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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 2.40-2.90 | 2.65 mm |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 3.00-4.00 | 3.5 mm |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 18-20; 5.83-8.08 | 132.15 °C * day |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Larvae | Initial larval size | 7-10 | 8.5 mm |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 18-20 | 19.0 °C |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Larvae | Reaction to light | free embryos are photonegative after hatching and photopositve upon larval life stage | Photophobic |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | free embryos do not disperse; larvae disperse downstream near the bottom (benthic) for 6-12 days | Demersal |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 10-14 days depending on water temperature | 12.0 °C * day |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 18-20; 4.3-8.0 | 116.85 °C * day |