Snyder, D.E., Mulhall Snyder, M.B. and Douglas, S.C., 1977. Identification of golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas, spotfin shiner, Notropis spilopterus, and fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, larvae. Journal of the Fisheries Board of Canada, 34(9), pp.1397-1409.
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Cyprinella spiloptera | Egg | Incubation time | 5-7 | 6.0 days |
| Cyprinella spiloptera | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 1.20-1.50 | 1.35 mm |