Egg - Egg size after water-hardening

(0-10 mm)


Species Primary Data Secondary Data Reference
Anguilla anguilla 2.3-2.9 [Swollen eggs] 2.6 Deelder, 1970
Anguilla anguilla Eel eggs during further development will swell to diameters of 2.3 to 2.9 mm 2.9 Boetius and Boetius, 1980
Anguilla anguilla Swelling of the eggs completes after 1.5 hour, the diameter of swollen eggs is 1.1-1.2 mm 1.15 Prokhorchik et al, 1988
Anguilla anguilla About 2 mm after fertilization 2.0 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Alosa alosa 2.5-4.5 3.5 Taverny et al, 2000
Alosa alosa 1.5-2 [Sometimes up to 4.4 ?] 1.75 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Alosa alosa 2.5-4.5 3.5 Maitland and Hatton-Ellis, 2000
Alosa fallax 2-4.6 3.3 Taverny et al, 2000
Alosa fallax 1.8-2.4 2.1 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Alosa fallax 1.5-3.5 2.5 Maitland and Hatton-Ellis, 2000
Alosa fallax 1.7-4.5 3.1 Aprahamian et al, 2001
Alosa fallax Relatively large (1.7-4.5 mm) with a wide perivitelline space 3.1 Esteves and Andrade, 2008
Alosa sapidissima 2.5-3.5 [Fertilized eggs] 3.0 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Alosa sapidissima 2.5-3.5 3.0 Mellinger, 2002
Alosa sapidissima 2.5-3.8 3.15 Internet, 2005
Alosa sapidissima 2.5-3.8 [Min-max] 3.15 Fishbase, 2006
Alosa sapidissima 2.5-3.8 [Not specifed] 3.15 Mills, 2004
Alosa sapidissima 2.5-3.8 3.15 Burdick and Hightower, 2005
Alosa sapidissima Average egg diameter was 3.4 mm 3.4 Zydlewski and McCormick, 1997
Valencia hispanica 2.5-2.6 [Not specified] 2.55 Fishbase, 2006
Barbatula barbatula Mainly 1.1, varying between 0.8-1.15 [Drifting eggs] 0.97 Copp et al, 2002b
Barbatula barbatula Diameter of 1.0 mm and a tough outer skin 1.0 Smyly, 1955
Cobitis taenia 2.54 ± 0.22 2.54 Bohlen, 1999
Cobitis taenia 2.54 [2.40-3.12, activated eggs] 2.76 Vaino and Saat, 2003
Cobitis taenia 1.80-2.80 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 2.3 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Cobitis taenia 2.5 mm in diameter 2.5 Lodi and Malacarne, 1990
Cobitis taenia Diameter of chorion mean of 2.49 ± 0.24, range 1.49-3.14 2.49 Bohlen, 2000
Cobitis paludica Diameter of the chorion, mean 1.71 ± 0.08, range 1.53-1.86 1.71 Bohlen, 2000
Abramis brama Average 2.1 [After swelling] 2.1 Backiel and Zawiska, 1968
Abramis brama 1.64 ± 0.04, n=52 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 1.64 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Abramis brama The formation of perivitelline space ended approximatively at the end of this step when the average egg diameter increased 1.64 times, i.e., to 1.80 mm 1.8 Penaz and Gajdusek, 1979
Abramis brama Perivitelline liquid of high osmotic pressure absorbs water very rapidly; the eggs becomes hard and attains its final shape and size, the diameter being 1.57 to 2.30 mm 2.3 Brylinska and Boron, 2004
Alburnus alburnus 1.48 ± 0.06, n=40 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 1.48 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Alburnus alburnus Egg size: the horizontal diameter is from 1.52 to 1.88 mm (1.59 mm in average); vertical diameter is from 1.40 to 1.60 (1.50 mm in average) 1.88 Winnicki and Korzelecka, 1997
Alburnus alburnus 1.5 [Not specified] 1.5 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Aristichthys nobilis 3.7-6 4.85 Horvath et al, 1992
Aristichthys nobilis 3.15-5.30 [Egg after swelling, the membrane diameter increases 3-5 times] 4.22 Mikodina and Makeyeva, 1981
Aristichthys nobilis 5.0-5.2 [Membrane after swelling] 5.1 Makeyeva et al, 1996
Aristichthys nobilis 5.7-6.2, but rarely as small as 3.9 5.95 Kolar et al, 2005
Aristichthys nobilis 3.41 (2.67-3.93) at 19 May & 3.99 (3.67-4.27) at 20 May BUT hybrid between female grass carp and male bighhead 3.3 Kilambi and Zdinak, 1981
Aristichthys nobilis 4.82-5.13 [Swollen egg] 4.97 Jennigs, 1988
Aristichthys nobilis 5.00 ± 0.08 in 1982 and 4.50 ± 0.15 in 1983 5.0 Verigin et al, 1990
Aristichthys nobilis After the eggs have been fertilized and have absorbed water, the egg membrane expands to about 5-6 mm 5.5 Naca, 1989
Aspius aspius 2.0-2.2 [Up to 2.4] 2.1 Coad, 2005
Aspius aspius 1.9-2.1 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 2.0 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Aspius aspius 2.0 [Not specified] 2.0 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Barbus barbus About 2.0 [Eggs captured in drifting nets] 2.0 Copp et al, 2002
Barbus barbus 2.88 after fertilization 2.88 Penaz, 1973
Barbus barbus 2.9 [Not specified] 2.9 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Barbus barbus Having contacted with water, eggs increased to 2.4 mm in diameter (i.e. by 20%) within one hour. 2.4 Krupta, 1988
Carassius auratus 1.29 ± 0.05, n=57 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 1.29 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Carassius auratus 1.25-1.46 1.35 Battle, 1940
Carassius carassius 1-2 [Fertilized eggs] 1.5 Holopainen, 1997
Carassius carassius After fertilization the eggs swell 0.0 Laurila and Holopainen, 1990
Chondrostoma nasus 2.2 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 2.2 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Chondrostoma nasus 1.7-2.9 [Not specified] 2.3 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Chondrostoma nasus The mean size of the fertilized eggs was 2.70-2.91 mm 2.81 Halacka and Lusk, 1995
Chondrostoma nasus The average size of eggs increased from original 1.76 mm to 2.50 mm, their diameter increasing 1.42 times. Under the conditions of the hatchery at Ochoz, at water temepratures of 6.5 to 6.6°C, this stage lasted condiderably longer, about 6 hours. After that time, the average size of eggs of the same materila attained 2.59 mm and increased still during subsequent days of incubation to 2.92 mm (1.66 times increase) 1.76 Penaz, 1974
