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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Lota lota | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | The eggs are semipelagic (partially float) and sink slowly to the bottom | Pelagic |
| Lota lota | Egg | Incubation time | Takes about 30 days to hatch | 30.0 days |
| Lota lota | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 3-4 [Sex not specified] | 3.5 year |
| Lota lota | Female | Length at sexual maturity | 28-48 [Sex not specified] | 38.0 cm |
| Lota lota | Male | Age at sexual maturity | 3-4 [Sex not specified] | 3.5 years |
| Lota lota | Male | Length at sexual maturity | 28-48 [Sex not specified] | 38.0 cm |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | Spawn in midwinter under the ice, from November to May, but generally they spawn in Janaury through March | ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'November'] |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | Males reach spawning grounds first and females follow a couple of days later | No data |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Over rocky susbtrates | Lithophils |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | No nests are built | Open water/substratum scatter |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Nycthemeral period of oviposition | Occurs at night | Night |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Mating system | Spawning activity is quite a sight. They are known to form writhing masses of 10-12 constantly moving individuals that can get as large as 2 feet in diameter. This writhing mass of spawners moves over the bottom and frop eggs. | No category |
| Lota lota | Spawning conditions | Parity | Can live up to 10 to 15 years | No category |