Female - Weight at sexual maturity

(0-15 kg)


Species Primary Data Secondary Data Reference
Anguilla anguilla Body weight of eels at catch averaged 0.8 Kg (range 0.5 to 1.5 kg) 0.8 Boetius and Boetius, 1980
Anguilla anguilla Mean 0.425, range 0.130-2.105 [Female, n=1145] 1.12 Vollestad and Jonsson, 1986
Anguilla anguilla Mean of 0.343-1.242, in various areas 0.79 Svedäng et al, 1996
Anguilla anguilla Female silver: mean 0.58 ± 0.03, range 30.9-83.0 0.58 Beullens et al, 1997
Alosa alosa 1.3-3.5 2.4 Billard, 1997
Alosa alosa 1.845 1.84 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Alosa alosa In females, sizes range from 600-3100 g 1850.0 Acolas et al, 2006
Alosa fallax 970 to 1519 g [Female specified] 970.0 Lopez et al, 2007
Alosa sapidissima Mean of 1.241-1.483, range from 0.848 to 1.900 [Female specified] 1.36 Olney and McBride, 2003
Alosa sapidissima 1.622-2.095 [Mean weight of repeat spawners] 1.86 Carscaden and Legget, 1975
Barbatula barbatula 5.5-6 g 5.75 Skryabin, 1993
Cobitis taenia 2.81-2.95 g ! 2.88 Vaino and Saat, 2003
Abramis brama 0.25-0.4 [Both sex !] 0.33 Backiel and Zawiska, 1968
Abramis brama 0.335-1.590 0.96 Sokolova, 1990
Aristichthys nobilis 9.3 [16% at 7.9 kg] 9.3 Abdusamadov, 1986
Aristichthys nobilis 5-10 [Female] 7.5 Jennigs, 1988
Aristichthys nobilis Average weight of 19.900 kg for fishes in the Changjiang River 19.9 Naca, 1989
Aristichthys nobilis 3-10 6.5 Horvath et al, 1992
Aristichthys nobilis 5-10 kg [Both sex, in Asia and Europe] 7.5 Schrank, 1999
Aristichthys nobilis 3.38 ± 0.87 [Females reared in control conditions] 3.38 Santiago et al, 2004
Aristichthys nobilis 5-10 in temperate conditions [Both sex] 7.5 Kolar et al, 2005
Aspius aspius 0.840-2.800 1.82 Shikhshabekov, 1979
Carassius carassius 0.085-0.100 0.09 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Carassius carassius Mean of females range from 31.2 ±20 g in Pond Hermanninlampi, and 933.3 ± 339.4 and 311.7 ± 100.1 in lake Varaslampi 31.2 Aho and Holopainen, 2000
Chondrostoma nasus A ripe female 1.44 kg was caught 1.44 Kamler er al., 1996
Chondrostoma nasus Females in spawinng conditons caught on the spawning ground have a mean weight of 1257 g, range of 785-1857 g 1321.0 Keckeis et al, 2000
Ctenopharyngodon idella 3-10 6.5 Horvath et al, 1992
Ctenopharyngodon idella 5 [Sex not specifiec] 5.0 Le Houarn, 2001
Ctenopharyngodon idella 5.8 5.8 Abdusamadov, 1986
Ctenopharyngodon idella The grass carp investigated for fecundity were between 5,050 and 16,400 g in weight 5.0 Gorbach, 1972
Ctenopharyngodon idella For females: 4.76-7.03 [Cuttack], 5 [Israel], 2.3-3.2 |Malacca, Malaysia], 3.0-3.5 [Poland], 3+ [Taiwan] 5.89 Shireman and Smith, 1983
Ctenopharyngodon idella Average weight of 9.200 kg for fishes in the Changjiang River 9.2 Naca, 1989
Cyprinus carpio 4-5 4.5 Horvath et al, 1992
Cyprinus carpio 3-5 [But 0.8-1 in France] 4.0 Billard, ???
Cyprinus carpio Females of 5 years, 3-4 kg were used 3.5 Bieniarz et al, 1979
Gobio gobio Gudgeon generally reaches a size of 8-10 cm and a weight of 10 g at 2 years, 12-13 cm and 20-25 g at 3 years 9.0 Kestemont and Mélard, ???
