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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Egg | Incubation time | 9-10 | 9.5 days |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 11.1; 10 | 111.0 °C * day |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 13.3-13.7; 6-7 | 87.75 °C * day |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 14.6-14.8; 6-7 | 95.55 °C * day |