Chondrostoma nasus 2.8 [Not specified] 2.8 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Chondrostoma nasus Eggs after swelling are 2.2. mm 2.0 Prawochenski, 1964
Chondrostoma toxostoma Mean 2.1, range 1.9-2.5 [After activation] 2.2 Gozlan et al, 1999
Chondrostoma toxostoma About 2 mm [Not specified] 2.0 Internet
Ctenopharyngodon idella 4.2-5 4.6 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Ctenopharyngodon idella 3.7-6 4.85 Horvath et al, 1992
Ctenopharyngodon idella 3.93-5.31 [Egg after swelling, the membrane diameter increases 3-5 times] 4.62 Mikodina and Makeyeva, 1981
Ctenopharyngodon idella 5-6 [After swelling] 5.5 Cudmore and Mandrak, 2004
Ctenopharyngodon idella 3.81 (3.27-4-.18) at 19 May & 4.09 (3.87-4.40) at 20 May 3.63 Kilambi and Zdinak, 1981
Ctenopharyngodon idella The eggs attain a maximum diameter of 4.32-5.32 in 1.5-2 hours after fertilization 4.82 Shireman and Smith, 1983
Ctenopharyngodon idella After the eggs have been fertilized and have absorbed water, the egg membrane expands to about 5-6 mm 5.5 Naca, 1989
Cyprinus carpio 1.6-1.65 = the mean size of hydrated eggs, the perivitelline space increases 5 times in diameter within 10-15 min in water 1.62 Linhart et al, 1995
Cyprinus carpio 2-2.5 2.25 Horvath et al, 1992
Cyprinus carpio About 40% of swelling 40.0 Witeska et al, 1995
Cyprinus carpio 1.5-1.8 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 1.65 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Cyprinus carpio 2.1-2.2 [Swollen] 2.15 Woynarovich, 1962
Cyprinus carpio Mean diameter of swollen eggs range from: 1.875 ± 4.85 and 1.839 ± 4.38 1.88 Kamler and Malczewski, 1982
Cyprinus carpio Within 30-40 minutes this process ended and the average diameter of eggs remained at a value of 1.65 mm. [Described in other studies as: 1.5-1.8] 1.65 Penaz et al, 1983
Cyprinus carpio After fertilization and swelling the diameter was 2.1-2.5 mm (mean 2.3 mm) 2.3 Matlak, 1970
Cyprinus carpio Size of eggs taken from spawning beds ranged from means of 1.23 +/-0.03 to 1.76 +/-1.76 1.23 Hulata et al, 1974
Gobio gobio Mainly 1.3, varying between 1.3-1.35 [Drifting eggs] 1.33 Copp et al, 2002b
Gobio gobio At water temperature of 19°C, the water uptake lasted about 45 minutes and the eggs increased their diameter to 1.29 mm 1.29 Penaz and Prokes, 1978
Gobio gobio 1.5 [Not specified] 1.5 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Gobio gobio Fertilized fish eggs in a swollen stated had 1.51 mm (1.42-1.62) in diameter and their mass was 1.48 mg on average (1.22-1.87) 1.52 Palikova and Krejci, 2006
Gobio gobio Les œufs sont blancs tanslucides et mesurent 1.4 à 1.8 mm de diamètre (moyenne 1.5 mm); ceci rejoint les observations en Irlande où les œufs de goujons mesurent de 1.30 à 1.65 mm 1.8 Brunet and Hoestlandt, 1972
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 3.7-6 4.85 Horvath et al, 1992
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 3.68-5.02 [egg after swelling, the membrane diameter increases 3-5 times] 4.35 Mikodina and Makeyeva, 1981
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Water-hardened egg 4.9-5.6 5.25 Kolar et al, 2005
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Diameter of swollen eggs at 3 different dates: mean 3.22 (3.05-3.50), mean 3.22 (3.01-3.79) and 3.87 (3.02-4.29) 3.27 Makeeva et al, 1988
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Mean of 4.28 ± 0.03 in 1982 and 3.92 ± 0.02 in 1983 4.28 Verigin et al, 1990
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix After the eggs have been fertilized and have absorbed water, the egg membrane expands to about 5-6 mm 5.5 Naca, 1989
Leucaspius delineatus 1.3-1.4 [After swelling] 1.35 Pinder and Gozlan, 2004
Leucaspius delineatus 1.1-1.3 [After swelling] 1.2 Bonislawska and Winnicki, 2000
Leucaspius delineatus 1.25 ± 0.04, n=100 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 1.25 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Leucaspius delineatus 1.14-1.31 [Egg swollen] 1.23 Bonislawska et al, 2000
Leucaspius delineatus Mean of 1.26 [Swollen egg] 1.26 Bonislawska et al, 1999
Leuciscus cephalus 1.8 ± 0.2 [Newly fertilized eggs stripped from a female, n=20] 1.8 Calta, 2000
Leuciscus cephalus 1.99-2.31 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 2.15 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Leuciscus cephalus 2 [Drifting eggs] 2.0 Copp et al, 2002b
Leuciscus cephalus 1.97 [Eggs stripped] 1.97 Penaz, 1968
Leuciscus cephalus 2.0 [Not specified] 2.0 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Leuciscus cephalus After swelling diameter increases by a factor of 1.3-1.6 1.45 Zelepien, 1997
Leuciscus idus 2.5 2.5 Spillmann, 1961
Leuciscus idus 2.1-2.3 2.2 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Leuciscus idus 2.5 [Not specified] 2.5 Kestemont, 2001
Leuciscus idus 1.6-2.2 [Not specified] 1.9 Fishbase, 2006
Leuciscus idus 1.8 [Not specified] 1.8 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Leuciscus idus Swelling increases size of ide eggs from 1.2-1.6 mm to 2.1-2.3 mm 1.4 Witkowski et al, 1997
Leuciscus idus 2.5 mm [Not specified if swollen] 2.5 Kestemont and Mélard, 1994
Leuciscus leuciscus Mainly 1.5 [Drifting eggs] 1.5 Copp et al, 2002b
Leuciscus leuciscus 2.0-2.5, mostly 2.4-2.5 [Ova] 2.25 Kennedy, 1969
Leuciscus leuciscus About 1.5 [Eggs] 1.5 Wurtz-Arlet, 1950
Leuciscus leuciscus Eggs found on the field range from 1.33 to 1.51 mm 1.51 Mills, 1981