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 3-10 6.5 Horvath et al, 1992
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 4.8 4.8 Abdusamadov, 1986
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Broodstock used was: mean 5.75 ± 0.15 (range 3.56-8.71) in 1982 and mean 4.81 ±0.07 (range 3.40-8.70) in 1983 5.75 Verigin et al, 1990
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Average body weigth 7,900 kg in the Changjiang 7.0 Naca, 1989
Leuciscus cephalus 0.265-0.500 [Female] 0.38 Kalkan et al, 2005
Leuciscus cephalus Minimum weight at sexual maturity is 41.6 41.6 Sasi, 2003
Leuciscus cephalus Mean weight of 92 g [Age 4] and 174 [Age 5] 92.0 Mann, 1976
Leuciscus cephalus < 150 g (Sex not specified) 150.0 Zelepien, 1997
Leuciscus cephalus Means of 11.44 g [Age 2], 47.05 [Age 3], 71.15 [Age 4], 114.60 [Age 5], 159.9 [Age 6], and 240.3 [Age 7] for females 11.44 Ünver, 1998
Leuciscus idus 0.4 [Sex no specified] 0.4 Kestemont, 2001
Leuciscus idus 523-760 g [In Sarvlax], 200-300 [In Dunaj], sex not specified 641.5 Witkowski et al, 1997
Leuciscus leuciscus 29.5-46.4 g for age 3 and 53.0-84.5 for age 4 in two populations respectively [female] 37.95 Mann, 1974
Mylopharyngodon piceus Average weight of 22.900 kg for fishes in the Changjiang River 22.9 Naca, 1989
Phoxinus phoxinus 1.7 g 1.7 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Phoxinus phoxinus 3.5-5.5, 6.0 [Both sex] 4.5 Papadopol and Weinberger, 1975
Pseudorasbora parva 0.6-4.2 g 2.4 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Pseudorasbora parva 1.0-4.5 g 2.75 Makeyeva and Mokamed, 1982
Rutilus rutilus 0.175 minimal weight (n=3232) and mean=0.524 0.17 Spivak et al, 1979
Rutilus rutilus 14.60 ± 0.61 g !! [Smallest mature female 11.7 g] 14.6 Papageorgiou, 1979
Rutilus rutilus Weight of male sampled: 73.95 ± 51.65, range 11.15-467.20 g in Gomishan wetland and 96.41 ± 39.14, range 37.37-238.34 g in Anzali 73.95 Naddafi et al, 2005
Scardinius erythrophthalmus 0.08-0.53 (0.01-0.023 : stunted form due to degraded environmental conditions) 0.3 Shikhshabekov, 1979
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Females as small as 3.4 g mm contained mature eggs 3.4 Hicks, ???
Tinca tinca 0.75-3.00 1.88 Horvath et al, 1992
Tinca tinca 0.216 ± 0.016 for female at age 4 0.22 Yilmaz, 2002
Tinca tinca 0.4 [Minimal body weight of female for optimal reproduction] 0.4 Linhart and Billard, 1995
Tinca tinca Mean of 0.133 for female of 4 0.13 Alas and Solak, 2004
Tinca tinca It appears that in both spawning seasons, females taking part in the reproduction weighted from 238.0 to 1126.0 g 238.0 Pimpicka, 1991
Vimba vimba 0.045-0.41 0.23 Shikhshabekov, 1979
Vimba vimba 0.166-0.693 0.43 Hliwa et al, 2002
Vimba vimba The average of body weight of spawners caught in 1969 and 1970 was about over 0.460 kg [Both sex] 1969.0 Wajdowicz, 1974
Vimba vimba In all studied year, mature females ranges from 48-114 g [Age 3]; 89-140 [Age 4], 133-177 [Age 5] 81.0 Kuliev, 1988
Vimba vimba A common weight for both sex is 331-408 g 369.5 Kesminas et al, 1999
