
| Osmerus eperlanus |
Average fork length of the spawing smelt was 15.7 cm and ranged from 13.5 to 20 cm [Both sex] |
15.7 cm |
Quigley, 2004 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
20-50 |
35.0 cm |
Spillmann, 1961 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
29-40 [Silver age] |
34.5 cm |
Coad, 2005 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
60 [Unsexed] |
60.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
< 45 [Male] |
45.0 cm |
Deelder, 1970 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
30-45 [Male] |
37.5 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Mean 41, range 32.5-45 [Female, n=75] |
38.75 cm |
Vollestad and Jonsson, 1986 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
On average less than 45-50 cm |
47.5 cm |
Colombo and Grandi, 1996 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Male silver: mean 42.03 ± 0.29, range 35.10-58.20 |
42.03 cm |
Beullens, 1997 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Male silver eels about 38 cm were brought to the laboratory |
38.0 cm |
Boetius and Boetius, 1980 |
| Anguilla anguilla |
Males tend to mature at a size of around 40 cm |
40.0 cm |
Vincent, 2005 |
| Alosa alosa |
32-56 |
44.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Alosa alosa |
42.1 |
42.1 cm |
Maitland and Lyle, 2005 |
| Alosa alosa |
30-35 |
32.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Alosa alosa |
30-40 [Both sex] |
35.0 cm |
Maitland and Hatton-Ellis, 2000 |
| Alosa alosa |
In males, sizes ranged from 370 to 585 mm |
370.0 cm |
Acolas, 2006 |
| Alosa fallax |
34.1 |
34.1 cm |
Maitland and Lyle, 2005 |
| Alosa fallax |
For female from the Severn, the critical size appears to be approximatively 330 to 340 mm |
330.0 cm |
Aprahamian and Lester, 2001 |
| Alosa fallax |
Range from 36.5 to 46 [Male specified] |
36.5 cm |
Lopez, 2007 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
45-48 [Not specified] |
46.5 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
30-44, male |
37.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
26.5-27.8 |
27.15 cm |
Anonymous, 2006 Chapter 3 |
| Alosa sapidissima |
42.9-46.9 [Mean length of repeat spawners] |
44.9 cm |
Carscaden and Legget, 1975 |
| Aphanius iberus |
Between 1.7 to 2.4 [Male] |
1.7 cm |
Fernandez-Delgado, 1988 |
| Barbatula barbatula |
NO INFORMATIONS |
No data |
Skryabin, 1993 |
| Barbatula barbatula |
5.1-6.6 |
5.85 cm |
Saat, 2003 |
| Cobitis taenia |
5.7-6 |
5.85 cm |
Vaino and Saat, 2003 |
| Cobitis taenia |
6.4-7.5 |
6.95 cm |
Robotham, 1981 |
| Cobitis taenia |
Spermatogenesis began at 38-40 mm in males |
39.0 cm |
Rasotto, 1992 |
| Cobitis paludica |
48-53 |
50.5 cm |
Oliva-Paterna, 2002 |
| Blicca bjoerkna |
13-15 [Sex not specified, in Finland] |
14.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Blicca bjoerkna |
Mean of 11.1-13.3 |
12.2 cm |
Hansen, 1980 |
| Abramis brama |
23.0-35.6 |
29.3 cm |
Sokolova, 1990 |
| Abramis brama |
25-30 [Full range 9-30] |
27.5 cm |
Backiel and Zawiska, 1968 |
| Abramis brama |
No mature bream ware found at Lt< 35 cm |
35.0 cm |
Molls, 1999 |
| Abramis brama |
27.7 [Fork length] |
27.7 cm |
Cowx,1983 |
| Abramis brama |
Male breams reach sexual maturity in Vortsjärv 25-32 cm long |
28.5 cm |
Noges and Järvet, 2005 |
| Abramis brama |
All the individuals measuring up to 12 cm were immature (Maier gonad maturity scale stage I). The smallest length of mature bream (Maier scale stage II) was 13 cm. At the length of 20 cm, 50% of the population were mature. Thus that length should be regarded as the length at first maturity. All the individuals measuring 30 cm and more were mature. |
12.0 cm |
Neja and Kompowski, 2001 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
40-90 |
65.0 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
81-90 for 90% of males [75 for smallest male] |
85.5 cm |
