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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Sander canadensis | Egg | Incubation time | 21 wild | 21.0 days |
| Sander canadensis | Egg | Incubation time | 9-14 hatchery | 11.5 days |
| Sander canadensis | Larvae | Initial larval size | 6.38 | 6.38 mm |
| Sander canadensis | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 1.66 | 1.66 mm |
| Sander canadensis | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Sander canadensis | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 8.3; 21 | 174.3 °C * day |
| Sander canadensis | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 12.8; 9-14 | 147.2 °C * day |