Vimba vimba Spawners used in the experiments were 5-7+, and size was 239.4 ± 93.6 239.4 Hliwa et al, 2003
Esox niger 0.4-0.7 [Sex not specified] 0.55 Coffie, 1998
Esox lucius 1-5 3.0 Hovarth et al, 1992
Lota lota 2.5 [Lowest weight] 2.5 Vedeneev et al, 2003
Lota lota 1.3 pounds [Age 3], 2.2 [Age 4], 2.4 [Age 5] both sex in Winnipeg Beach. The largest immature female weighed 1.5 pounds 1.3 Hewson, 1955
Lota lota Mean 1.724, range 0.62-3.73 [Age 6+], Mean 2.53, range 0.8-3.12 [Age 7+], and mean 3.080, range 1.1-6.1 [Age 8+] 2.17 Kirillov, 1989
Lota lota Burbot matured in Lake Cle Elum at 2-4 years (28-43 cm TL). In Palmer Lake, all mature males were six years or older and mature females seven years or older (54 and 64 cm TL, respectively). Most burbot matured at 3-4 years of age in three Wyoming lakes, and two years in Lake Winninpeg 3.0 Bonar et al, 2000
Gasterosteus aculeatus 0.5-3.8 g 2.15 Poizat et al, 2002
Gasterosteus aculeatus Weight of females producing eggs after spawning 1.102, range 0.582-3.665 mm 2.12 Wootton, 1973
Gasterosteus aculeatus Weights of female caught in May anf June: 0.557 ± 0.0835 g and 0.626 g, respectively in Frongoch and 1.098 ±0.1553 and 0.823 ±0.0525 g in Rheidol 0.56 Wootton et al, 1978
Pungitius pungitius 0.244-0.953 g 0.6 Sokolowska and Skora, 2001
Pungitius pungitius 1.095-1.298 g and smallest female were 0.66-0.69 1.2 Heins et al, 2003
Pungitius pungitius The mean size of reproducing (clutch bearing) females was 58.1 mm Ls (1.298 g) in 1994 and 53.3 mm Ls (1.092 g) in 1998 58.1 Heins et al, 2003
Micropterus salmoides 0.2 0.2 Heidinger, 1976
Micropterus salmoides 0.09-0.15 0.12 Carrel and Schlumberger, 2001
Morone chrysops 0.25-0.28 0.27 Berlinsky et al, 1995
Morone saxatilis >2 2.0 Berlinsky et al, 1995
Gymnocephalus cernua 20-30 g ! [Different class studied strating at 11.0-20.9 g !] 25.0 Neja, 1988
Perca flavescens 30-40 g 35.0 Dabrowski et al, 1996
Perca flavescens The smallest stunded female weighted 5.52 g 5.52 Jansen ,1996
Perca fluviatilis 0.02-0.24 [20-240 g] 0.13 Thorpe, 1977
Sander lucioperca 0.73-3.0 1.86 Hovarth et al, 1992
Sander lucioperca 0.230-0.275 [Smallest weight, sex specified] 0.25 Raikova-Petrova and Zivkov, 1998
Sander lucioperca 0.270-0.870 0.57 Lappaleinen et al, 2003
Sander lucioperca Smallest mature female are 23 23.0 Zivkov and Petrova, 1993
Sander lucioperca The smallest weight of mature females in reservoir Batak Dam is 270 g, and in Ovcharitsa cooling reservoir 230 g 270.0 Raikova-Petrova and Zivkov, 1998
Coregonus lavaretus 0.207 0.21 Bagenal, 1970
Coregonus albula 40.3-263.5 g ! 151.9 Demska-Zakes and Dlugosz, 1995
Coregonus albula 30.0-64.0 g ! 47.0 Dlugosz and Worniallo, 1985
Coregonus albula Weight of the female examined range from 34.6 to 263 g ! 34.6 Wilkonska, 1992
Coregonus albula Mean 65.1, range 23-249 [Gutted wieght] 136.0 Wilkonska et al, 1993
Coregonus albula Weight of examined nominate form: mean 65.8, range 44.0-85.0; and deepwater form, mean 18.4; 10.2-34.8 64.5 Anwand, 1998
Coregonus albula Overall mean weight was 71.5±25.0 71.5 Sarvala et al, 1992
Coregonus clupeaformis Vary between 0.29 to 0.600 depending on the area 0.29 Mack and Billard, 1984