Abdusamadov, 1986 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
70-80 in temperate conditions [Bot sex] |
75.0 cm |
Kolar, 2005 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
48.4 ±2.4 [Males in reared conditons] |
48.4 cm |
Santiago, 2004 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
50-70 [Both sex, in Asia and Europe] |
60.0 cm |
Schrank, 1999 |
| Aristichthys nobilis |
Individuals studied were 95.5 ± 1.1 cm long |
95.5 cm |
Belova, 1981 |
| Aspius aspius |
41-58 |
49.5 cm |
Shikhshabekov, 1979 |
| Aspius aspius |
39.20-45.09 [Male] |
42.145 cm |
Kompowski et Neja, 2004 |
| Barbus barbus |
Above 13 |
13.0 cm |
Philippart, 1987 |
| Barbus barbus |
Males become mature at 7 |
7.0 cm |
Lobon-Cervia and Fernandez-Delgado, 1984 |
| Carassius auratus |
13.5 [Both sex] |
13.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Carassius carassius |
Mean of males range from 8.95 ± 1.8 (range 6.3-15.2) in Pond Hermanninlampi, and 28.90 ± 5.5 (range 13.9-35.7) and 23.28-+/ 4.6 (range 14.8-28.5) in lake Varaslampi |
8.95 cm |
Aho and Holopainen, 2000 |
| Chondrostoma nasus |
Length frequency distribution of the nase population in the River Fischa, Austria, during the period 1992-1997, range mostly from 40 to 48 cm for males. The size of first spawners is 30 cm for males |
44.0 cm |
Kamler and Keckeis, 2000 |
| Chondrostoma nasus |
6 Males sampled 289-397 SL in April in River Fischa. 8 males sampled 312-380 mm SL in April in River Danube |
343.0 cm |
Ahnelt and Keckeis, 1994 |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma |
11-12 [South-west of France], 18-20 [South-east of France] |
11.5 cm |
Gozlan and Chappaz, 2001 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
40-90 |
65.0 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
63 |
63.0 cm |
Abdusamadov, 1986 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
51.0-60.0 [Malaysia], 60.-75.0 [Russia fed], male specified |
55.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
65.0 [Both sex] |
65.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
Fish investigated were 76.0 ±1.2 cm |
76.0 cm |
Belova, 1981 |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella |
51-60 for males |
55.5 cm |
Shireman and Smith, 1983 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
25-30 |
27.5 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
62.5 [Both sex] |
62.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
Between means of 28.9 to 34.9 according to different areas for males |
28.9 cm |
Ciolac, 2004 |
| Cyprinus carpio |
Individuals studied were 56.3 ± 1 and 54.2 ± 0.7 |
56.3 cm |
Belova, 1981 |
| Gobio gobio |
6.9 is the smallest male |
6.9 cm |
Kennedy and Fitzmaurice, 1972 |
| Gobio gobio |
9.70-10.50 [Male] |
10.1 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Gobio gobio |
Mean size of mature males 10.46 cm in Frome and 9.66 cm in Stour |
10.46 cm |
Mann, 1980 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
40-90 |
65.0 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
61 |
61.0 cm |
Abdusamadov, 1986 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
55-60 [Unsexed, China] |
57.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
Individuals studied ranged from 65 ± 0.7 to 70.7± 1.2 |
65.0 cm |
Belova, 1981 |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
Broodstock used was: mean 64.7 ± 0.5, (range 54-75) in 1982, and mean 60.2 ± 0.5 (range 43-71) in 1983 |
64.7 cm |
Verigin, 1990 |
| Leucaspius delineatus |
4.5-5.5 [Territorial male] |
5.0 cm |
Gozlan, 2003 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
13 |
13.0 cm |
Unlu and Balci, 1993 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
30.7 |
30.7 cm |
Kalkan, 2005 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Minimum length at sexual maturity is 14.5 |
14.5 cm |
