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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Barbus barbus | Egg | Incubation time | 3.5-6 [At 17-24°C] | 4.75 days |
| Barbus barbus | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 17-24 | 20.5 °C |
| Barbus barbus | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 85-105 [For 50% of embryos hatched between 17-24°C] | 95.0 °C * day |
| Barbus barbus | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | 17-24 | 20.5 °C |
| Barbus barbus | Larvae | Onset of exogeneous feeding | 113-150 | 131.5 °C * day |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | May-June | ['May', 'June'] |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning temperature | 14-18 | 16.0 °C |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning water type | Fast-flowing waters | Flowing or turbulent water |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophilous spawner which lay eggs onto gravelly bottoms | Lithophils |