Hucho hucho 2-3 2.5 Holcik, 1990
Hucho hucho Mean of 6.1, range 2.5-8.3 [For female migrating] 5.4 Witkowski, 1988
Hucho hucho At the age of 5 years, female weights about 3.5 5.0 Prawochensky and Kolder, 1968
Hucho hucho First spawning takes place when fish are 3 or 4 kg [Sex not specified] 3.0 Jungwirth, 1978
Hucho hucho 4 [Sex not specified] 4.0 Jungwirth, 1979
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 1.05-1.44 mean weight between 1971-1979 [n= 4500] 1.25 Golobanov, 1982
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 0.600-2.350 is the mean [Varies between 0.830-1.960] 1.48 Zolotukhin, 1993
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 706 ± 140 g ! 706.0 Macquarrie et al, 1979
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Average weight was 0.68 kg 0.68 Kwain, 1982
Oncorhynchus keta The average individual returning to spawn in British Columbia1952-1960, weighted 11.0-12.8 pounds [Sex not specified] 1956.0 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Oncorhynchus kisutch 3.0-5.5 4.25 Groot, 1996
Oncorhynchus kisutch 0.789 ± 0.139 [n=30, artificial conditions] 0.79 MacQuarrie et al, 1978
Oncorhynchus kisutch Weight reached by wild coho salmon at maturation ranges from 2.5 to 6 kg, and 3.52 ± 0.53 kg for cultured females in this study 3.52 Estay et al, 1998
Oncorhynchus mykiss Females sampled were 826 ± 75 g [Age 2], 33220 ± 854 [Age 3] and 4015 ± 694 [Age 4] 826.0 Kato and Kamler, 1983
Oncorhynchus nerka 1.5-2 [Southern areas] and 2.5-3 [Nothern areas] 1.75 Groot, 1996
Oncorhynchus nerka 1.90-2.38 [Weight of female at the beginning and at the end of the running migration] 2.14 Yegorova, 1978
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Up to 50 kg 50.0 Hankin et al, 1993
Salmo salar 0.425-1.474 [mean with n= 101] 0.95 Jarrams, 1979
Salmo salar 1.8-2.7 [Not specified] 2.25 Kerr and Grant, 1999
Salmo trutta fario Between year 1969 and 1994, mean body weight range from 2.1 to 3.4, and overall range from 1.2 to 4.7 kg 1969.0 Papala et al, 1998
Salmo trutta fario The Mt of spawning females ranged from 55 to 8130 g 55.0 Rubin et al, 2005
Salvelinus alpinus 0.84 [Far east], 0.9-2.0 [Alaska], 3.4 [Nortwest territories], 0.55-2.05 [Arctic islands] 1.45 Groot, 1996
Salvelinus alpinus 1 [Generally for non-adramous arctic-charr] 1.0 Groot, 1996
Salvelinus alpinus The most common modal size range for the char within the 2 rivers was 1.2 ± 0.1 kg 1.2 Beddow et al, 1998
Salvelinus fontinalis Spawning females were: in 1994, n=45, 656 ±395 g; in 1995, n=42, 705 ± 381 g 656.0 Blanchfield and Ridgway, 1997
Stenodus leucichthys Mass maturation for females at 4.0-5.0 [But could be 2.53] 4.5 Chereshnev et al, 2000
Stenodus leucichthys 5.65 pounds at 7 years and 9.75 pounds at 10 years 5.65 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Thymallus arcticus 2.1-3.8 pounds !!! 2.95 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Cottus gobio Among actively reproducing female, the smallest gravid female was 2.3 g, whereas the maximum weight was 31.7 g 2.3 Abdoli et al, 2005
