Cooper, J.E., 1978. Identification of eggs, larvae, and juveniles of the rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax, with comparisons to larval alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, and gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 107(1), pp.56-62.
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Percina caprodes | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.12 | 1.12 mm |
| Percina caprodes | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Percina caprodes | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 16.5 | 16.5 °C |
| Percina caprodes | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 16.5; 8.33 | 137.44 °C * day |
| Percina caprodes | Larvae | Initial larval size | 4.47 | 4.47 mm |
| Percina caprodes | Larvae | Sibling intracohort cannibalism | present | Present |
| Osmerus mordax | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 0.80-0.90 | 0.85 mm |
| Osmerus mordax | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 1.00-1.20 | 1.1 mm |
| Osmerus mordax | Egg | Incubation time | 8 | 8.0 days |
| Osmerus mordax | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 16.5; 8 | 132.0 °C * day |
| Osmerus mordax | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Osmerus mordax | Larvae | Initial larval size | 5.5-6.0 | 5.75 mm |
| Osmerus mordax | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 12 days | 12.0 °C * day |
| Osmerus mordax | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |