Vila-Gispert, A. and Moreno-Amich, R. (2002) Life-history patterns of 25 species from European freshwater fish communities. Environ. Biol. Fish., pp. 387-400
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Aphanius iberus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.20 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.2 mm |
| Aphanius iberus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 0.4 [4 months, age at maturation] | 0.4 year |
| Aphanius iberus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 0.438 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 0.44 thousand eggs |
| Aphanius iberus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 16 [4.00 months, length of breeding season] | 16.0 weeks |
| Aphanius iberus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Aphanius iberus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | More than four spawning per year | No category |
| Aphanius iberus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Cobitis paludica | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.00 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.0 mm |
| Cobitis paludica | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 1 [12 months, age at maturation] | 1.0 year |
| Cobitis paludica | Female | Absolute fecundity | 1.100 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 1.1 thousand eggs |
| Cobitis paludica | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 12 [3.00 months, length of breeding season] | 12.0 weeks |
| Cobitis paludica | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Cobitis paludica | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Barbus barbus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 3.00 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 3.0 mm |
| Barbus barbus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 6 [72 months, age at maturation] | 6.0 year |
| Barbus barbus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 9.904 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 9.9 thousand eggs |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 2 [0.50 months, length of breeding season] | 2.0 weeks |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Barbus barbus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 2.00 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 2.0 mm |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 4 [48 months, age at maturation] | 4.0 year |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Female | Absolute fecundity | 3.2 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 3.2 thousand eggs |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 4 [1.00 month, length of breeding season] | 4.0 weeks |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Spawning conditions | Parity | Single spawning per year | Iteroparous |
| Chondrostoma toxostoma | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Either single spawning per year or two or four spawnings per year | Total |
| Cyprinus carpio | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.20-2.00 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.6 mm |
| Cyprinus carpio | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 2-3 [24-36 months, age at maturation] | 2.5 year |
| Cyprinus carpio | Female | Absolute fecundity | 190.778-375.000 in four different populations [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 282.89 thousand eggs |
| Cyprinus carpio | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 4-26 [1.00-6.00 months, length of breeding season] | 15.0 weeks |
| Cyprinus carpio | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Cyprinus carpio | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Cyprinus carpio | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Gobio gobio | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 0.73-1.76, up to 2.20 ? [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.25 mm |
| Gobio gobio | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 1-2 [12-24 months, age at maturation] | 1.5 year |
| Gobio gobio | Female | Absolute fecundity | 1.987-3.240 for three populations up to 15.950 in England [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 2.61 thousand eggs |
| Gobio gobio | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 4-16 [1.00-4.00 month, length of breeding season] | 10.0 weeks |
| Gobio gobio | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Gobio gobio | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Either single spawning per year of two to four spawnings per year | Total |
| Gobio gobio | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Leuciscus cephalus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.00-1.95 in five different populations, up to 3.30 ? [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.48 mm |
| Leuciscus cephalus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 2-7 in six different populations from south to north [24-84 months, 84 in England, age at maturation] | 4.5 year |
| Leuciscus cephalus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 20-64 in six different populations [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 42.0 thousand eggs |
| Leuciscus cephalus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 4-8 [1.00-2.00 months, length of breeding season] | 6.0 weeks |
| Leuciscus cephalus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Leuciscus cephalus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Either single spawning per year or two to four spawnings per year | Total |
| Leuciscus cephalus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.50 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.5 mm |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 2 [48 months, age at maturation] | 2.0 year |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 8.714 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 8.71 thousand eggs |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 4 [1.00 month, length of breeding season] | 4.0 weeks |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.40 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.4 mm |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 3 [36 months, age at maturation] | 3.0 year |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 1.027 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 1.03 thousand eggs |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 8 [2.00 months, length of breeding season] | 8.0 weeks |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Two to four spawnings per year | No category |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Rutilus rutilus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.00-1.33 in three different populations, and 1.90-2.10 in three others [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.17 mm |