Ameiurus nebulosus In Canada, adults weigh 0.75-1 pound 0.88 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Ictalurus punctatus Can mature as early as 0.34 kg , but broodfish of at least 1.5 kg are preferred sex not specified] 0.34 Legendre et al, 1997
Silurus glanis Mass maturation occurs at 1.3-2.3 kg, however the maturation rate may be 1.22 kg [Sex not specified] 1.8 Orlova, 1987
Silurus glanis 2.6 2.6 Zholdasova and Guseva, 1987
Silurus glanis 4-12 8.0 Hovarth et al, 1992
Silurus glanis 2 [Sex not specified] 2.0 Schlumberger and Proteau, 2001
Silurus glanis The smallest mature female was 4.434 [1-2, 1.43 for both sex in other studies] 1.5 Alp et al, 2004
Osmerus eperlanus Average: 5-8, range from 1.5-3.5 to 53.0-94.0 in g !!! [Both sex] 6.5 Belyanina, 1969
Anguilla anguilla Mean 0.107, range 0.028-0.162 [Female, n=75] 0.1 Vollestad and Jonsson, 1986
Anguilla anguilla Male silver: mean 0.168 ± 0.004, range 0.077-0.409 0.17 Beullens et al, 1997
Anguilla anguilla Male silver eels about 80 g were brought to the laboratory 80.0 Boetius and Boetius, 1980
Alosa alosa 1.2-2.5 1.85 Billard, 1997
Alosa alosa 0.985 0.98 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Alosa alosa From 510 to 2000 g 510.0 Acolas et al, 2006
Alosa fallax Range from 523 to 905 g [Male specified] 523.0 Lopez et al, 2007
Alosa sapidissima 1.210-1.803 [Mean weight of repeat spawners] 1.51 Carscaden and Legget, 1975
Cobitis taenia 0.00098-0.000107 [0.98-1.07 g !] 0.0 Vaino and Saat, 2003
Abramis brama 0.260-1.104 0.68 Sokolova, 1990
Abramis brama 0.25-0.4 [Full range 0.1-0.5] 0.33 Backiel and Zawiska, 1968
Aristichthys nobilis 3-7 5.0 Horvath et al, 1992
Aristichthys nobilis 7.1 [For smallest male] 7.1 Abdusamadov, 1986
Aristichthys nobilis 5-10 in temperate conditions [Bot sex] 7.5 Kolar et al, 2005
Aristichthys nobilis 2.4 ±0.3 [Males in reared conditions] 2.4 Santiago et al, 2004
Aristichthys nobilis 5-10 kg [Both sex, in Asia and Europe] 7.5 Schrank, 1999
Aristichthys nobilis Most of the caught individuals weigthed 6-12 kg; this size is a characteristic of the sexually mature individuals 9.0 Ciolac, 2004
Aristichthys nobilis Individuals studied were 7705 +- 207 g 7705.0 Belova, 1981
Aspius aspius 0.840-2.800 1.82 Shikhshabekov, 1979
Carassius carassius Mean of males range from 10.5 ±6.1 g in Pond Hermanninlampi, and 640.2 ± 288.7 and 302.7 ± 137.2 in lake Varaslampi 10.5 Aho and Holopainen, 2000
Ctenopharyngodon idella 3-7 5.0 Horvath et al, 1992
Ctenopharyngodon idella 5 [Sex not specifiec] 5.0 Le Houarn, 2001
Ctenopharyngodon idella 5.0 5.0 Abdusamadov, 1986
Ctenopharyngodon idella Most of the caught individuals weigthed 6-12 kg; this size is a characteristic of the sexually mature individuals 9.0 Ciolac, 2004
Ctenopharyngodon idella Fish investigated were 4920 ± 211 and 5342 ± 623 g 4920.0 Belova, 1981
Ctenopharyngodon idella For males: 4.54-6.61 [Cuttack, India], 0.95-1.40 [Cuttack, India], 4 [Israel], 2-3 [Malacca, Malaysia], 5.58 Shireman and Smith, 1983
Cyprinus carpio 3-4 3.5 Horvath et al, 1992
Cyprinus carpio 1 [0.5 in France] 1.0 Billard, ???
