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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 3.5 [Egg size] | 3.5 mm |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Egg | Incubation time | 5 | 5.0 days |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | For most Siluroidei species it would appear that a temperature range between 26 and 30°C is optimal for larval and early juvenile rearing | 26.0 °C |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 5-10 days | 7.5 °C * day |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Female | Relative fecundity | 5 | 5.0 thousand eggs/kg |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Cluster | Fractional |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | Paternal guarder | Male parental care |