| Rutilus rutilus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 3 in height different populations from south to north [30-36 months, age at maturation] | 33.0 year |
| Rutilus rutilus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 7.937-16.262, in seven different populations, up to 49.354 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 12.1 thousand eggs |
| Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 1-2 [0.50-1.00 months, length of breeding season] | 1.5 weeks |
| Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.30 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.3 mm |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 2 [24 months, age at maturation] | 2.0 year |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 36.940 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 36.94 thousand eggs |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 4 [1.00 months, length of breeding season] | 4.0 weeks |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Gambusia affinis | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.5 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.5 mm |
| Gambusia affinis | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 0.4 [4 months, age at maturation] | 0.4 year |
| Gambusia affinis | Female | Absolute fecundity | 0.250 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 0.25 thousand eggs |
| Gambusia affinis | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 24-26 [6.00 months, length of breeding season] | 25.0 weeks |
| Gambusia affinis | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | No special placement of zygotes | No category |
| Gambusia affinis | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | More than four spawning per year | No category |
| Gambusia affinis | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Esox lucius | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 2.14-2.48 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 2.31 mm |
| Esox lucius | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 3 [31-36 months, age at maturation] | 33.5 year |
| Esox lucius | Female | Absolute fecundity | 19.290-24.870 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 22.08 thousand eggs |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 2-4 [0.50-1.00 months, length of breeding season] | 3.0 weeks |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Esox lucius | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.00-1.20 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.1 mm |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 1.5-2 [18-24 months, age at maturation] | 1.75 year |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Female | Absolute fecundity | 7.336-10.657 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 9.0 thousand eggs |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 12 [3.00 months, length of breeding season] | 12.0 weeks |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Either single spawning per year or from two to four spawning per year | Total |
| Lepomis gibbosus | Spawning conditions | Parental care | A long period of protection by one sex (> 1 month) or brief care by both sexes | Biparental care |
| Micropterus salmoides | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 1.30 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 1.3 mm |
| Micropterus salmoides | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 2 [24 months, age at maturation] | 2.0 year |
| Micropterus salmoides | Female | Absolute fecundity | 33.216 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 33.22 thousand eggs |
| Micropterus salmoides | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 12 [3.00 months, length of breeding season] | 12.0 weeks |
| Micropterus salmoides | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Both zygotes and embryos are maintained in a nest] | No category |
| Micropterus salmoides | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | From two to four spawning per year | No category |
| Micropterus salmoides | Spawning conditions | Parental care | A long period of protection by one sex (> 1 month) or brief care by both sexes | Biparental care |
| Perca flavescens | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Perca fluviatilis | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 2.30 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 2.3 mm |
| Perca fluviatilis | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 3 [36 months, age at maturation] | 3.0 year |
| Perca fluviatilis | Female | Absolute fecundity | 26 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 26.0 thousand eggs |
| Perca fluviatilis | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 2 [0.50 months, length of breeding season] | 2.0 weeks |
| Perca fluviatilis | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Perca fluviatilis | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |
| Sander lucioperca | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 0.85 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries] | 0.85 mm |
| Sander lucioperca | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 3.5 [42 months, age at maturation] | 3.5 year |
| Sander lucioperca | Female | Absolute fecundity | 260 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 260.0 thousand eggs |
| Sander lucioperca | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 2 [0.50 months, length of breeding season] | 2.0 weeks |
| Sander lucioperca | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Sander lucioperca | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single spawning per year | Total |
| Sander lucioperca | Spawning conditions | Parental care | A long period of protection by one sex (> 1 month) or brief care by both sexes | Biparental care |
| Salmo trutta fario | Female | Age at sexual maturity | 3 [31-36 months, age at maturation] | 33.5 year |
| Salmo trutta fario | Female | Absolute fecundity | 0.924-1.220 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season] | 1.07 thousand eggs |
| Salmo trutta fario | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | 2 [0.50 months, length of breeding season] | 2.0 weeks |
| Salmo trutta fario | Spawning conditions | Spawning site preparation | Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel) | Susbtrate chooser |
| Salmo trutta fario | Spawning conditions | Parental care | No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae | No care |