Alas, A. and Solak, K. (2004) The reproductive biology of tench (Tinca tinca L., 1758) in Kayabogazi (Kütahya, Turkey) dam lake. Turk J Vet Anim Sci, pp. 879-885
Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Tinca tinca | Egg | Oocyte diameter | Mean of 1.078 ± 0.014 [Ripening ovum] | 1.08 mm |
Tinca tinca | Female | Age at sexual maturity | Female attainted maturity in their fourth year | 4.0 year |
Tinca tinca | Female | Length at sexual maturity | Mean of 20.5 ±0.15 for female at 4 | 20.5 cm |
Tinca tinca | Female | Weight at sexual maturity | Mean of 0.133 for female of 4 | 0.13 kg |
Tinca tinca | Female | Relative fecundity | From 85.7 to 543.9 | 85.7 thousand eggs/kg |
Tinca tinca | Female | Absolute fecundity | 27.46 ±1.486 to 74.724 ± 5.658 | 27.46 thousand eggs |
Tinca tinca | Female | Onset of oogenesis | September-October | ['September', 'October'] |
Tinca tinca | Female | Intensifying oogenesis activity | October to December and April-May | ['April', 'May', 'October', 'November', 'December'] |
Tinca tinca | Female | Maximum GSI value | Mean of 10.19 ± 0.66 [In June] | 10.19 percent |
Tinca tinca | Female | Resting period | August-September | 3.0 months |
Tinca tinca | Male | Age at sexual maturity | Male attainred sexual maturity at 3 | 3.0 years |
Tinca tinca | Male | Length at sexual maturity | Mean of 17.4 ± 0.086 for age 3 | 17.4 cm |
Tinca tinca | Male | Weight at sexual maturity | Mean of 0.083 for age 3 | 0.08 kg |
Tinca tinca | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | Spawning took place from the beginning of June to the end of July in almost all individuals | ['June', 'July'] |
Tinca tinca | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 7-8 [Spawning took place from the beginning of June to the end of July in almost all individuals] | 7.5 weeks |
Tinca tinca | Spawning conditions | Spawning temperature | Mean temperaturewas 16.1 ±2°C and 19.2 ± 2°C in June and July, respectively | 16.1 °C |
Tinca tinca | Spawning conditions | Parity | 7 different age classes | No category |