Cobitis paludica

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Trait completeness	56%
Total data	37
References	6

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Traits detail

Egg (29.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary data	Secondary Data	References
1	Oocyte diameter	1.278 ± 0.016 [Egg within the gonad]±	1.28 mm	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
1	Oocyte diameter	1.00 [Average diameter of the largest oocyte in fully developed ovaries]	1.0 mm	Vila-Gispert and Moreno-Amich, 2002
2	Egg size after water-hardening	Diameter of the chorion, mean 1.71 ± 0.08, range 1.53-1.86	1.71 mm	Bohlen, 2000

Larvae (0.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References

Female (83.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References
15	Age at sexual maturity	Beginning of 2 year [Both sex specified]	2.0 year	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
15	Age at sexual maturity	2-3 [Most at 3, but some as 1, female]	2.5 year	Soriguer et al, 2000
15	Age at sexual maturity	1 [12 months, age at maturation]	1.0 year	Vila-Gispert and Moreno-Amich, 2002
16	Length at sexual maturity	5.8-6.4	6.1 cm	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
18	Female sexual dimorphism	A change of coloration is observed only during spawning activity: the female became very intensely pigmented [This spawning coloration. This spawning coloration disappeared within a few hours after spawning activity	Absent	Bohlen, 2000
20	Absolute fecundity	1.235-1.986 The last for a female of 90 mm]	1.61 thousand eggs	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
20	Absolute fecundity	1.100 [Average number of vitellogenic oocyes of mature females in a single spawning season]	1.1 thousand eggs	Vila-Gispert and Moreno-Amich, 2002
20	Absolute fecundity	0.4-1.1, up to 1.4	0.75 thousand eggs	Perdices and Doadrio, 1977
21	Oocyte development	Asynchornous, with oocytes in different stages of vitellogenesis, three maturation of yolky eggs in the population were detected	Asynchronous	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
22	Onset of oogenesis	December-January	['January', 'December']	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
23	Intensifying oogenesis activity	Greatest increase in Late March-Early April	['March', 'April']	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
24	Maximum GSI value	11.46 [April-June]	11.46 percent	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
25	Oogenesis duration	From December to April	6.0 months	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
26	Resting period	A period of quiescence of 3 month [September-November]	3.0 months	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002

Male (89.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References
27	Age at sexual maturity	Beginning of 2 year [Both sex specified]	2.0 years	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
27	Age at sexual maturity	1-2 [Most at 2 and 3, male specified]	1.5 years	Soriguer et al, 2000
28	Length at sexual maturity	48-53	50.5 cm	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
30	Male sexual dimorphism	Mature males exibit secondary sexual characters like the lamina circularis with a short manubrium, allowing external sex recognition	Absent	Perdices and Doadrio, 1977
30	Male sexual dimorphism	A change of coloration is observed only during spawning activity: the male became pale [This spawning coloration. This spawning coloration disappeared within a few hours after spawning activity	Absent	Bohlen, 2000
31	Onset of spermatogenesis	Early October	['October']	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
32	Main spermatogenesis activity	Greatest increase in March	['March']	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
33	Maximum GSI value	1.52% [April-June]	1.52 percent	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
34	Spermatogenesis duration	From October to April	7.0 months	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
35	Resting period	Short quiescence period [August-September]	3.0 months	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002

Spawning conditions (53.0%)

Trait id	Trait	Primary Data	Secondary Data	References
39	Spawning season	Late March to early July	['March', 'July']	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
39	Spawning season	Starts in May throughout July	['May', 'July']	Perdices and Doadrio, 1977
40	Spawning period duration	12 [3.00 months, length of breeding season]	12.0 weeks	Vila-Gispert and Moreno-Amich, 2002
44	Spawning substrate	Dense vegetation	Phytophils	Bohlen, 2000
45	Spawning site preparation	Zygotes are placed in a special habitat (e.g. scattered on vegetation, or buried in gravel)	Susbtrate chooser	Vila-Gispert and Moreno-Amich, 2002
47	Mating system	All males in the tank followed the female, the female penetrated into dense vegetation, spotted and one male embraced the female. The female started swimming and the circle began again, often with another male embracing the female	No category	Bohlen, 2000
48	Spawning release	Multiple spawner or batch spawner: two batches per year per females	Multiple	Oliva-Paterna et al, 2002
48	Spawning release	Multiple spawning have been suggested also for C. paludicola	Multiple	Marconato and Rasotto, 1989
49	Parity	Iteroparous [Adult specimens have no more than two or three reproductive years]	Iteroparous	Perdices and Doadrio, 1977
50	Parental care	No parental protection of zygotes, embryo and larvae	No care	Vila-Gispert and Moreno-Amich, 2002