Cyprinus carpio Individuals studied were 1.930 ±124 and 1.907 ± 113 1.93 Belova, 1981
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 3-7 5.0 Horvath et al, 1992
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 4.8 4.8 Abdusamadov, 1986
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Most of the caught individuals weigthed 6-12 kg; this size is a characteristic of the sexually mature individuals 9.0 Ciolac, 2004
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Individuals ranged from 2.645 ± 140 to 3.464 ± 215 2.65 Belova, 1981
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Broodstock used was mean 4.02 ± 0.2 (range 2.27-5.57) in 1982 and 3.50 ± 0.1 (range 2.40-5.20) in 1983 4.02 Verigin et al, 1990
Leuciscus cephalus 0.397 0.4 Kalkan et al, 2005
Leuciscus cephalus Minimum weight at sexual maturity is 54.5 g 54.5 Sasi, 2003
Leuciscus cephalus Mean weight of 33 g [Age 3] and 92 g [Age 4] 33.0 Mann, 1976
Leuciscus cephalus > 150 g (sex not specified) 150.0 Zelepien, 1997
Leuciscus idus 0.4 [Sex no specified] 0.4 Kestemont, 2001
Leuciscus idus 523-760 g [In Sarvlax], 200-300 [In Dunaj], sex not specified 641.5 Witkowski et al, 1997
Leuciscus leuciscus 29.1-46 g for age 3 and 52.8-82.0 for age 4 in two populations respectively [female] 37.55 Mann, 1974
Phoxinus phoxinus 1 g 1.0 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Phoxinus phoxinus 3.5-5.5, 6.0 [Both sex] 4.5 Papadopol and Weinberger, 1975
Pimephales promelas 1.72 ± 0.21 g !!! 1.72 DeWitt, 1993
Pseudorasbora parva Mature males used were 3.76 ± 1.77 g 3.76 Konishi and Takata, 2004
Rutilus rutilus 0.098 minimal weight (n=4543) and mean=0.319 0.1 Spivak et al, 1979
Rutilus rutilus Smallest mature male 3.78 g !! 3.78 Papageorgiou, 1979
Rutilus rutilus Weight of male sampled: 53.11 ± 29.36, range 6.38-148.08 g in Gomishan wetland and 93.88 ± 31.56, range 24.21-245 g in Anzali 53.11 Naddafi et al, 2005
Scardinius erythrophthalmus 0.08-0.53 (0.01-0.023 : stunted form due to degraded environmental conditions) 0.3 Shikhshabekov, 1979
Tinca tinca 0.4-2.5 1.45 Horvath et al, 1992
Tinca tinca 0.3 [Minimal body weight of male for optimal reproduction] 0.3 Linhart and Billard, 1995
Tinca tinca Mean of 0.083 for age 3 0.08 Alas and Solak, 2004
Vimba vimba 0.045-0.41 0.23 Shikhshabekov, 1979
Vimba vimba In all studied year, mature males ranges from 39-87 g [Age 3]; 60-124 [Age 4], 87-175 [Age 5] 63.0 Kuliev, 1988
Esox niger 0.4-0.7 [sex not specified] 0.55 Coffie, 1998
Esox lucius 0.5-2 1.25 Hovarth et al, 1992
Lota lota 0.9 [Lowest weight] 0.9 Vedeneev et al, 2003
Lota lota The largest immature male weighed 2.2 pounds 2.2 Hewson, 1955
Lota lota Mean 1.381, range 0.8-3.065 [Age 6+], and mean 1.411, range 0.85-3.56 [Age 7+] 1.93 Kirillov, 1989
Gasterosteus aculeatus Nest-building males were 0.94 ± 0.25 g , range 0.60-1.79 g 0.94 Barber et al, 2000
Pungitius pungitius Average 1.015-1.03 g ! 1.02 Heins et al, 2003
Pungitius pungitius The mean size of reproducing (clutch bearing) females was 58.1 mm Ls (1.298 g) in 1994 and 53.3 mm Ls (1.092 g) in 1998 58.1 Heins et al, 2003
Micropterus salmoides 0.160 0.16 Heidinger, 1976
Perca flavescens 5-6 g 5.5 Dabrowski et al, 1996
Perca flavescens The smallest fish of the stunted males weighted 1.71 g. The smallest mature male from the normal population weighted more than 10 g 1.71 Jansen ,1996
Perca fluviatilis 0.01-0.06 [10-60 g] 0.03 Thorpe, 1977
