Acipenser transmontanus

  • Scientific name
  • Acipenser transmontanus

  • Common name
  • White sturgeon

  • Family
  • Acipenseridae

  • External links
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Trait completeness 28%
Total data52
References24
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Traits detail



Egg (100.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary data Secondary Data References
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Bone, 2008
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Bone, 2008
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Miller and Beckman, 1996
1 Oocyte diameter 3.50-4.00 3.75 mm Cherr and Clark, 1982
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Cherr and Clark, 1982
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Paragamian et al, 2001
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Paragamian et al, 2001
6 Temperature for incubation 14.4 14.4 °C Perrin et al, 2003
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Perrin et al, 2003
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive McCabe and Beckman, 1990
1 Oocyte diameter 3.80-4.00 3.9 mm Doroshov et al, 1983
6 Temperature for incubation 14-16 15.0 °C Doroshov et al, 1983
5 Incubation time 7 7.0 days Doroshov et al, 1983
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Wang et al, 1985
6 Temperature for incubation 11 11.0 °C Wang et al, 1985
6 Temperature for incubation 14 14.0 °C Wang et al, 1985
6 Temperature for incubation 17 17.0 °C Wang et al, 1985
6 Temperature for incubation 20 20.0 °C Wang et al, 1985
6 Temperature for incubation 23 23.0 °C Wang et al, 1985
6 Temperature for incubation 26 26.0 °C Wang et al, 1985
2 Egg size after water-hardening 4.00 4.0 mm Wang et al, 1985
7 Degree-days for incubation 11; 9.58-12.95 123.92 °C * day Wang et al, 1985
7 Degree-days for incubation 20; 3.5-4.08 75.8 °C * day Wang et al, 1985
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Kowtal et al, 1986
1 Oocyte diameter 3.50-4.00 3.75 mm Cherr and Clark, 1985
6 Temperature for incubation 11 11.0 °C Wang et al, 1987
6 Temperature for incubation 14 14.0 °C Wang et al, 1987
6 Temperature for incubation 17 17.0 °C Wang et al, 1987
6 Temperature for incubation 20 20.0 °C Wang et al, 1987
4 Egg adhesiveness Adhesive Adhesive Paragamian et al, 2002
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Paragamian et al, 2002
3 Egg Buoyancy Demersal Demersal Hildebrand et al, 1999
6 Temperature for incubation 14-16 15.0 °C Counihan et al, 1998
1 Oocyte diameter 3.5-4 3.75 mm Cherr et al (, 1982)
2 Egg size after water-hardening 3.7-4.0 3.85 mm Doroshov et al. (, 1984)
2 Egg size after water-hardening 3.4-3.5 3.45 mm Webb et al (, 1999)
2 Egg size after water-hardening 3.8-3.5 3.65 mm Doroshov et al. (, 1983)
4 Egg adhesiveness yes Adhesive Kowtal et al (, 1986)
6 Temperature for incubation 14-17 15.5 °C Wang et al. (, 1985)
6 Temperature for incubation 14-16 15.0 °C Doroshov et al. (, 1983)

Larvae (100.0%)


Trait id Trait Primary Data Secondary Data References
8 Initial larval size 10-10.8 10.4 mm Doroshov et al, 1983
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding 8-11 days 16-18 C 9.5 °C * day Doroshov et al, 1983
13 Full yolk-sac resorption 8-11 days 16-18 C 9.5 °C * day Doroshov et al, 1983
8 Initial larval size 10-11 10.5 mm Wang et al, 1985
13 Full yolk-sac resorption 19.92 days 11 C 19.92 °C * day Wang et al, 1985
8 Initial larval size 10-10.8 10.4 mm Doroshov et al. (, 1983)
9 Larvae behaviour pelagic Pelagic Buddington and Doroshov (, 1986)
10 Reaction to light Photonegative Photophobic Loew and Sillman (, 1998)
11 Temperature during larval development 14-17 15.5 °C Wang et al. (, 1985)
12 Sibling intracohort cannibalism present Present Deng et al (, 2003)
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding 8-11@16-18 9.5 °C * day Doroshov et al. (, 1983)
14 Onset of exogeneous feeding 12@16-17 16.5 °C * day Buddington and Doroshov (, 1984)