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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | Late May to June | ['May', 'June'] |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning temperature | 13.5 | 13.5 °C |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning water type | Clear, flowing | Flowing or turbulent water |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning depth | Shallow, less than 3 m | 3.0 m |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Small pebbles | Lithophils |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Mating system | One female and two or three males were present during most successful spawning events | No category |