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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 1.20-1.30 | 1.25 mm |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 1.23 | 1.23 mm |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Larvae | Initial larval size | 3.6-3.7 | 3.65 mm |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 24-27 | 25.5 °C |