Rasotto, M.B. (1992) Gonadal differentiationand the mode of sexuality in Cobitis taenia (Teleostei, Cobitidae). Copeia, pp. 223-228
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Cobitis taenia | Egg | Incubation time | 3-4 days at 17.4°C | 3.5 days |
| Cobitis taenia | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | Fry reared at 17.4°C | 17.4 °C |
| Cobitis taenia | Female | Length at sexual maturity | Follicular growth began at 28-30 mm in females | 29.0 cm |
| Cobitis taenia | Male | Length at sexual maturity | Spermatogenesis began at 38-40 mm in males | 39.0 cm |
| Cobitis taenia | Male | Male sexual dimorphism | The spined loach is a gonochoristic species with some males occassionnaly containing a small number of oocytes in their testes | Absent |