Sander lucioperca 0.5-2 1.25 Horvath et al, 1992
Sander lucioperca 0.255-0.610 0.43 Lappaleinen et al, 2003
Sander lucioperca 0.110-0.270 [Smallest weight, sex specified] 0.19 Raikova-Petrova and Zivkov, 1998
Sander lucioperca The smallest mature male are 110 g 110.0 Zivkov and Petrova, 1993
Sander lucioperca The smallest wieght of mature females in reservoir Batak Dam is 270 g, and in Ovcharitsa cooling reservoir 110 g 270.0 Raikova-Petrova and Zivkov, 1998
Coregonus lavaretus About 0.127 0.13 Bagenal, 1970
Coregonus albula 33.0-51.0 g ! 42.0 Dlugosz and Worniallo, 1985
Coregonus albula Mean 232, range 26-142 [Gutted weight] 84.0 Wilkonska et al, 1993
Coregonus clupeaformis Vary between 0.26 to 0.500 [Male] 0.26 Mack and Billard, 1984
Hucho hucho 1-2 1.5 Holcik, 1990
Hucho hucho Mean of 6.6, range 2.1-14.2 [For male migrating] 8.15 Witkowski, 1988
Hucho hucho First spawning takes place when fish are 3 or 4 kg [Sex not specified] 3.0 Jungwirth, 1978
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 1.01-1.85 mean weight between 1971-1979 [n= 4500] 1.43 Golobanov, 1982
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 0.650-3.210 [mean range from 1.017-1.960] 1.93 Zolotukhin, 1993
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 793 ± 174 g ! 793.0 Macquarrie et al, 1979
Oncorhynchus keta 9.6 lb [Bot sex] 9.6 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Oncorhynchus kisutch 3.0-5.5 [average] 4.25 Groot, 1996
Oncorhynchus kisutch 0.63±0.124 [n=13, artificial conditions] 0.63 MacQuarrie et al, 1978
Oncorhynchus kisutch Weight reached by wild coho salmon at maturation ranges from 2.5 to 6 kg, and 3.87 ± 0.66 kg for cultured males in this study 3.87 Estay et al, 1998
Oncorhynchus nerka 2.58-2.80 [Weight of female at the beginning and at the end of the running migration] 2.69 Yegorova, 1978
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha May mature as early as 2 kg as "Jacks", trough at least 50 kg 2.0 Hankin et al, 1993
Salmo salar 1.8-2.7 [Not specified] 2.25 Kerr and Grant, 1999
Salmo trutta fario The Mt of spawning males ranged from 56 to 6000 g 56.0 Rubin et al, 2005
Salvelinus alpinus The youngest sexually mature char detemirnated was a 4-year-old male, weighting 0.31 kg at 30.3 cm in length [The most common modal size range for the char within the 2 rivers was 1.2 ± 0.1 kg] 1.2 Beddow et al, 1998
Salvelinus fontinalis Spawning females were: in 1994, n=48, 480 ±407 g; in 1995, n=63, 507 ± 351 g 480.0 Blanchfield and Ridgway, 1997
Stenodus leucichthys Mass maturation for females at 2.0-3.5 [But could be 1.47] 2.75 Chereshnev et al, 2000
Thymallus arcticus 2.1-3.8 pounds !!! 2.95 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Thymallus arcticus Spawning males may be larger than females at a given age 0.0 Northcote, 1993
Ictalurus punctatus Can mature as early as 0.34 kg , but broodfish of at least 1.5 kg are preferred sex not specified] 0.34 Legendre et al, 1997
Silurus glanis Mass maturation occurs at 1.3-2.3 kg, however the maturation rate may be 1.22 kg [Sex not specified] 1.8 Orlova, 1987
Silurus glanis 2.2 2.2 Zholdasova and Guseva, 1987
Silurus glanis 3-7 5.0 Hovarth et al, 1992
Silurus glanis 2 [Sex not specified] 2.0 Schlumberger and Proteau, 2001
Silurus glanis The smallest male was 3.744 [12, 1.43 for both sex in other studies] 3.74 Alp et al, 2004
Osmerus eperlanus Average: 5-8, range from 1.5-3.5 to 53.0-94.0 in g !!! [Both sex] 6.5 Belyanina, 1969