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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Alosa alosa | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1-2 | 1.5 mm |
| Alosa alosa | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 2.5-4.5 | 3.5 mm |
| Alosa alosa | Egg | Incubation time | 4-8 | 6.0 days |
| Alosa alosa | Egg | Temperature for incubation | >17 | 17.0 °C |
| Alosa alosa | Larvae | Initial larval size | 7-12 | 9.5 mm |
| Alosa fallax | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 0.72-1.7 [Diameter of egg before hydratation] | 1.21 mm |
| Alosa fallax | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 2-4.6 | 3.3 mm |
| Alosa fallax | Egg | Incubation time | 3-5 | 4.0 days |
| Alosa fallax | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 15-25 [16.5-18 for Mediterranean populations] | 20.0 °C |
| Alosa fallax | Larvae | Initial larval size | 5-8 | 6.5 mm |
| Alosa fallax | Larvae | Reaction to light | Photophobic | Photophobic |