Sasi, 2003 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Size in different regions, for males varie between 13.8-20.1 [Age 3] and 19.4-22 [Age 4] and 15.2 and 20.8 for both sex at age 4 |
16.95 cm |
Mann, 1976 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
The smallest mature male was 67 mm |
67.0 cm |
Unver, 1998 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Males maturing were 12.0 cm. |
12.0 cm |
Zelepien, 1997 |
| Leuciscus cephalus |
Between 13 and 18 cm fork length |
13.0 cm |
Erdogan, 2002 |
| Leuciscus idus |
41-49 [Unsexed] |
45.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Leuciscus idus |
Standard length of males reaches 180-310 mm. More precisely 220 [Dniepr], 278-310 [Dunaj] for males |
245.0 cm |
Witkowski, 1997 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
16 [Sex not precised] |
16.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
16.3 [Male] |
16.3 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
12-15.9 [Not specified for various populations] |
13.95 cm |
Lobon-cervia, 1996 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus |
15.9 ± 0.5 [Male] |
15.9 cm |
Mann, 1974 |
| Mylopharyngodon piceus |
90 [Male] |
90.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
4.1 |
4.1 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
5-6 up to 8 [Male and female] |
5.5 cm |
Mills, 1987 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
5.5-6.5 [Bot sex] |
6.0 cm |
Papadopol and Weinberger, 1975 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
5.0-5.5 [Both sex in subalpine lake] |
5.25 cm |
Museth, 2002 |
| Phoxinus phoxinus |
The majority of minnows of over 42 mm, that is, of more than one year old, were sexually mature, although there were some indivudals, males and females, of about 41-45 mm long and in their second year of life which were immature |
43.0 cm |
Frost, 1943 |
| Pimephales promelas |
5.2±0.2 |
5.2 cm |
DeWitt, 1993 |
| Pseudorasbora parva |
Mature males used were 5.95 ± 0.95 cm |
5.95 cm |
Konishi and Takata, 2004 |
| Pseudorasbora parva |
The mean (± SD) total length of fish captured in April and used in the experiment was 7.9 ± 0.5 cm (n=68, range 7.0-8.9) for males |
7.9 cm |
Katano and Maekawa, 1997 |
| Rhodeus sericeus |
3-3.5 [Both sex] |
3.25 cm |
Smith, 2004 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
17.5 minimal length (n=4543) and mean=24 |
17.5 cm |
Spivak, 1979 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
From 8-9 at age 2, to 10-11 for age 3, male |
8.5 cm |
Vollestad, 1987 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
Smallest mature male 7.4 cm long |
7.4 cm |
Papageorgiou, 1979 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
12.26 for LT50 [Review from other populations: 7.4 (TL), 6.3-7.0 SL), 11-13.5 (SL) and 9-10 (SL)] |
6.65 cm |
Tarkan, 2006 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
Length of male sampled: 167.72 ± 33.58, range 91-237 (most 161-170) in Gomishan wetland and 202.65 ± 21.45, range 137-275 (most 201-210) mm in Anzali |
167.72 cm |
Naddafi, 2005 |
| Rutilus rutilus |
When they are 8-11 cm long |
9.5 cm |
Noges and Järvet, 2005 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
17-29 (7.5-11.0 : stunted form due to degraded environmental conditions) |
23.0 cm |
Shikhshabekov, 1979 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
7.12 for LT50 [Review from other populations: 17-29 (SL)] |
23.0 cm |
Tarkan, 2006 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
> 60 mm fork length for males |
60.0 cm |
Hicks, 2003 |
| Tinca tinca |
25-30 |
27.5 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Tinca tinca |
Mean of 17.4 ± 0.086 for age 3 |
17.4 cm |
Alas and Solak, 2004 |
| Vimba vimba |
15-31 |
23.0 cm |
Shikhshabekov, 1979 |
| Vimba vimba |
>20 |
20.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Vimba vimba |
13-19 |
16.0 cm |
Coad, 2005 |
| Vimba vimba |
