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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Esox masquinongy | Egg | Incubation time | 8-14 at 53-63 °F | 11.0 days |
| Esox masquinongy | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 9-13 [Optimum temperature for incubation ranges between 48 and 55°F] | 11.0 °C |
| Esox masquinongy | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | 14-18 [Optimum incubation temperature of 58-65°F] | 16.0 °C |
| Esox masquinongy | Female | Female sexual dimorphism | Female are typically larger than males | Absent |
| Esox masquinongy | Female | Absolute fecundity | Mature female fish produce approximatively 120,000 eggs | 120.0 thousand eggs |
| Esox masquinongy | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | Spring | ['April', 'May', 'June'] |
| Esox masquinongy | Spawning conditions | Spawning temperature | Between 49 and 59°F, i.e. 9.5-15°C | 12.25 °C |
| Esox masquinongy | Spawning conditions | Spawning water type | Lakes and rivers which have dense, aquatic or flooded terrestrial vegetation | Stagnant water |
| Esox masquinongy | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | The fertilized eggs are scattered into the vegetation | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Esox masquinongy | Spawning conditions | Mating system | Female mate with one or more males | No category |
| Esox niger | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Esox niger | Egg | Incubation time | 6-12 | 9.0 days |
| Esox niger | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | Pickerel fry attach to the vegetationby an adhesive gland located on the snout | Demersal |
| Esox niger | Female | Female sexual dimorphism | Female fish grow faster and larger than males. Females also mature sooner and live longer than males | Absent |
| Esox niger | Spawning conditions | Spawning depth | At depth of 3 to 10 feet | 3.0 m |
| Esox niger | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Over flooded vegetation | Phytophils |
| Esox niger | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Adhesive eggs are scattered over the vegetation | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Esox niger | Spawning conditions | Nycthemeral period of oviposition | Spawning usually occurs during daytime | Day |
| Esox niger | Spawning conditions | Mating system | Eggs fertilized by one or two males | No category |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Spawning temperature | 40 to 52°F | 40.0 °C |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | The eggs are scattered over flooded terrestrial or aquatic vegetation | Open water/substratum scatter |