Grizzle, J.M. (1985) Chapter 6 Reproductive Biology., pp. 229-282
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | The fertilized egg are about 3.5 but range up to 5.1 | 3.5 mm |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Fertilized egg are adhesive and form an egg mass | Adhesive |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Egg | Incubation time | 5-10 days | 7.5 days |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 5-16 days after hatching, young have exhausted the yolk | 10.5 °C * day |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Female | Female sexual dimorphism | Female retain the general appereance of juveniles except for the larger abdomen related to the increase of ovarian size | Present |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Female | Maximum GSI value | 15.6 for prespawning females | 15.6 percent |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Male | Male sexual dimorphism | Changes in the external features of sexually active channel catfish occur primarily in males: these changes include widening of the head, increased subcutaneous tissue on dorsal head, and darker skin color. | Present |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Male | Maximum GSI value | Averages 0.88 during July and 0.69 during November | 0.88 percent |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning water type | Ponds | Stagnant water |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Hollow logs or cavities in tha bank | No category |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Male, chooses a spawning, removes silt from the spawning site and defends a territory established around the nest area | No category |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Mating system | By pair | Monogamy |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Spawning lasted 4-6 h with about 9 releases of eggs per hour | No category |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | After spawning is complete, the male protects the eggs by driving away other fish including the female, the male fans his eggs with his fins [The male continue to guard the young fish for a few days after they hatch] | Male parental care |