Leuciscus leuciscus 2.0 [Not specified] 2.0 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Leuciscus leuciscus 2.5 [Not specified] 2.5 Kestemont and Mélard, 1994
Mylopharyngodon piceus 5.6 [Eggs swell four to five fold during hydratation] 5.6 Crosier et al, 2005
Mylopharyngodon piceus 3.40-4.40 [Egg after swelling, the membrane diameter increases 3-5 times] 3.9 Mikodina and Makeyeva, 1981
Mylopharyngodon piceus After the eggs have been fertilized and have absorbed water, the egg membrane expands to about 5-6 mm 5.5 Naca, 1989
Phoxinus phoxinus Mainly 1.5 [Drifting eggs] 1.5 Copp et al, 2002b
Phoxinus phoxinus The diameter of the swollen eggs become 1.3 mm 1.3 Soin et al, 1982
Phoxinus phoxinus Newly deposited eggs are 1.5-1.8 mm 1.65 Frost, 1943
Phoxinus phoxinus 1.6 [Not specified] 1.6 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Pimephales promelas The eggs averaged 1.15 mm in diameter 1.15 Markus, 1934
Pimephales promelas Eggs expand as they water-harden 0.0 Gale and Buynak, 1982
Pseudorasbora parva 1.30-1.65 x 1.15-1.30 [After swelling] 1.48 Makeyeva and Mokamed, 1982
Pseudorasbora parva 1.3-1.5 or 2-2.5 [Not specified] 1.4 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Pseudorasbora parva 2-2.5 [Not specified] 2.25 Coad, 2005
Pseudorasbora parva Ellipsoidal (major diameter 2.0-2.5 mm), yellowish 2.25 Witkowski, 2006
Rhodeus sericeus 2.59 ± 0.04 x 1.74 ± 0.07 [n = 63] 2.59 Aldridge, 1999
Rhodeus sericeus 1.3-2.6 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 1.95 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Rutilus rutilus 1.9-2.5 [not precised ?] 2.2 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Rutilus rutilus 1.93-2.48 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 2.21 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Rutilus rutilus Mainly 1.4 [Drifting eggs] 1.4 Copp et al, 2002b
Scardinius erythrophthalmus 1.33 ± 0.07, n=30 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 1.33 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Mean of 1.38, range 1.2-1.5 [Egg diameter after water absorption] 1.35 Korzelecka and Winnicki, 1998
Tinca tinca 1-1.4 [Not specified] 1.2 Feunteun et al, 2001
Tinca tinca 1.3-1.4 [Not specified] 1.35 Fishbase, 2006
Tinca tinca 1.9 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 1.9 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Tinca tinca The mean size of the eggs has increased 1.44 times, to 1.14 mm 1.14 Penaz et al, 1981
Tinca tinca 1.14 for swollen eggs 1.14 Kubu and Kouril, 1985
Vimba vimba After fertilization the spawn of V. Vimba from the Czarna Orawa, similarly as that from the catchment area of the Baltic Sea, swells greatly in water, its volume increasing about twice 0.0 Wajdowicz, 1974
Vimba vimba 2.0 [Not specified] 2.0 Kamler and Wolnicki, 2006
Vimba vimba The mean egg size on the 3rd day of incubation reached 1.95 mm (1.90-2.05 mm). 1.97 Lusk et al, 2005
Gambusia affinis Fertilised eggs began to appear in 1.8-1.9 mm follicles (2.4%) adn Increased to 16.0% in 1.90-2.0 mm follicles [The fertilized eggs were sligtly larger in diameter than mature oocytes] 1.85 Koya et al, 2000
Esox masquinongy 3.1-3.4 (mean=3.32; N=33) 3.25 Farrell et al, 1996
Esox masquinongy 2.5-3.3 2.9 Billard, 1996
Esox masquinongy 2.5-3.5 [Fertilized eggs] 3.0 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Esox masquinongy 2.5-3.5 3.0 Mittelbach and Persson, 1998
Esox masquinongy During this time the fertilized eggs double their volume 0.0 Sorenson, 1966
Esox masquinongy Range from 2.5 to 2.7 2.5 Rinchard et al, 2002
Esox niger 2.25-2.95 [Mode 2.5] 2.6 Fishbase, 2006
Esox lucius 2.5-2.9 [20-40% increase after water swelling] 2.7 Chauveheid and Billard, 1983
Esox lucius 2.5-3.0 2.75 Hovarth et al, 1992
Esox lucius 2.8-3.1 [mean=2.96, n=62] 2.95 Farrell et al, 1996
Esox lucius 2.6-2.7 [After fertilization] 2.65 Toner and Lawler, 1969
Esox lucius 2.6-2.9 [Fertilized egg 3 hours after fertilization] 2.75 Frost and Kipling, 1967
Esox lucius During water hardening, the volume of egg increases by 25-40% 32.5 Balvay, 1983
Esox lucius 2.5-2.9 [Swollen eggs] 2.7 Bonislawska and Winnicki, 2000
Esox lucius 2.68 ± 0.11, n=212 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 2.68 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Esox lucius 2.38-2.88 [A female (3.5 years, 1.4 kg) considered to be of medium size, produced the biggest eggs: 2.58-2.88, while eggs of a very small female, probably spawning for the first time (weight 0.3,) and a very big one (4.4 Kg) and the oldest -5 years) were almost the same size (2.38-2.70 mm) 2.54 Bonislawska et al, 2000
Esox lucius Mean size of 2.48 for 41-cm female and 2.80 for 101-cm female [When the eggs reached the 'eye' stage, a sample of 50 from each pike was taken and the diameters measured using a binocular microscope] 2.48 Wright and Shoesmith, 1988
Lota lota 0.5-1.70 [Not specified] 1.1 Brylinska et al, 2002
Lota lota 1.25-1.77 [Not precised] 1.51 Mellinger, 2002
Lota lota 0.5-1.7 [Mode 0.9] 1.1 Fishbase, 2006
Lota lota 0.8-1.2 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 1.0 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.5-1.9 [Swollen eggs] 1.7 Fishbase, 2006
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.52 ± 0.06, n=70 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 1.52 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Gasterosteus aculeatus Mainly 1.5 [Drifting eggs] 1.5 Copp et al, 2002b
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.47-1.66 [Eggs swollen] 1.56 Bonislawska et al, 2000
Gasterosteus aculeatus Eggs is spherical, about 1.2 to 1.7 mm in diameter 1.7 Swarup, 1958
