Alburnoides bipunctatus

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Trait completeness	76%
Total data	104
References	15

Author: Fabrice Téletchéa
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Traits detail

Egg (86.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary data	Secondary Data	References
1	Oocyte diameter	2.16 [Not precised]	2.16 mm	Coad, 2005
1	Oocyte diameter	2	2.0 mm	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
1	Oocyte diameter	2.1	2.1 mm	Persat, 2001
1	Oocyte diameter	The diameter of all measured oocytes ranged from 0.20 to 1.96 mm (the smallest eggs were translucent and did not contain yolk, the large eggs where yellowish and filled with yolk), with the mean 0.95 mm, whereas the mean diameter of yolked (vitellogenic) oocytes varied seasonally from 0.86 mm to 1.20 mm	1.96 mm	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
3	Egg Buoyancy	Demersal	Demersal	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
4	Egg adhesiveness	Adhesive	Adhesive	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
4	Egg adhesiveness	Adhesive	Adhesive	Coad, 2005
4	Egg adhesiveness	Adhesive	Adhesive	Billard, 1997
4	Egg adhesiveness	Stick to gravel	Adhesive	Persat, 2001
5	Incubation time	About 10	10.0 days	Spillmann, 1961
5	Incubation time	The incuabtion (to the stage of 50 per cent embryos hatched) lasts at average temperature of 19.67°C 100 hours and and tempertaure of 16.43°C 147 hours	50.0 days	Penaz, 1976
6	Temperature for incubation	Incubated at a mean temperature of 16.43 (range 14.0-19.8) and 19.67°C (range 19.6-21.2)	16.9 °C	Penaz, 1976
7	Degree-days for incubation	80-100	90.0 °C * day	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
7	Degree-days for incubation	Average 82 DD at 19.67°C and 100.6 at 16.43°C	82.0 °C * day	Penaz, 1976

Larvae (57.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References
8	Initial larval size	6.5-7	6.75 mm	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
8	Initial larval size	Average length 5.76, range 5.5-6.2 when incubated at 19.97°C and a mean of 6.37 (range 5.5-7.0) when incubated at 16.43C	5.85 mm	Penaz, 1976
10	Reaction to light	Initially the larvae are photophobic	Photophobic	Mann, 1996
11	Temperature during larval development	Reared at two different temperatures: mean of 20 (range 19.6-21.2), mean of 18 (range of 16-19.8)	20.4 °C	Penaz, 1976
14	Onset of exogeneous feeding	Etap 1: mixed (endogeneous and exogenous) nutrition, larvae 10 old (4-5 days post hatching at 18-20°C), length 8.5 mm	4.5 °C * day	Penaz, 1976

