Balon, E.K. (1975) Reproductive guilds of fishes: a proposal and definition. J. Fish. Res. Board Can., pp. 821-864
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Anguilla anguilla | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Pelagophilous | Pelagophils |
| Anguilla anguilla | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Alosa alosa | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Pelagophilous | Pelagophils |
| Alosa alosa | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Alosa fallax | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Pelagophilous | Pelagophils |
| Alosa fallax | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Alosa sapidissima | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Pelagophilous | Pelagophils |
| Alosa sapidissima | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Aphanius iberus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Aphanius iberus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Valencia hispanica | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Valencia hispanica | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Cobitis taenia | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Blicca bjoerkna | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Abramis brama | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Abramis brama | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Alburnoides bipunctatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Alburnoides bipunctatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Alburnus alburnus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Alburnus alburnus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Aspius aspius | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Aspius aspius | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Carassius auratus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Carassius carassius | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Chondrostoma nasus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Chondrostoma nasus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Cyprinus carpio | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Gobio gobio | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Psammophils | Psammophils |
| Gobio gobio | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Leucaspius delineatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophil | Phytophils |
| Leucaspius delineatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Substratum choosers | No category |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Rhodeus sericeus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Ostracophils | Ostracophils |
| Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Tinca tinca | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Tinca tinca | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Vimba vimba | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Vimba vimba | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Gambusia affinis | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Bearer [Viviparous] | No category |
| Esox masquinongy | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Esox masquinongy | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Esox niger | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Esox niger | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophils | Phytophils |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Litho-pelagophil | Pelagophils |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Ariadnophil | No category |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Nest spawner | No category |
| Pungitius pungitius | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Ariadnophil | No category |
| Pungitius pungitius | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Nest spawner | No category |
| Ambloplites rupestris | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophil | Lithophils |
| Ambloplites rupestris | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Nest spawner | No category |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Polyphil | No category |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Nest spawner | No category |
| Micropterus dolomieui | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophil | Lithophils |
| Micropterus dolomieui | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Nest spawner | No category |
| Micropterus salmoides | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophil | Lithophils |
| Micropterus salmoides | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Nest spawner | No category |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Pelagophilous | Pelagophils |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Morone americana | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Morone americana | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Morone chrysops | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Morone chrysops | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Morone saxatilis | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Litho-pelagophil | Pelagophils |
| Morone saxatilis | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Gymnocephalus cernua | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Gymnocephalus cernua | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Perca flavescens | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Perca flavescens | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Perca fluviatilis | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phyto-lithophils | Lithophils |
| Perca fluviatilis | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Sander lucioperca | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophil | Phytophils |
| Sander lucioperca | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Nest spawner | No category |
| Sander vitreus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Sander vitreus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Coregonus lavaretus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Coregonus lavaretus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Coregonus albula | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Litho-pelagophil | Pelagophils |
| Coregonus albula | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Hucho hucho | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Hucho hucho | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Oncorhynchus keta | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Oncorhynchus keta | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Salmo salar | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Salmo salar | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Salmo trutta fario | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Salmo trutta fario | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Salvelinus alpinus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Salvelinus alpinus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Salvelinus namaycush | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Salvelinus namaycush | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Stenodus leucichthys | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Stenodus leucichthys | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Stenodus leucichthys | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Brood hiders | Susbtrate chooser |
| Thymallus thymallus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Thymallus arcticus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophils | Lithophils |
| Thymallus arcticus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Silurus glanis | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Phytophil | Phytophils |
| Silurus glanis | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Substratum choosers | No category |
| Osmerus eperlanus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Litho-pelagophil | Pelagophils |
| Osmerus eperlanus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Open substratum spawner | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Coregonus kiyi | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Spirinchus thaleichthys | Larvae | Reaction to light | photonegative | Photophobic |
| Aplodinotus grunniens | Larvae | Reaction to light | non-sensitive | Photopositive |