Pungitius pungitius Mainly 1.2, varying between 1.2-1.25 [Drifting eggs] 1.23 Copp et al, 2002b
Micropterus dolomieui 2.0 [Ferlitized eggs] 2.0 Internet, 2005
Micropterus dolomieui Mean of 2.0 with n=10 [Fertilized eggs] 2.0 Meyer, 1970
Micropterus salmoides 1.5-2.5 2.0 Williamson et al, 1993
Micropterus salmoides 1.5-1.7 [Fertilized egg] 1.6 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Micropterus salmoides Water-harden within 15 mn 15.0 Heidinger, 1976
Micropterus salmoides Mean of 1.6 with n=31 [Fertilized eggs] 1.6 Meyer, 1970
Micropterus salmoides Fertilized eggs were spehrical with a 1.5-2.5 mm diameter 2.0 Roncarati et al, 2005
Dicentrarchus labrax Mean of 1.162 ±0.0004, min 1.088, Max 1.214 1.16 Saka et al, 2001
Dicentrarchus labrax 1.2 1.2 Mayer et al, 1990
Dicentrarchus labrax 1.26-1.31 1.29 Pawson et al, 2000
Dicentrarchus labrax 1.19-1.29 1.24 Barahona-Fernandes, 1977
Dicentrarchus labrax A perivitelline space appears, 15 to 60 minutes post oviposition, whether or not the eggs are fertilized. The mean diameter of egg was 1.2 mm with 1.07 and 1.32 mm at minimum and maximum values [Egg diameters described in other places as 1.07-1.32 in Brittany, 1.02-1.296 in the Mediterranean coast, 1.386 for the North Sea] 1.2 Dechauvelle and Coves, 1988
Dicentrarchus labrax Mean of 1.115, range 1.12-1.19. In different studies vary from 1.15-1.20 in Mediterranean Sea and 1.08-1.51 in Atlantic Ocean [Fertilized eggs] 1.16 Barnabé, 1980
Dicentrarchus labrax 1.17963 ± 0.0047 [Fertilized eggs] 1.18 Carillo et al, 1989
Dicentrarchus labrax 1.18 ± 0.01 [Fertilized eggs] 1.18 Cerda et al, 1994
Morone americana 0.92 [After fertlization] 0.92 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Morone americana 0.65-1.09 [Fertilized egg], water hardening is complete within 15 to 20 min at 18°C 0.87 Stanley and Danie, 1983
Morone americana 0.80-0.86 [Swollen eggs] 0.83 Morgan II and Jasin, 1982
Morone chrysops 0.700-1.180 [After spawning and water hardening] 0.94 Ruelle, 1977
Morone chrysops Increase little in diameter when water-hardened 0.0 Kohler, 1997
Morone saxatilis 3.6 [Not precised] 3.6 Mellinger, 2002
Morone saxatilis Mean 3.3, or range 3.4-4.2 3.8 Internet, 2005
Morone saxatilis 2.4-3.9 3.15 Fishbase, 2006
Morone saxatilis 3.6 [A few hours after they are fertilized and have undergone swelling] 3.6 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Morone saxatilis 3.6 [Eggs] 3.6 Merriman, 1937
Morone saxatilis 3.2 [Mean diameter of mature, fully yolked, ovarian oocyte] ??? 3.2 Olden et al, 2006
Gymnocephalus cernua 0.97-1.07 [Activated egg] 1.02 Kovac, 1998
Gymnocephalus cernua The egg diameter was measured in the middle of the spawning season: 0.65-0.85 [In lake Peipsi], 0.9-1.1 [In Matsalu Bay], 0.95-1.25 |In Pärnu Bay] 0.75 Albert et al, 2006
Perca flavescens Mean diameter of 2.26 mm, 1.87 to 2.81 but some describes it to reach 4.5 mm [Water hardening within the first few minutes] 2.26 Mansueti, 1964
Perca flavescens 1.7-4.5 3.1 Heidinger and Kayes, 1986
Perca flavescens 3.5 [Swollen] 3.5 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Perca flavescens 2.7 [Mean diameter of mature, fully yolked, ovarian oocyte] ??? 2.7 Olden et al, 2006
Perca fluviatilis 1.9-2.8 [within about 3 min after fertilization, the membrane swells] 2.35 Craig, 2000
Perca fluviatilis 1.9-2.8 [In lake 1.9-2.4] 2.35 Thorpe, 1977
Perca fluviatilis 1.9-2.8 [Three minutes after fecondation] 2.35 Goubier, 1990
Perca fluviatilis Swollen egg (without jelly enveloppe, 50 min. after the fertilization) measured 1.25 mm on the average 1.25 Korzelecka et al, 1998
Sander lucioperca 1.0-1.5 1.25 Hovarth et al, 1992
Sander lucioperca The eggs swell after fertilization due to uptake of water 0.0 Craig, 2000
Sander lucioperca 0.8-1.67 [Swollen] 1.23 Lappaleinen et al, 2003
Sander lucioperca 1.28-1.5 [After eggs have been deposited, they absorb water, resulting in an increase of approximatively 30 percent] 1.39 Deeler and Willemsen, 1964
Sander lucioperca 1.02-1.67 [After fertilization] 1.34 Lehtonen et al, 1996
Sander lucioperca About 1-1.5 [Egg fertilized] 1.25 Schlumberger and Proteau, 1993
Sander lucioperca 0.8-1, also described at 1-1.5 0.9 Schlumberger and Proteau, 1991
Sander lucioperca 0.8-1.5 [Swollen] 1.15 Schlumberger and Proteau, 1996
Sander lucioperca In the 2003 spawning, the diameter of the most swollen pikeperch eggs ranged from 1.33 to 1.44 mm 1.44 Demsla-Zakes et al, 2005
Sander vitreus During this water-hardening [2-3 hours] the eggs will swell to about twice their original volume] 2.5 Malison and Held, 1996b
Sander vitreus The eggs swell after fertilization due to uptake of water 0.0 Craig, 2000
Sander vitreus 1.5-2.0 [Not precised] 1.75 Mellinger, 2002
Sander vitreus 1.5-2.0 [Not precised] 1.75 Craig, 2000
Sander vitreus 1.5-2.0 [Not precised] 1.75 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Sander vitreus 1.5-2 [Not specified] 1.75 Fishbase, 2006
Coregonus lavaretus 2.61 ± 0.15, n=186 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 2.61 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Coregonus lavaretus 2.98 mean diameter of fertilized egg 2.98 Bagenal, 1970
Coregonus lavaretus 2-3 [Not specified] 2.5 Gerdeaux, 2001
Coregonus lavaretus 2-3 [Not specified] 2.5 Coad, 2006
Coregonus lavaretus 3-3.7 [Oocyte] 3.35 Mack and Billard, 1984
Coregonus lavaretus 2.4 [Fully hardened eggs] 2.4 Penaz, 1981
Coregonus lavaretus Diameter range for wild breeders from 2.0 +/- 0.05 ; 2.4 +/- 0.04; 2.6 +/- 0.07 2.0 Rojas Beltran et al, 1992
Coregonus albula 1.78 ± 0.10, n=186 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 1.78 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Coregonus albula Different means of diameter of water-hardened eggs range between 1.71 to 1.81 mm 1.81 Viljanen and Koho, 1991