Female (83.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References
15	Age at sexual maturity	2	2.0 year	Yildirim et al, 1999
15	Age at sexual maturity	1-2 [Sex not precised]	1.5 year	Coad, 2005
18	Female sexual dimorphism	Some females display nuptial tubercules	Present	Spillmann, 1961
18	Female sexual dimorphism	Snout longer	Absent	Coad, 2005
19	Relative fecundity	702 ± 52	702.0 thousand eggs/kg	Yildirim et al, 1999
19	Relative fecundity	Relative fecundity of all studied females ranged from 176 to 585 eggs/g (0 to 560 yolked eggs/g)	176.0 thousand eggs/kg	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
20	Absolute fecundity	About 2	2.0 thousand eggs	Spillmann, 1961
20	Absolute fecundity	6.496	6.5 thousand eggs	Coad, 2005
20	Absolute fecundity	1-2	1.5 thousand eggs	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
20	Absolute fecundity	13 ± 1	13.0 thousand eggs	Yildirim et al, 1999
20	Absolute fecundity	1-2	1.5 thousand eggs	Persat, 2001
20	Absolute fecundity	Categorized as between 2000 and 100000 eggs per reproductive cycle	2000.0 thousand eggs	Cattanéo et al, 2001
20	Absolute fecundity	Absolute fecundity of all studied females ranged from 975 to 5206 eggs (0 to 4892 yolked eggs) […] Absolute fecundity of spirlin from the River Rudava varied within a range similar to that of the samples from the river Radimna in Romania, where is attained 1581-6110 eggs	3845.5 thousand eggs	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
21	Oocyte development	Group-synchronous	Group-synchronous	Rinchard, 1996
22	Onset of oogenesis	Increase regularly from September to February, from 2.5 [n=5] in August to 9 [n=2] in February	['January', 'February', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November']	Yildirim et al, 1999
22	Onset of oogenesis	In September, the mean diameter of oocytes increased by 0.28 mm compared to the previous month but is remained more-less constant in the subsequent period (October, November, December). However, the formation of the gap in oocyte size-distribution was first observable in December	['September', 'October', 'November', 'December']	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
23	Intensifying oogenesis activity	March until end of May from 11 [n=5] to 18-20 [n=48]	['March', 'May']	Yildirim et al, 1999
24	Maximum GSI value	20.5 ± 0.9 [n=24] in May, 25	20.5 percent	Yildirim et al, 1999
24	Maximum GSI value	GSI ranged from 1.6 to 36.4	1.6 percent	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
25	Oogenesis duration	About 10 months [From September to May]	10.0 months	Yildirim et al, 1999
26	Resting period	1 [Short in August]	1.0 months	Yildirim et al, 1999
26	Resting period	Spirlin collected after the spawning season (i.e. in July and especially in August) demosntrated different characteristics compared to those sampled during the spawning season. In July, 3 out of 5 fish ovaries still contained yolked oocytes, however, one female was likely to release one more spawning batch, whereas others appeared undergoing atretic process [...] In August, virtually none of the ovaries analyzed contained yolked oocytes, and the mean diameter was even 0.48 mm lower than that of sample from June 25 [...]	3.0 months	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
26	Resting period	2.5 ± 0.8 [n=5]	2.5 months	Yildirim et al, 1999

Male (67.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References
27	Age at sexual maturity	2	2.0 years	Yildirim et al, 1999
27	Age at sexual maturity	1-2 [Sex not precised]	1.5 years	Coad, 2005
30	Male sexual dimorphism	Nuptial tubercules, and longer paired fin	Present	Spillmann, 1961
30	Male sexual dimorphism	Pelvic fin longer	Absent	Coad, 2005
31	Onset of spermatogenesis	Increase regularly from September [2.4, n=7] to December [3.7, n= 3]	['September', 'December']	Yildirim et al, 1999
32	Main spermatogenesis activity	From January [2.5, n=3] until April [10, n=16]	['January', 'April']	Yildirim et al, 1999
33	Maximum GSI value	13.4 [In end of May, n= 17]	13.4 percent	Yildirim et al, 1999
35	Resting period	1.7 [n=3, August]	1.7 months	Yildirim et al, 1999

