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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Hypomesus transpacificus | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Hypomesus transpacificus | Egg | Incubation time | 10+ | 10.0 days |
| Hypomesus transpacificus | Larvae | Reaction to light | photopositive | Photopositive |
| Hypomesus transpacificus | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 15-20; 10 | 175.0 °C * day |
| Hypomesus transpacificus | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | 10-20 | 15.0 °C |
| Spirinchus thaleichthys | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 0.90-1.10 | 1.0 mm |
| Spirinchus thaleichthys | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Spirinchus thaleichthys | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Spirinchus thaleichthys | Larvae | Initial larval size | 5.3-6.8 | 6.05 mm |