Penaz, M. (1968) Development of chub, Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the posthatching period. Zool. Listy., pp. 269-278
Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Leuciscus cephalus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 1.97 [Eggs stripped] | 1.97 mm |
Leuciscus cephalus | Egg | Incubation time | 75.5 hours at 18°C | 75.5 days |
Leuciscus cephalus | Egg | Temperature for incubation | At constant temperature of 18°C | 18.0 °C |
Leuciscus cephalus | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 56.6 DD at 18°C | 56.6 °C * day |
Leuciscus cephalus | Larvae | Initial larval size | Average standard length: 4.9 mm | 4.9 mm |
Leuciscus cephalus | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | The embryos are positioned sideways on the bottom of the contained in the immobile condition, and only at times they give violent jerks ahead | Demersal |
Leuciscus cephalus | Larvae | Reaction to light | Not respondind to light | Photopositive |
Leuciscus cephalus | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | Temperature was not regulated, range from 15.4-17.8°C | 16.6 °C |
Leuciscus cephalus | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 11 days, consumption of yolk sac finished at temperature between 15.4 and 17.8°C | 11.0 °C * day |
Leuciscus cephalus | Larvae | Onset of exogeneous feeding | 9 days, oral feeding started at temperature between 15.4 and 17.8°C | 9.0 °C * day |
Leuciscus cephalus | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Lithophilous fishes | Lithophils |