Swarup, H. (1958) Stages in the development of the stikleback Gasterosteus aculeatus (L.). Journal of Embryology Experimental Morphology, pp. 373-383
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | Eggs is spherical, about 1.2 to 1.7 mm in diameter | 1.7 mm |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | They are opaque and heavier than water. | No category |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | The eggs remain together in a mass surrounded by mucus. […] Soon after oviposition the egg capsule hardens and the eggs become firmly attached to one another | Adhesive |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Egg | Temperature for incubation | Here the embryos were kept until the yolk was completely used up. During the whole of this time the temperature remained between 18° and 19°C. Under this conditions the embryos take 6-8 days to hatch, and about 4 more days to complete absorption of yolk. | 7.0 °C |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 192 hours after fertilization | 192.0 °C * day |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Larvae | Initial larval size | By the time the embryo hatches it is already 8 days old and measures 3 mm in length. About 24 hours after hathing the larva has a length of nearly 4 mm, has absorbed half of its yolk, and swims about freely. | 3.0 mm |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | Because of the heavy yolk the larva lies on its side, occasionally swimming swiftly to settle down again at another spot. | Demersal |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | Here the embryos were kept until the yolk was completely used up. During the whole of this time the temperature remained between 18° and 19°C. Under this conditions the embryos take 6-8 days to hatch, and about 4 more days to complete absorption of yolk. | 7.0 °C |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | The larva continues to grow by absorption of the yolk which is completely used up 4 days after hatching, giving the larva, now about 6 mm long, a slender appearance. | 4.0 °C * day |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | This fish breeds mainly during April and May, but it is possible in tha laboratory to bring into breeding condition during most of the year | ['April', 'May'] |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | The female lays about 100 to 150 eggs at a time. | No category |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.20-1.70 | 1.45 mm |