Mayer, I. and Shackley, S.E. and Witthames, P.R. (1988) Aspects of the reproductive biology of the bass, Dicentrarchus labrax L. I. An histological and histochemical study of oocyte development. J. Fish Biol., pp. 609-622
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | Egg | Oocyte diameter | On completion of maturation (ripe egg stage), prior to ovulation, the oocyte (now an egg) mesures about 1.2 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | Female | Age at sexual maturity | Bass in British waters mature for the first time at 4-7 years (about 35 cm total length), with males generally maturing before females | 5.5 year |
| Dicentrarchus labrax | Male | Age at sexual maturity | Bass in British waters mature for the first time at 4-7 years (about 35 cm total length), with males generally maturing before females | 5.5 years |