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Associated characteristics

Species	Development state	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data
Cobitis taenia	Male	Male sexual dimorphism	Male were identified in the field by the presence of a lamina circularis, a plate-like ossification on the base of the second pectoral fin ray. This structure de velops in males of 45-50 mm TL and is present in all males > 50 mm TL	Present
Cobitis taenia	Spawning conditions	Spawning migration distance	Short-distance migrations prior to spawning have been suggested for some Japanese loaches but not for European populations	No data
Cobitis taenia	Spawning conditions	Spawning season	From April to July	['April', 'May', 'June', 'July']
Cobitis taenia	Spawning conditions	Spawning period duration	It appears that males enter the shallow littoral zone earlier in the season, and are joined later by the females during spawing.	No data
Cobitis taenia	Spawning conditions	Spawning depth	Shallow water	No data
Cobitis taenia	Spawning conditions	Spawning substrate	Dense vegetation	Phytophils
Cobitis taenia	Spawning conditions	Mating system	Durnig spawning season, females spawn in a 6 days interval and each spawning act lasts 3-5 H. Consequently each male in the population would have spawn each day with three to four females, on average 14 h per day during the whole spawning season	No category
Cobitis taenia	Spawning conditions	Parental care	Do not express parental care	No care