The major part of the spawning population consists of 13-19 cm males. In all studied year, mature males ranges from 13.1-16.6 [Age 3], 15.6-18.6 [Age 4], 17.3-20.1 [Age 5] |
16.0 cm |
Kuliev, 1988 |
| Vimba vimba |
Males migrating are 24.8-28.0 cm long |
26.4 cm |
Kesminas, 1999 |
| Vimba vimba |
845 spawners with the body length (logitudo corporis) ranging from 24.5 to 40.5 cm and the total length (longitudo totalis) range of 29.5-48.5 cm |
39.0 cm |
Trzebiatowski and Narozanski, 1973 |
| Gambusia affinis |
1.3-2 [Male specified] |
1.65 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Gambusia affinis |
2.4 [Both sex] |
2.4 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Esox masquinongy |
67 [Male] |
67.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Esox niger |
38-46 [Sex not specified] |
42.0 cm |
Coffie, 1998 |
| Esox niger |
37.2-42.3 [Both sex] |
39.75 cm |
Anonymous, 2006 |
| Esox lucius |
20-30 |
25.0 cm |
Hovarth, 1992 |
| Esox lucius |
26.3-46 [Male] |
36.15 cm |
Billard, 1996 |
| Esox lucius |
30-45 |
37.5 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Esox lucius |
27.5-48.0 [Sex specified, rarely at 24.7] |
37.75 cm |
Frost and Kipling, 1967 |
| Esox lucius |
44.0 [Both sex] |
44.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Esox lucius |
Length of 27 cm [Other studies both sex range from 30-119 cm] |
74.5 cm |
Treasurer, 1990 |
| Lota lota |
32-34 [sex not specified] |
33.0 cm |
Van Houdt, 2003 |
| Lota lota |
28.0-48.0 [For female but males usually mature at a smaller size] |
38.0 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Lota lota |
27-30 |
28.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Lota lota |
51 [Lowest size] |
51.0 cm |
Vedeneev, 2003 |
| Lota lota |
28-48 [Sex not specified] |
38.0 cm |
Anonymous, 2003 |
| Lota lota |
16.2 [Age 3], 19.3 [Age 4], 20.7 [Age 5] both sex in Winnipeg Beach |
16.2 cm |
Hewson, 1955 |
| Lota lota |
Mean 56.1, range 46.5-71 [Age 6+], mean 57.5, range 49.5-77 [Age 7+] |
58.75 cm |
Kirillov, 1989 |
| Lota lota |
The mean length of mature males and females was the same 49 ± 3 cm |
49.0 cm |
Pulliainen and Korhonen, 1990 |
| Lota lota |
Burbot mature at a length of 30 cm [Sex not specified] |
30.0 cm |
Kujawa, 2002 |
| Lota lota |
Burbot matured in Lake Cle Elum at 2-4 years (28-43 cm TL). In Palmer Lake, all mature males were six years or older and mature females seven years or older (54 and 64 cm TL, respectively). Most burbot matured at 3-4 years of age in three Wyoming lakes, and two years in Lake Winninpeg |
3.0 cm |
Bonar, 2000 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
4.5 [Male] |
4.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
Nest-building males were 44.6 ± 3.32 mm, range 39-55 |
44.6 cm |
Barber, 2000 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus |
The breeding coloured male with a nest was 47 mm SL in the smallest body length |
47.0 cm |
Mori and Magoshi, 1987 |
| Pungitius pungitius |
3.7 [Unsexed] |
3.7 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Pungitius pungitius |
Average of 4.97-5.02 |
4.995 cm |
Heins, 2003 |
| Ambloplites rupestris |
12.0 [Both sex] |
12.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
Mean length at maturity was 6.11 SL [Both sex] |
6.11 cm |
Copp, 2002 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
8.9 [Both sex] |
8.9 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Lepomis gibbosus |
Females 147.17 ± 2.1847 for Lower Berveley Lake and 117.28 ± 1.7686 for Upper Beverley lake |
147.17 cm |
Deacon and Keast, 1987 |
| Micropterus dolomieui |
20 [Male] |
20.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Micropterus dolomieui |
20-42 [Guarding males] |
31.0 cm |
Iguchi, 2004 |
| Micropterus dolomieui |
20.5 [Both sex] |
20.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
22 |
22.0 cm |