Spawning conditions (80.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References
36	Spawning migration distance	Holobiotique migration	No data	Agence de l'eau,
37	Spawning migration period	The main migration was triggered by a similar temperature level of 12-14°C. The daily migration rate during the main wave was 10-20 chub, with one to five fish in the remaining period.	No data	Hladik and Kubecka, 2003
39	Spawning season	End -May to End-July	['May', 'July']	Yildirim et al, 1999
39	Spawning season	April-June	['April', 'June']	Billard, 1997
39	Spawning season	End April-End July	['April', 'July']	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
39	Spawning season	April-June	['April', 'June']	Coad, 2005
39	Spawning season	April-June	['April', 'June']	Spillmann, 1961
39	Spawning season	April until June	['April', 'May', 'June']	Persat, 2001
39	Spawning season	May-June	['May', 'June']	Mann, 1996
39	Spawning season	May-June	['May', 'June']	Terver, 1984
39	Spawning season	May-June	['May', 'June']	Cattanéo et al, 2001
39	Spawning season	Macroscopical indication of spawning in progress (spawning tubercles, leaking gonadal products) was apparent only in fish collected from May 2 to June 25 […]	['May', 'June']	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
40	Spawning period duration	8-10	9.0 weeks	Yildirim et al, 1999
40	Spawning period duration	15	15.0 weeks	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
40	Spawning period duration	15 weeks in laboratory conditions	15.0 weeks	Coad, 2005
40	Spawning period duration	10-12	11.0 weeks	Persat, 2001
40	Spawning period duration	9-10	9.5 weeks	Terver, 1984
40	Spawning period duration	Our oocyte diameter distribution analysis indicate that the reproductive season of spirlin from the Rudava stream is quite protracted (late April-early July), a reproduction feature typical for batch spawners	No data	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
41	Spawning temperature	16-25	20.5 °C	Yildirim et al, 1999
41	Spawning temperature	Above 12°C	12.0 °C	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
41	Spawning temperature	13-15.6	14.3 °C	Coad, 2005
41	Spawning temperature	Above 12°C until 18°C	12.0 °C	Persat, 2001
41	Spawning temperature	19-24	21.5 °C	Mann, 1996
41	Spawning temperature	Water temperatures of 15-17°C	16.0 °C	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
42	Spawning water type	Fast-flowing water	Flowing or turbulent water	Coad, 2005
42	Spawning water type	Water with current	Flowing or turbulent water	Persat, 2001
42	Spawning water type	Current velocity 20-50 cm/s	Flowing or turbulent water	Mann, 1996
42	Spawning water type	This may indicate that this species uses the reservoir as a refuge for overwintering and the river for spawing and feeding during spring and summer	No category	Hladik and Kubecka, 2003
43	Spawning depth	Deep water	No data	Billard, 1997
43	Spawning depth	Shallow water	No data	Persat, 2001
44	Spawning substrate	Sand or gravel	Lithophils	Coad, 2005
44	Spawning substrate	Lithophil: gravel and pebbles and possibly sand	Lithophils	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
44	Spawning substrate	Gravel	Lithophils	Billard, 1997
44	Spawning substrate	Gravel (2-8 cm)	Lithophils	Persat, 2001
44	Spawning substrate	Stones and gravel: 3-25 cm	Lithophils	Mann, 1996
44	Spawning substrate	Lithophils	Lithophils	Balon, 1975
44	Spawning substrate	Lithophilous	Lithophils	Penaz, 1976
44	Spawning substrate	Lithophilous fishes	Lithophils	Penaz, 1973
44	Spawning substrate	Brood hider lithopphil	No category	Cattanéo et al, 2001
44	Spawning substrate	Being a lithophilous species, spirlin is not capable to use flooded riparian vegetation as spawning substrate, but rather thrives on increased food availability and suitable nursery habitat for offsprings	Lithophils	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
45	Spawning site preparation	No	No category	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
45	Spawning site preparation	No nest, eggs are only released on ground	Open water/substratum scatter	Persat, 2001
45	Spawning site preparation	Open substratum spawners	Open water/substratum scatter	Mann, 1996
45	Spawning site preparation	Open substratum spawner	Open water/substratum scatter	Balon, 1975
48	Spawning release	Multiple spawning	Multiple	Rinchard, 1996
48	Spawning release	Multiple spawner : eggs are released in several times	Multiple	Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
48	Spawning release	Multiple spawning over a period of 15 weeks	Multiple	Coad, 2005
48	Spawning release	Multiple spawner	Multiple	Persat, 2001
48	Spawning release	Released of batches of 100-200 eggs each	Multiple	Persat, 2001
48	Spawning release	Fractional	Fractional	Cattanéo et al, 2001
48	Spawning release	Spirlin is reported to belong to batch spawners […] The absence of the gap, and no increase in mean diameter of the oocytes supports the idea that spirlin has indeterminate fecundity	Multiple	Polacik and Kovac, 2006
49	Parity	In Azerbaijan, maturity is attained at 1-2 years and life span is 3 years	No category	Coad, 2005
50	Parental care	Non-guarders	No care	Mann, 1996
50	Parental care	Non-protecting their roe	No care	Penaz, 1976