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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Micropterus dolomieui | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | Nest building began in late May, egg deposition peaked around the middle of June and continued until the end of June | ['May', 'June'] |
| Micropterus dolomieui | Spawning conditions | Spawning temperature | Nest building starts at 16°C | 16.0 °C |
| Micropterus dolomieui | Spawning conditions | Spawning water type | Mean distance from the shore 3.4 m | Stagnant water |
| Micropterus dolomieui | Spawning conditions | Spawning depth | Average water depth at the nest was 104 cm | 104.0 m |
| Micropterus dolomieui | Spawning conditions | Spawning substrate | Nest substrate range from silt to gravel [Seventeen out of a total of 18 were in close association with stumps or boulders] | Lithophils |