Heidinger, 1976 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
26 |
26.0 cm |
Newburg, 1975 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
22 |
22.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Micropterus salmoides |
21.5 [Both sex] |
21.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax |
19-35 |
27.0 cm |
Zohar, in Barnabé et Billard ed. L'aquaculture du Bar et des Sparidés, INRA Publ., Paris, 1984, 3-24 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax |
31-41 [Male] |
36.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Dicentrarchus labrax |
33.7 [Great Brittany], 31.9-37.2 [Arcachon, France], 28-30 [Sète, France] and 23.1-25.5 [Tunisia] |
34.55 cm |
Barnabé, 1980 |
| Morone americana |
> 14 Fork length |
14.0 cm |
Sheri and Power, 1968 |
| Morone americana |
7.2-8.0 [Length at first maturity] |
7.6 cm |
Stanley and Danie, 1983 |
| Morone americana |
15.5-19.0 [Adult size, sex not specified] |
17.25 cm |
Rue, 2001 |
| Morone americana |
In general males mature earlier than females, beginning at 8 cm. The length at which 50 per cent of the males are sexually mature is 10.03 cm |
8.0 cm |
Mansuetti, 1961 |
| Morone chrysops |
22 |
22.0 cm |
Internet, 2005 |
| Morone chrysops |
21 [Male] |
21.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Morone chrysops |
27.5 [Both sex] |
27.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Morone chrysops |
Mean length of males selected for hatchery trials in 1994 were 278 mm TL (age 2) and 298 (age 3) |
29.0 cm |
Smith, 1996 |
| Morone saxatilis |
About 50 or more |
50.0 cm |
Rue, 2001 |
| Morone saxatilis |
45 [Both sex] |
45.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Morone saxatilis |
In 1976: male were mature at size 38.5 (48%), 43.9 (67%), 52.1 (87%), 56.5 (78%) and 64.0 (100%) |
43.9 cm |
McLaren, 1981 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus |
11-12 [Sex not specified] |
11.5 cm |
Ogle, 1998 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus |
11-12 [Sex not specified] but sometimes 65-70 |
11.5 cm |
Craig, 2000 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus |
3.2-8 SL [All male exceeding 8 cm were mature] |
5.6 cm |
Kovac, 1998 |
| Perca flavescens |
9.2-16.5, with a mean of 10.8 [sex specified] |
12.85 cm |
Heidinger and Kayes, 1986 |
| Perca flavescens |
15.0 [Both sex] |
15.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Perca flavescens |
Size of male at age 2 range from 9.9 to 15.9 |
2.0 cm |
Brazo, 1975 |
| Perca flavescens |
The smallest fish of the stunted males was 5.9 cm. The smallest mature male from the normal population measured 10.0 cm |
5.9 cm |
Jansen,1996 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
5-12 |
8.5 cm |
Thorpe, 1977 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
About 7.7 |
7.7 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
6 |
6.0 cm |
Treasurer, 1981 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
8 but FL |
8.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Perca fluviatilis |
"For male, the size at maturity is 6.3 cm, or possibly smaller. Also reported the smallest maturing males to measure ""about 55 mm"" in the fall. " |
6.3 cm |
Jansen,1996 |
| Sander lucioperca |
25-30 |
27.5 cm |
Horvath, 1992 |
| Sander lucioperca |
Male reach maturity at about 30 cm [In other countries 35 cm] |
30.0 cm |
Goubier, 1977 |
| Sander lucioperca |
35 |
35.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Sander lucioperca |
28-39 |
33.5 cm |
Lappaleinen, 2003 |
| Sander lucioperca |
21.3-29.0 [Smallest size, sex specified] |
25.15 cm |
Raikova-Petrova and Zivkov, 1998 |
| Sander lucioperca |
35 [Male] |
35.0 cm |
Olivier and Schlumberger, 2001 |
| Sander lucioperca |
35 [Male] |
35.0 cm |
Deeler and Willemsen, 1964 |
| Sander lucioperca |
50% of mature male at 24.6 and 100% at 30.0 |
50.0 cm |
Poulet, 2004 |
| Sander lucioperca |
