Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

  • Scientific name
  • Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

  • Common name
  • Shovelnose sturgeon

  • Family
  • Acipenseridae

  • External links
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Trait completeness 22%
Total data22
References8
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Traits detail



Egg (86.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary data Secondary Data References
5 Incubation time 4 4.0 days Colombo, 2007
2 Egg size after water-hardening 2.35-2.452 2.4 mm Hamel, 2015
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Bone, 2008
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Bone, 2008
6 Temperature for incubation 17-18 17.5 °C Kappenman, 2013
7 Degree-days for incubation 24; 3 72.0 °C * day Korschgen, 2007
7 Degree-days for incubation 20; 4 80.0 °C * day Korschgen, 2007
6 Temperature for incubation 20-24 22.0 °C Korschgen, 2007
7 Degree-days for incubation 16.5; 7-10 140.25 °C * day Snyder, 2002
7 Degree-days for incubation 13; 11 143.0 °C * day Snyder, 2002

Larvae (71.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary Data Secondary Data References
10 Reaction to light prolarvae are photonegative Photophobic Colombo, 2007
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding 8 days post-hatch at 20 C 8.0 °C * day Colombo, 2007
13 Full yolk-sac resorption 7 days post-hatch at 20 C 7.0 °C * day Colombo, 2007
8 Initial larval size mean 14, range 14-16 15.0 mm Kynard and Horgran, 2002
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding development into larvae (defined as first feeding interval) happens at 72-78 Degree-Days on day 4 75.0 °C * day Kynard and Horgran, 2002
10 Reaction to light photopositive 1-10 days, photonegative after 11 days Photopositive Kynard and Horgran, 2002
9 Larvae behaviour diurnal migration 0-4 days; switch to nocturnal later in development Demersal Kynard and Horgran, 2002
13 Full yolk-sac resorption all yolk absorbed at 11 days post-hatch 11.0 °C * day Snyder, 2002
9 Larvae behaviour transition from drifting to benthic life stage initiated at 6 days post hatch and at a mean length of 15.6mm Demersal Braaten, 2008
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding 4 days post hatch (72-78 Degree-Days) 75.0 °C * day Kynard and Horgran, 2002
8 Initial larval size 7-9 8.0 mm Snyder, 2002
13 Full yolk-sac resorption 11 days at mean monthly temps of 19-21 C 20.0 °C * day Snyder, 2002