Coregonus albula Average diameter at pH 7.00 was 1.75 (based on Figure 1) 7.0 Duis and Oberam, 2000
Coregonus clupeaformis 3-3.2 3.1 Mellinger, 2002
Coregonus clupeaformis 3.0-3.2 [After 24 hours in water] 3.1 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Coregonus clupeaformis 2.8-3.0 2.9 Sturn, 1994
Coregonus clupeaformis Increase up to 3.2 mm after 24 hours in the water 3.2 Anonymous, 2006 Chapter 3
Hucho hucho 4.0-5.5 [2 hours after fertilization] 4.75 Jatteau, 1991
Hucho hucho 3.6-6.0 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 4.8 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Hucho hucho Mature roe is light yellow or light orange and about 5 mm in diameter 5.0 Witokowski and Kokurewicz, 1981
Hucho hucho In our case swelling of the eggs began c. 30 min. after activation and went on intensively for 2 hrs., when the average egg size reached 4.32 mm, though slower swelling and an increase in egg size continued for the first three days of incubation up to a size of 4.55 mm 4.32 Penaz and Prihoda, 1981
Hucho hucho 4.5 [Fully hardened eggs] 4.5 Penaz, 1981
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Different means: 7.08 ± 0.04 (N=30), 7.11 ± 0.04 (N=30), 6.96 ± 0.02 -N=90), 7.16 ± 0.03 (N=90); 7.04 ± 0.03 (N=90); 7.24 ± 0.02 (N=90); and 7.07 ± 0.03 (N=90) [Water hardened egg] 7.08 Murray and Beacham, 1986
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha The average diameter of eggs was 6.38 ± 0.28 [Fertilized eggs after being water hardened for an hour] 6.38 Kwain, 1982
Oncorhynchus keta 6-7 up to 8.0-9.5 [Fertilized eggs] 6.5 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Oncorhynchus keta 6-9.5 7.75 Mellinger, 2002
Oncorhynchus keta Can reach 7.1-9.5 8.3 Groot, 1996
Oncorhynchus keta Up to 7.8 (perhaps 9.6 when fertilized) 7.8 Coad, 2006
Oncorhynchus keta Fertilized eggs are about 6.0-9.5 7.75 Bakkala, 1970
Oncorhynchus keta Water hardened diameter means range between different populations from 7.89 to 8.59 7.89 Beacham and Murray, 1987
Oncorhynchus keta About 6.7 6.7 Fishbase, 2006
Oncorhynchus keta 7.3-7.5 [Not specified] 7.4 Penaz and Prihoda, 1981
Oncorhynchus keta 7.0-7.3 [Fully hardened eggs] 7.15 Penaz, 1981
Oncorhynchus kisutch 7-7.5 [Diamter of presumptive fertilized and water-hardened egg] 7.25 Morrison et al, 1985
Oncorhynchus kisutch 6.2-8.7 with n=1465 eggs mesured 7.45 Murray et al, 1990
Oncorhynchus kisutch 7-8.35 [Water-hardened egg] 7.67 Beacham and Murray, 1993
Oncorhynchus kisutch Diameters of swollen eggs range from 0.261 to 0.308 inches 0.26 Allen, 1958
Oncorhynchus mykiss 4-4.2 [n = 1633] 4.1 Escaffre and Bergot, 1985
Oncorhynchus mykiss 4.9 ± 0.38, n=75 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 4.9 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Oncorhynchus mykiss Mean of 3.72 ± 0.29 for 2 year old fish and 5.02 ± 0.29 for 3 year old fish 3.72 Springate nad Bromage, 1985
Oncorhynchus mykiss Mean of 3.91 ± 0.1 [For females aged 2], 5.08 ± 0.3 [For females age 3] and 5.74 ± 0.16 [For females age 4] 3.91 Kato and Kamler, 1983
Oncorhynchus mykiss 5.9 [Fully hardened eggs] 5.9 Penaz, 1981
Oncorhynchus mykiss Egg diameter for controls was around 5.25 (based on Fig. 3) 5.25 Contreras-Snachez et al, 1998
Oncorhynchus mykiss Diameter of egg in the day of hatching ranged from 5.26 to 5.54 5.26 Winnicki et al, 1970
Oncorhynchus nerka Means range from 5.46 to 6.61 for three different populations [Not specified if fertilized] 5.46 Bagenal, 1971
Oncorhynchus nerka 5.0 [Kokanee] and 5.0-5.6 [Sockeye] for water-hardened egg 5.3 Kaeriyama et al, 1995
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 7.66-8.73 [Water-hardened egg] 8.2 Beacham and Murray, 1993
Salmo salar 5.4-6.15 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 5.78 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Salmo salar Range from 4.46-6.60, averaging 5.73 [Swollen eggs] 5.53 Thorpe et al, 1984
Salmo salar Different means range from 5.38-5.70 [Swollen eggs] 5.54 Eskelinen, 1989
Salmo salar Mean egg dimater after water hardening: 5.08 ± 0.16 [Age 1.1+], 5.68 ± 0.06 [Age 2.1+] and 5.72 ± 0.19 [Age 2 sea water] 5.08 Moffett et al, 2006
Salmo salar The diameter of eggs varied beween different females from 0.424 +/- 0.014 cm to 0.641 +/- 0.023 0.42 Berg et al, 2001
Salmo trutta fario 5.01 ± 0.80, n=778 [Eggs stripped from mature females, fertilized and incubated in water: hydrated eggs] 5.01 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Salmo trutta fario The egg size at 2 days post-fertilization varied from 5.78 ±0.29 and 6.41 ± 0.28 5.78 Vollestad and Lillehammer, 2000
Salmo trutta fario 6.1 [Maximum egg diameter] 6.1 Coad, 2006
Salmo trutta fario 4.25-6.56 [Smaller female (1.5 kg, TL 56 cm) produced small eggs: 4.25-5.4, while bigger female (weight 3.9, TL 79 cm) had much bigger eggs, with diameter about 5.75-6.56] 5.4 Bonislawska et al, 2000
Salmo trutta fario Average diameter on the spawning area: 5.5 mm 5.5 Plasseraud et al, 1990
Salmo trutta fario The mean length of maximum diameter of swollen eggs calculated for all females (n=40) ranged from 5.296 to 5.780 mm 5.78 Papala et al, 1998
Salmo trutta fario Swollen egg diameter: 5.225 ± 0.327 (Rega), 5.100 ± 0.319 (Parseta), 5.149 ± 0.285 (Wieprza), 5.090 ± 0.287 (Grabowa) 5.22 Chelkowski et al, 1990
Salmo trutta fario Range of diameters of swollen eggs of sea trout from Rega river at 4.5-5.45 mm. In this study the values found were 4.3-5.7 mm 4.97 Chelkowski et al, 1985