The smallest mature male are 21.3 |
21.3 cm |
Zivkov and Petrova, 1993 |
| Sander vitreus |
>28 [Sex specified] |
28.0 cm |
Malison and Held, 1996a |
| Sander vitreus |
>27.9 [Sex specified] |
27.9 cm |
Colby, 1979 |
| Sander vitreus |
>27.9 [Sex specified] |
27.9 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Sander vitreus |
28, [Male] |
28.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Sander vitreus |
32 [Both sex] |
32.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Sander vitreus |
36.8 |
36.8 cm |
Goubier, 1977 |
| Sander vitreus |
NO INFORMATIONS |
No data |
Schueller, 2005 |
| Coregonus lavaretus |
About 24.0 |
24.0 cm |
Bagenal, 1970 |
| Coregonus albula |
14.5-17 |
15.75 cm |
Dlugosz and Worniallo, 1985 |
| Coregonus albula |
Mean 24.3, range 14.5-23 |
18.75 cm |
Wilkonska, 1993 |
| Coregonus clupeaformis |
23-27 [Sex mixed] |
25.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Hucho hucho |
Mean of 83.2, range 58.3-109.0 [For male migrating] |
83.65 cm |
Witkowski, 1988 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
44.5-54.9 mean fork length between 1971-1979 [n= 4500] |
49.7 cm |
Golobanov, 1982 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
38.5-62.5 [mean range from 45-52] |
50.5 cm |
Zolotukhin, 1993 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
42.4 ± 3.8 |
42.4 cm |
Macquarrie, 1979 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
Spawning runs in 1979 averaged 358 mm in fork length for both sexes, whereas from a pooled Lake Huron/Lake Michigan sample averaged 389 mm for both sexes |
35.8 cm |
Kwain, 1982 |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
Mean standard length: 50.37, range 41.6-57.5 |
49.55 cm |
Keenleyside and Dupuis, 1988 |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
69.6-73.2 [Both sex] |
71.4 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
81 [Male] |
81.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
In Central coast, for males, mean size of 49.2-56.7 [Age 3], 53.8-61.3 [Age 4] and 66.8 [Age 5] |
52.95 cm |
Beacham and Murray, 1987 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
45.7-61 |
53.35 cm |
Barton, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
41-67 [average] |
54.0 cm |
Groot, 1996 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
38 ± 25 [n=13, artificial conditions] |
38.0 cm |
MacQuarrie, 1978 |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
Length reached by wild coho salmon at maturation ranges from 60 to 90 cm, and 66.0 cm cm for cultured females in this study |
60.0 cm |
Estay, 1998 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss |
15 [Both sex] |
15.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Oncorhynchus nerka |
57.5-59.9 [Length of female at the beginning and at the end of the running migration] |
58.7 cm |
Yegorova, 1978 |
| Oncorhynchus nerka |
18.0 [Both sex] |
18.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
The postorbital-hypural length : 58.5-67.9 with n = 929 i.e. 90% of the sample [Complete mean range : 51.0 ± 1.2 (n=54), 85.2 +/ 2 (n=3)] |
51.0 cm |
Beacham, 1989 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
58-70 [Age 1.2] and 73-89 [Age 1.3] |
64.0 cm |
Groot, 1996 |
| Salmo salar |
50.8-61.0 [Not specified] |
55.9 cm |
Kerr and Grant, 1999 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
12.5 [Male] |
12.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Most at 17.7-20.2 |
18.95 cm |
Kerr and Grant, 1999 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
20.5 [Both sex] |
20.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Nearly all males were mature when they have reached 253 mm |
253.0 cm |
Taure, 1976 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
Mean natural tip length at maturity increased from 318 mm for those spawing at the river mouth to 434 mm at 40 km inland |
318.0 cm |
