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Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Alosa sapidissima | Egg | Oocyte diameter | Two modes for hydrated oocytes: 1.8 and 2.0 [Range from 1.6 to 2.4] | 1.8 mm |
Alosa sapidissima | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 4-5 [Female] | 4.5 year |
Alosa sapidissima | Female | Length at sexual maturity | Mean of fork length of 42.5-47.3 [For females of 4-8 years] | 44.9 cm |
Alosa sapidissima | Female | Weight at sexual maturity | Mean of 1.241-1.483, range from 0.848 to 1.900 [Female specified] | 1.36 kg |
Alosa sapidissima | Female | Relative fecundity | Means varies between 188.3 to 236.3, all variations range from 159.9 to 360. Means of batch sizes vary from 39,658 to 48,113 eggs | 188.3 thousand eggs/kg |
Alosa sapidissima | Female | Absolute fecundity | 37-44 | 40.5 thousand eggs |
Alosa sapidissima | Female | Oocyte development | Oocyte sizes are bimodal, the hydrated oocytes representing a cohort distinct from the smaller oocytes | No category |
Alosa sapidissima | Female | Maximum GSI value | 14-19 [Calculated from values given by the authors] | 16.5 percent |
Alosa sapidissima | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | American shad in the St. Johns river are batch spawners | Multiple |
Alosa sapidissima | Spawning conditions | Parity | Iteroparous or semelparous | Iteroparous |