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Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Barbus barbus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 7-8 [Female] | 7.5 year |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | The earliest spawning activity took place in 1993 (28 April) and the latest in 1996 (30 May) | ['April', 'May'] |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 2-3 [Either from 28 Avril to 12 May in 1993 or From 21 May to 3 June in 1991] | 2.5 weeks |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning temperature | Starts at > 13.5, between 14-19 [In each year, barbel started spawning under increasing temperatures] | 16.5 °C |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning depth | Shallow | No data |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Gravel beds | Lithophils |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Lay their eggs in 5-8 cm pits [Male barbel do not defend territories] | Susbtrate chooser |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Nycthemeral period of oviposition | Takes place in the morning | Day |
Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Parity | Iteroparous | Iteroparous |