Salmo trutta fario The collected eggs were submerged in water for hardening. […] The mean diameter of the eggs if individual females ranged from 4.08 to 5.85 mm, while in subsequent age groups the mean diameter of ten eggs ranged from 4.45 mm to 5.31 mm in four-and seven-year females 5.85 Bartel et al, 2005
Salmo trutta fario Egg diameter mean ± S.D. : 4.57 ± 0.28 [Wild females] and 4.34 ± 0.16 [Farmed females] in 2002 4.57 Randak et al, 2006
Salvelinus alpinus Mean of 6.28 but up to 7.1 [Horizontal: 5.20-6.05, vertical 4.85-5.70, swelling is completed 60 min after the eggs were put into water with a temperature of 9.5-11.0] 5.62 Pavlov et al, 1994
Salvelinus alpinus 3.8-5.8 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 4.8 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Salvelinus alpinus 5.2 [Mean diameter of fertilized eggs] 5.2 Wedekind and Müller, 2004
Salvelinus alpinus Mean egg diameter 4.9 ± 0.2, also descibed as 5.1 [Water hardened eggs] 4.9 Papst and Hopky, 1984
Salvelinus alpinus 5.2 [Fully hardened eggs] 5.2 Penaz, 1981
Salvelinus fontinalis 3.69-5.95 [Fully swollen egg, measured 1 hour after water contact] 4.82 Dlaboga et al, 1998
Salvelinus fontinalis Ripe eggs from individual females varied in mean diameter from 3.35 to 5.0 3.35 Wydoski and Cooper, 1966
Salvelinus fontinalis 4.6 [Fully hardened eggs] 4.6 Penaz, 1981
Salvelinus fontinalis Means of diameter range from 4.65 +/-0.5 to 4.80 +/-0.04 4.65 Roche-Mayzaud et al, 1998
Salvelinus namaycush 5.7 ± 0.2 [Fertilized eggs] 5.7 Beauchamp et al, 1992
Salvelinus namaycush 3.7-6.8, with a mean of 5.0 [Size of ripe egg] 5.25 Groot, 1996
Salvelinus namaycush 5.4 [Fully hardened eggs] 5.4 Penaz, 1981
Stenodus leucichthys 3.1-3.2 3.15 Sturn, 1994
Stenodus leucichthys 3.1-3.2 [Fully hardened eggs] 3.15 Penaz, 1981
Thymallus thymallus 2-8.3.0 is the diameter of the egg itself, but the diameter of the swollen eggs with the perivetlline space is 3.25-4.66 mm ] 3.96 Zaytsev, 1986
Thymallus thymallus 3.5 [Not specified] 3.5 Persat, 2001
Thymallus thymallus 4 [After water-hardening] 4.0 Mellinger, 2002
Thymallus thymallus 4.0 [After fertilization] 4.0 Northcote, 1995
Thymallus thymallus 3.2-4.0 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 3.6 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Thymallus thymallus 3 [Not specified] 3.0 Mellinger, 2002
Thymallus thymallus 2-3.5 [Not specified] 2.75 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Thymallus thymallus 3.27 [Swollen egg diameter] 3.27 Penaz, 1975
Thymallus thymallus 3.1 [Fully hardened eggs] 3.1 Penaz, 1981
Thymallus thymallus Les œufs sont petits (2.5 to 3.5 mm of diameter) after water-hardening 3.5 Vivier, 1958
Thymallus thymallus Après fecondation le diamètre de l'œuf est voisin de 3 mm. Il se stabilise à 4 mm après 75 minutes de durcissement 3.0 Carmie et al, 1985
Thymallus arcticus 3.5 [Swollen egg] 3.5 Fishbase, 2006
Thymallus arcticus 2.7-4.3 [After water hardening] 3.5 Scott and Crossman, 1973
Thymallus arcticus 4-4.8 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 4.4 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Thymallus arcticus The average diameter of 100 measurements of water hardened eggs was 2.7 mm 2.7 Bishop, 1971
Thymallus arcticus 4.3 [Fully hardened eggs] 4.3 Penaz, 1981
Cottus gobio 2-2.5 2.25 Tomlinson and Perrow, 2003
Ameiurus nebulosus Fertilized eggs about 3.0 mm 3.0 Internet, 2005
Ictalurus punctatus 3.9 [The diameter of the egg membrane after activation] 3.9 Makeeva and Emel'yanova, 1993
Ictalurus punctatus The fertilized egg are about 3.5 but range up to 5.1 3.5 Grizzle, 1985
Ictalurus punctatus 3.5 [Fertilized swollen egg] 3.5 Legendre et al, 1997
Ictalurus punctatus 3.5 [Egg size] 3.5 Hecht, 1996
Ictalurus punctatus Egg production by individual females was considered successful if eggs appeared normal ( yellow and ~ 5 mm in diameter) 5.0 Lang and Tiersch, 2007
Silurus glanis 3-4 3.5 Hovarth et al, 1992
Silurus glanis 3.5 [Fertilized swollen egg] 3.5 Legendre et al, 1997
Silurus glanis 3.0 [Not specified, but seems unswollen] 3.0 Mittelbach and Persson, 1998
Silurus glanis 3 [Not specified] 3.0 Bruslé and Quignard, 2001
Osmerus eperlanus After extrusion into water, the egg immeadiatly swells, its diameter increases about 0.2 mm 0.2 Belyanina, 1969
Osmerus eperlanus 1.1 [Fully hardened eggs] 1.1 Penaz, 1981
Osmerus eperlanus Fertilized eggs range in size from 1.0-1.2 mm 1.1 Buckley, 1989
Osmerus eperlanus 0.9-1.1 [Seems to be fertilized eggs] 1.0 Bonislawska et al, 2001
Osmerus eperlanus The diameter of the swollen eggs is 1.0-1.1 mm 1.05 Gorodilov and Melnikova, 2006
Sander canadensis 1.66 1.66 Nelson, 1968
Sander canadensis 1.44-1.86 1.65 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Thymallus arcticus 3.50-4.00 3.75 Stewart et al, 2007b
Acipenser brevirostrum 4.00 4.0 Kynard, 1997
Acipenser brevirostrum 3.00-3.20 3.1 Dadswell et al, 1984
Acipenser brevirostrum 3.412-3.588 3.5 Hardy and Litvak, 2004
Hiodon tergisus 2.00 2.0 Smith, 2002
Hiodon tergisus 1.98 1.98 Glenn and Williams, 1975
Hiodon tergisus 2.16-2.77 2.46 Katechis et al, 2007
Couesius plumbeus 2.30 2.3 Brown, 1970
Luxilus (Notropis) cornutus 1.50 1.5 Raney, 1940
Luxilus (Notropis) cornutus 1.45-1.90 1.67 Fish, 1932
Luxilus (Notropis) cornutus 1.50 1.5 Leslie et al, 1986
Luxilus (Notropis) cornutus 1.30 1.3 Leslie et al, 1986
Luxilus (Notropis) cornutus 1.60 1.6 Leslie et al, 1986
Luxilus (Notropis) cornutus 1.70-1.80 1.75 Auer, 1982
Labidesthes sicculus 1.00 1.0 Keast and Edie, 1984
Pimephales promelas 1.30 1.3 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Pimephales promelas 1.15 1.15 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Moxostoma carinatum 2.30-3.00 2.65 Campbell, 2002
