Coffie, P.A. (1998) Status of the chain pickerel, Esox niger, in Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist [Can. Field-Nat.], pp. 133-140
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Esox niger | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 2 | 2.0 mm |
| Esox niger | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Esox niger | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Slightly adhesive | Adhesive |
| Esox niger | Egg | Incubation time | 6-12 | 9.0 days |
| Esox niger | Larvae | Initial larval size | 4.2-7 | 5.6 mm |
| Esox niger | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | The fry have an adhesive gland on the tip of the nose by witch they attch themselves to the substrate of surface scum | Demersal |
| Esox niger | Larvae | Sibling intracohort cannibalism | The species is cannibalistic under certain conditions | Present |
| Esox niger | Female | Length at sexual maturity | 38-46 [Sex not specified] | 42.0 cm |
| Esox niger | Female | Weight at sexual maturity | 0.4-0.7 [Sex not specified] | 0.55 kg |
| Esox niger | Female | Absolute fecundity | 6-8 | 7.0 thousand eggs |