Schrank, S.J. and Guy, C.S. (2002) Age, Growth, and Gonadal Characteristics of Adult Bighead Carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, in the Lower Missouri River. Environmental Biology of Fishes, pp. 443-450
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Aristichthys nobilis | Egg | Oocyte diameter | Most 0.5-1.2 [Egg within ovary], but up to 1.8 | 0.85 mm |
| Aristichthys nobilis | Female | Absolute fecundity | Mean of 226.213 [Range from 11.558 to 769.964] | 226.21 thousand eggs |
| Aristichthys nobilis | Female | Maximum GSI value | Max=14.7 [Up to 20% in China] in May | 14.7 percent |
| Aristichthys nobilis | Male | Maximum GSI value | 1.1 | 1.1 percent |