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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Ptychocheilus lucius | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Ptychocheilus lucius | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Ptychocheilus lucius | Egg | Incubation time | 4-7 | 5.5 days |
| Ptychocheilus lucius | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 18-30 | 24.0 °C |
| Ptychocheilus lucius | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 18; 6 | 108.0 °C * day |
| Ptychocheilus lucius | Larvae | Initial larval size | 5.5-7 | 6.25 mm |