Esox niger 2.00 2.0 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Cottus aleuticus <1.50 1.5 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Etheostoma flabellare 2.56 2.56 Knapp and Sargent, 1989
Etheostoma flabellare 2.30 2.3 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Etheostoma caeruleum 1.48-1.51 1.5 Heins et al, 1996
Etheostoma caeruleum 1.36-1.60 1.48 Heins et al, 1996
Etheostoma caeruleum 1.80 1.8 Turner and Trexler, 1998
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus 2.35-2.452 2.4 Hamel, 2015
Polyodon spathula ~2.70 2.7 Stockard, 1907
Polyodon spathula ~2.20 2.2 Stockard, 1907
Polyodon spathula 2.00-4.00 3.0 Jennings and Zigler, 2009
Polyodon spathula 2.70-4.00 3.35 Purkett, 1961
Polyodon spathula 2.10-3.10 2.6 Reed, 1992
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 4-7.9 5.95 Heard, 1991
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ~6.00 6.0 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha 6.90 6.9 Heard, 1991
Perca flavescens 3.50 3.5 Mansueti, 1964
Sander vitreus 2.00-2.10 2.05 Manny et al, 2010
Sander vitreus 1.37-2.12 1.75 Johnston, 1997
Esox lucius 2.50-3.00 2.75 Franklin, 1963
Atractosteus spatula 4.00-4.60 4.3 Aguilera et al, 2002
Cottus bairdi 2.50-2.90 2.7 Bailey, 1952
Cottus bairdi 2.47 2.47 Simon and Brown, 1943
Esox americanus americanus 1.90 1.9 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Esox americanus americanus 1.60-2.30 1.95 Crossman, 1962
Esox americanus vermiculatus 1.40-2.50 1.95 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Micropterus dolomieu 1.20-2.80 2.0 Hardy, 1978
Micropterus dolomieu 1.20-2.52 1.86 Fish, 1932
Micropterus salmoides 1.60 1.6 Keast and Edie, 1984
Lota lota 0.71-1.70 1.21 McPhail and Paragamian, 2000
Salvelinus alpinus 5.50 5.5 Kuznetsov and Mosyagina, 2016
Salvelinus alpinus 4.30-5.00 4.65 Kuznetsov and Mosyagina, 2016
Salvelinus alpinus 4.30 4.3 Kuznetsov and Mosyagina, 2016
Salvelinus alpinus 4.25-4.75 4.5 Kuznetsov and Mosyagina, 2016
Lepisosteus osseus 2.80 2.8 Netsch and Witt, 1962
Lepisosteus osseus 3.00 3.0 McGrath and Hilton, 2011
Lepisosteus osseus 2.20-2.50 2.35 Lange et al, 1982
Percopsis omiscomaycus >1.20 1.2 Kocovsky et al, 2013
Percopsis omiscomaycus 1.20-1.65 1.42 Magnuson and Smith, 1963
Percopsis omiscomaycus 1.36-1.85 1.6 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Lepisosteus oculatus 3.00-3.04 3.02 Love, 2004
Lepisosteus oculatus 3.97-4.23 4.1 Bollfrass, 2012
Catostomus commersonii 3.00 3.0 Fish, 1932
Catostomus commersonii 2.29-3.32 2.8 Fuiman and Trojnar, 1980
Lepomis megalotis 1.00 1.0 Anjard, 1974 (cited in Hardy, 1978)
Aplodinotus grunniens 1.15-1.70 1.42 Davis, 1959
Aplodinotus grunniens 1.07 1.07 Hernandez-Gomez et al, 2013
Ictalurus punctatus 3.50-4.00 3.75 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Ictalurus punctatus 3.51-3.87 3.69 Quintero et al, 2011
Ictalurus punctatus 3.15-3.75 3.45 Quintero et al, 2011
Ictalurus punctatus 3.40-3.92 3.66 Quintero et al, 2011
Ictalurus punctatus 3.48-3.94 3.71 Quintero et al, 2011
Acipenser oxyrinchus 2.40-2.90 2.65 Hilton et al, 2016
Acipenser oxyrinchus 3.00-4.00 3.5 Hilton et al, 2016
Acipenser oxyrinchus 2.38-2.88 2.63 Van Eenennaam, 1996
Acipenser oxyrinchus 2.00-3.00 2.5 Smith, 1980
Acipenser oxyrinchus 2.50-2.60 2.55 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Etheostoma exile 2.38 2.38 Fish, 1932
Etheostoma exile 1.10 1.1 Simon and Faber, 1987
Etheostoma exile 0.90-1.30 1.1 Simon and Faber, 1987
Ambloplites rupestris 2.00 2.0 Keast and Edie, 1984
Hiodon alosoides 4.00 4.0 Battle, 1960
Hiodon alosoides 3.00-3.50 3.25 Pankhurst, 1985
Etheostoma nigrum 1.50 1.5 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Etheostoma nigrum 1.00 1.0 Speare, 1965
Etheostoma nigrum 1.19 1.19 Parish and Heins, 1991
Ameiurus melas 3.00 3.0 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Ameiurus melas 1.48-2.26 1.87 Novomeska and Kovac, 2009
Lepomis gibbosus 1.00 1.0 Keast and Edie, 1984
Lepomis gibbosus 1.00 1.0 Fish, 1932
Semotilus atromaculatus 0.50-0.90 0.7 Powles et al, 1977
Semotilus atromaculatus 0.99-1.928 1.46 Schemske, 1974
Acipenser medirostris 4.20-4.50 4.35 Moser et al, 2016
Acipenser medirostris 4.00-4.70 4.35 Van Eenennaam, 2006
Lepomis macrochirus 1.10 1.1 Keast and Edie, 1984
Salvelinus namaycush 5.10 5.1 Shuter et al, 2005
Coregonus artedi 2.00-2.50 2.25 Fish, 1932
Coregonus artedi 2.00-3.00 2.5 George, 2016
Neogobius melanostomus 3.40-3.80 3.6 Marsden et al, 1996
Neogobius melanostomus 3.00-4.00 3.5 Corkum et al, 1998
Cyprinus carpio 0.71-1.67 1.19 Weber and Brown, 2012
Cyprinus carpio 1.50-2.50 2.0 Horvath et al, 1985
Cyprinus carpio 1.90 1.9 Osse and Boogart, 1995
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.33-2.16 1.75 Glippa et al, 2017
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.47-1.51 1.49 Crivelli and Britton, 1987
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.31 1.31 Wallace, 1978
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.50-1.90 1.7 Vrat, 1949
Gasterosteus aculeatus 1.50-1.70 1.6 Kuntz and Radcliffe, 1917
Leuciscus idus 2.14-2.38 2.26 Kupren et al, 2010
Leuciscus idus 2.16-2.40 2.28 Kupren et al, 2010
Leuciscus idus 2.08-2.48 2.28 Krupen et al, 2011
Leuciscus idus 1.20-1.60 1.4 Targonska et al, 2012
Sander lucioperca 1.30-1.43 1.36 Demska-Zakes et al, 2005
Dorosoma cepedianum 0.75 0.75 Miller, 1960
Fundulus diaphanus 1.40-1.80 1.6 Keast and Edie, 1984
Salvelinus fontinalis 4.12-5.22 4.67 Hutchings, 1991
Noturus flavus 3.50-4.00 3.75 Pollard, 2004
Noturus flavus 1.90-3.40 2.65 Simon and Burr, 2004
Noturus flavus 3.50-4.00 3.75 Puchala, 2015
Notropis atherinoides 3.30 3.3 Larson et al, 2016