Jonsson and Jonsson, 2006 |
| Salmo trutta fario |
The Lt of spawning males ranged from 184 to 815 mm. The distribution was multimodal for males (n=232) with most frequent length classes 300, 400 and 550 mm |
184.0 cm |
Rubin, 2005 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
20.7 |
20.7 cm |
Jamet, 1995 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
23 |
23.0 cm |
Bruslé and Quignard, 2001 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
The most common modal size range for the char within the 2 rivers was 44 ± 3 cm fork length |
44.0 cm |
Beddow, 1998 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
The length at maturity of the Syvia Grinnel char is about 45 cm |
45.0 cm |
Grainger, 1953 |
| Salvelinus alpinus |
The mean fork length of the 14 males spawned were 492. 7 ± 18.9 mm (range from 404 to 551 mm), much smaller than in wild conditions 720-774 mm |
7.0 cm |
Papst and Hopky, 1984 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
Mean 41, range 29.5-53.3 [Both sex] |
41.4 cm |
Fraser, 1985 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
15.0 [Both sex] |
15.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
Spawning females were: in 1994, n=50, 33.4 ±7.7, in 1995, n=65, 33.7 ± 6.5 |
33.4 cm |
Blanchfield and Ridgway, 1997 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis |
Means of male sizes involved in spawing range from 37.5 ±2.0 to 42.4 ± 1.2 |
37.5 cm |
Blanchfield and Ridgway, 1999 |
| Salvelinus namaycush |
38.0 [Both sex] |
38.0 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Stenodus leucichthys |
65-70 |
67.5 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Stenodus leucichthys |
Mass maturation for males at 65-70 [But could be as 54.0] |
67.5 cm |
Chereshnev, 2000 |
| Thymallus thymallus |
Most frequently size of female 25.5-35.5, full range of 23.0-42.3 cm |
30.5 cm |
Witkowski and Kowalewski, 1988 |
| Thymallus thymallus |
28-35 [Sex not specified] |
31.5 cm |
Persat, 2001 |
| Thymallus thymallus |
On each spawning area, only one male (31 cm total length for the upstream site, 34 cm for the downstream site) was territorial for 2 days. Two other males (both about 30 cm total length) did not appear to defend territories. |
31.0 cm |
Darchambeau and Poncin, 1997 |
| Thymallus arcticus |
Mostly 40.6-50.8 |
45.7 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Thymallus arcticus |
26.8 [Both sex] |
26.8 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Cottus gobio |
4.6 |
4.6 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Cottus gobio |
Most at 5-7 |
6.0 cm |
Marconato and Bisazza, 1988 |
| Ameiurus nebulosus |
19.3 [Both sex] |
19.3 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Ictalurus punctatus |
36 [Unsexed] |
36.0 cm |
Fishbase, 2006 |
| Ictalurus punctatus |
26.7-40.6 [Both sex] |
33.65 cm |
Scott and Crossman, 1973 |
| Ictalurus punctatus |
27.5 [Both sex] |
27.5 cm |
Olden, 2006 |
| Silurus glanis |
Mass maturation occurs at 57-66 cm, however the maturation rate may be 50.7 [Sex not specified] |
61.5 cm |
Orlova, 1987 |
| Silurus glanis |
70.5 |
70.5 cm |
Zholdasova anGuseva, 1987 |
| Silurus glanis |
50-70 |
60.0 cm |
Hovarth, 1992 |
| Silurus glanis |
50-60 [Sex not specified] |
55.0 cm |
Schlumberger and Proteau, 2001 |
| Silurus glanis |
Smallest males belonged to the 80-85 cm length class [the smallest male was 83.0 cm], also [58-60 both sex, other studies] |
82.5 cm |
Alp, 2004 |
| Osmerus eperlanus |
Average: 9-18, from 4.7-8.2, to 19.6-23.4 in g [Both sex] |
13.5 cm |
Belyanina, 1969 |
| Osmerus eperlanus |
86-141 [Age 1], 139-192 [Age 2], 165-213 [Age 3], 187-245 [Age 4], 206-245 [Age 5], depending on authors for both sex |
113.5 cm |
Buckley, 1989 |
| Osmerus eperlanus |
Average fork length of the spawing smelt was 15.7 cm and ranged from 13.5 to 20 cm [Both sex] |
15.7 cm |
Quigley, 2004 |