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| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Alosa sapidissima | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | Average egg diameter was 3.4 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Alosa sapidissima | Egg | Incubation time | Hatching occurred on June 13, i.e. 6-7 days at 16.6-19°C | 6.5 days |
| Alosa sapidissima | Egg | Temperature for incubation | Filtered Connecticut river water (16.6-19°C during incubation) was supplied to an upwelling jar | 17.8 °C |
| Alosa sapidissima | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | The temperature was maintained at 20.0 ±1°C | 20.0 °C |
| Alosa sapidissima | Larvae | Onset of exogeneous feeding | The transition from endogenous to exogenous feeding occurred between days 3 and 6, at 20 ± 1.0°C | 20.0 °C * day |
| Alosa sapidissima | Spawning conditions | Spawning migration period | Reproductive adults migrate into coastal rivers in the spring when river temperatures are between 14 and 20°C | ['April', 'May', 'June'] |
| Alosa sapidissima | Spawning conditions | Spawning water type | Spawning occurs in open water beyond tidal influence | No category |