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Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Lepomis gibbosus | Female | Maximum GSI value | Up to 15.2-15.3% | 15.25 percent |
Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | From last week of May until the third week in August | ['May', 'August'] |
Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | June to August | ['June', 'July', 'August'] |
Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | Duration of the spawning period averages 6.7 weeks (range 2.3-11.1) | 6.7 weeks |
Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 8-10 [From June 1 to end of August] | 9.0 weeks |
Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Multiple spawning: Mean number of spawning periods 3 [Batch fecundity either 1800-3900 or 2500-14100 eggs per female] | Multiple |
Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Parity | Iteroparous | Iteroparous |