Nunn et al, 2007



Citation


Nunn, A.D. and Harvey, J.P. and Cowx, I.G. (2007) Variations in the spawning periodicity of eight species fish species in three English lowland rivers over a 6 year period, inferred from 0+ year fish length distributions. Journal of fish biology, pp. 1254-1267

Associated characteristics


Species Development state Trait Primary Data Secondary Data
Abramis brama Spawning conditions Spawning season In the Trent, the main hatching period for bream occurred around the second week of June, with the majority of hatching complete by mid-July ['June', 'July']
Abramis brama Spawning conditions Spawning release Adopt multiple spawning strategies, with up to three batches of eggs produced by individual fish Multiple
Alburnus alburnus Spawning conditions Spawning season In the Trent, the initial hatching period was between mid-June and mid-July, with successive cohorts appearing at intervals thereafter ['June', 'July']
Alburnus alburnus Spawning conditions Spawning release Adopt multiple spawning strategies, with up to three batches of eggs produced by individual fish Multiple
Gobio gobio Spawning conditions Spawning season In the Trent, the main hatching period for gudgeon was between late May and mid-June, with smaller numbers of fish from subsequent cohorts appearing at intervals therefater ['May', 'June']
Gobio gobio Spawning conditions Spawning release Adopt multiple spawning strategies, with up to three batches of eggs produced by individual fish Multiple
Leuciscus cephalus Spawning conditions Spawning season Initial hatching took place between mid-June and mid-July, successive cohorts appearing at intervals thereafter ['June', 'July']
Leuciscus cephalus Spawning conditions Spawning release Adopt multiple spawning strategies, with up to three batches of eggs produced by individual fish Multiple
Leuciscus leuciscus Spawning conditions Spawning season In the Trent, dace hatched between the third week of April (2003) and the first week of May (2002), whereas in the Ouse catchment hatching occurred 3 or 4 weeks later ['April', 'May']
Leuciscus leuciscus Spawning conditions Spawning release Shed a single batch of eggs in a well-defined spawning period Multiple
Phoxinus phoxinus Spawning conditions Spawning season In the Ouse catchment, the main hatching period for minnow was around early June, with fish from subsequent cohorts appearing in small numbers thereafter ['June']
Phoxinus phoxinus Spawning conditions Spawning release Adopt multiple spawning strategies, with up to three batches of eggs produced by individual fish Multiple
Rutilus rutilus Spawning conditions Spawning season In the Trent, roach hatched between the end of April (2003) and the beginning of June (2002), but usually in the third and fourth weeks of May ['April', 'May', 'June']
Rutilus rutilus Spawning conditions Spawning release Shed a single batch of eggs in a well-defined spawning period Multiple
Perca fluviatilis Spawning conditions Spawning season In the Trent and Avon, perch hatched at approximately the same time as roach, between the end of April (2003) and the middle of May (all other years) ['April', 'May']
Perca fluviatilis Spawning conditions Spawning release Shed a single batch of eggs in a well-defined spawning period Multiple