Notropis atherinoides 3.00-3.25 3.12 Ross and Brenneman, 2001
Menidia beryllina 0.75 0.75 Scotton et al, 1973
Cycleptus elongatus 4.00 4.0 Semmens, 1985
Cycleptus elongatus 3.10 3.1 Yeager and Semmens, 1987
Ictiobus cyprinellus 2.40-2.70 2.55 Burr and Heidinger, 1983
Ictiobus cyprinellus 1.40-1.80 1.6 Burr and Heidinger, 1983
Ictiobus cyprinellus 1.20-1.80 1.5 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Hypentelium nigricans 3.00 3.0 Fuiman, 1979
Hypentelium nigricans 3.50 3.5 Buynak and Mohr, 1978
Catostomus tahoensis 2.50-3.00 2.75 Snyder, 1983
Catostomus ardens 8.00 8.0 Snyder and Muth, 1988
Chasmistes cujus 2.80 2.8 Chatto, 1979 (cited in Snyder, 1983)
Chasmistes cujus 2.50-3.00 2.75 Snyder, 1983
Catostomus platyrhynchus 2.50-3.00 2.75 Snyder, 1983
Catostomus platyrhynchus 7.00-8.00 7.5 Snyder and Muth, 1988
Chasmistes liorus 7.00 7.0 Snyder and Muth, 1988
Xyrauchen texanus 2.90 2.9 Minckley and Gustafson, 1982
Minytrema melanops 3.10 3.1 White, 1977
Minytrema melanops 2.50 2.5 Hogue and Buchanan, 1977
Minytrema melanops 2.81 2.81 Ludwig, 1997
Ammocrypta pellucida 1.40 1.4 Adams and Burr, 2004
Channa argus 1.80-1.85 1.83 Courtenay and Williams, 2004
Channa argus 2.00 2.0 USFish and WidlifeService, 2017
Noturus stigmosus 3.40-3.60 3.5 Scheibly et al, 2008
Noturus stigmosus 2.00 2.0 Taylor, 1969 (cited in Thomas and Burr, 2004)
Noturus stigmosus 3.00-3.40 3.2 Taylor, 1969 (cited in Thomas and Burr, 2004)
Noturus gyrinus 3.50 3.5 Bailey, 1938 (cite in Case, 1970)
Noturus insignis 3.00-6.00 4.5 Simon and Wallus, 2004
Noturus miurus 3.40-3.80 3.6 Burr and Mayden, 1982
Noturus albater 3.50-4.00 3.75 Mayden et al, 1980
Noturus albater 3.70 3.7 Mayden et al, 1980
Noturus nocturnus 3.60-4.50 4.05 Burr and Mayden, 1982 (cited in Pfingsten and Edds, 1994)
Noturus nocturnus 3.90 3.9 Burr and Mayden, 1982 (cited in Pfingsten and Edds, 1994)
Noturus stanauli 3.80 3.8 Shute, 2001
Noturus exilis 4.47 4.47 Vives, 1987
Noturus exilis 3.80-4.90 4.35 Vives, 1987
Noturus exilis 4.47 4.47 Vives, 1982
Noturus exilis 3.80-4.90 4.35 Vives, 1982
Noturus exilis 3.90-4.50 4.2 Mayden and Burr, 1981 (cited in Pfingsten and Edds, 1994)
Noturus exilis 4.11 4.11 Mayden and Burr, 1981 (cited in Pfingsten and Edds, 1994)
Noturus placidus 2.90-3.50 3.2 Pfingsten and Edds, 1994
Noturus placidus 3.10 3.1 Pfingsten and Edds, 1994
Noturus placidus 3.70 3.7 Bulger, 1999
Noturus placidus 3.10 3.1 Wilkinson and Edds, 1997 (cited in Bulger, 1999)
Noturus placidus 3.10 3.1 ESU, 1996 (cited in Bulger et al, 2002)
Noturus placidus 3.70 3.7 ESU, 1998 (cited in Bulger et al, 2002)
Noturus elegans 4.10-4.40 4.25 Burr and Dimmick, 1981
Noturus elegans 4.20 4.2 Burr and Dimmick, 1981
Noturus exilis 1.50-3.40 2.45 Simon and Burr, 2004
Noturus exilis 2.90 2.9 Simon and Burr, 2004
Noturus baileyi 2.63-3.00 2.81 Dinkins, 1984
Noturus baileyi 2.85 2.85 Dinkins, 1984
Noturus flavater 4.80 4.8 Burr, 1984
Noturus flavater 4.60-5.00 4.8 Burr, 1984
Noturus gyrinus 2.96 2.96 Whiteside and Burr, 1986
Noturus gyrinus 2.80-3.50 3.15 Whiteside and Burr, 1986
Noturus flavipinnis 3.40 3.4 Simon and Wallus, 2004
Noturus lachneri 2.00-3.00 2.5 Tumilson and Hardage, 2014
Noturus lachneri 1.50-2.50 2.0 Tumilson and Hardage, 2014
Noturus lachneri 3.00 3.0 Stoeckel, 2011 (cited in Tumilson and Hardage, 2014)
Culaea inconstans 1.00-1.30 1.15 Winn, 1960
Cyprinella spiloptera 1.20-1.50 1.35 Snyder et al, 1977
Prosopium coulterii 2.00 2.0 Barnett and Paige, 2012
Prosopium coulterii 1.30-1.80 1.55 COSEWIC, 2016
Alosa alabamae 1.09-1.71 1.4 Grice et al, 2014
Alosa alabamae 0.30-2.70 1.5 Grice et al, 2015
Oncorhynchus gilae 4.00 4.0 Rinne, 1980
Cyprinella analostana 1.50 1.5 Gale and Buynak, 1978
Notropis bairdi 0.74 0.74 Cross et al, 1983
Notropis girardi 0.68 0.68 Cross et al, 1983
Hybognathus amarus 3.20 3.2 Platania and Altenbach, 1998
Hybognathus placitus 3.20 3.2 Platania and Altenbach, 1998
Macrhybopsis aestivalis 3.40 3.4 Platania and Altenbach, 1998
Notropis jemezanus 2.90 2.9 Platania and Altenbach, 1998
Notropis simus pecosensis 3.00 3.0 Platania and Altenbach, 1998
Notropis simus simus 0.60-1.28 0.94 Bestgen and Platania, 1990
Notropis stramineus 1.60 1.6 Platania and Altenbach, 1998
Notropis blennius 0.84 0.84 Becker, 1983 Fishes of Wisconsin
Cyprinella callitaenia 1.02 1.02 Gotelli and Pyron, 1991 (Wallace and Ramsey, 1981)
Notropis dorsalis 0.90 0.9 Becker Fishes of Wisconsin, 1983
Notropis emiliae 1.00 1.0 Becker Fishes of Wisconsin, 1983
Notropis longirostris 0.90 0.9 Gotelli and Pyron, 1991 (from Heins and Clemmer, 1986)
Cyprinella lutrensis 1.00 1.0 Farringer et al, 1979
Cyprinella spiloptera 1.20 1.2 Becker, 1983
Notropis texanus 0.80 0.8 Gotelli and Pyron, 1991 (from Heins and Rabito, 1988)
Cyprinella venustus 1.15 1.15 Heins and Dorsett, 1986
Notropis sabinae 0.55-0.88 0.72 Heins, 1981
Notropis volucellus 0.75 0.75 Becker, 1983
Campostoma anomalum 1.30-1.50 1.4 Becker, 1983
Campostoma oligolepis 1.40 1.4 Becker, 1983
Couesius plumbeus 1.60 1.6 Becker, 1983
Notropis (Ericymba) buccata 0.82 0.82 Coburn, 1986
Hybognathus hankinsoni 0.70-0.80 0.75 Becker, 1983
Hybopsis aestivalis 0.90 0.9 Becker, 1983
Hybopsis amblops 0.96 0.96 Coburn, 1986
Hybopsis storeriana 1.50 1.5 Becker, 1983
Notemigonus crysoleucas 1.00-1.10 1.05 Becker, 1983
Notemigonus crysoleucas 0.90 0.9 Coburn, 1986
Notemigonus crysoleucas 1.20 1.2 Keast and Edie, 1984
Pimephales notatus 1.50 1.5 Fish, 1932
Phenacobius mirabilis 1.25-1.30 1.27 Becker, 1983
Phoxinus eos 0.90-1.00 0.95 Becker, 1983
Phoxinus erythrogaster 1.25 1.25 Becker, 1983
Phoxinus neogaeus 1.00-1.20 1.1 Becker, 1983
Pimephales notatus 1.00-1.20 1.1 Becker, 1983
Pimephales notatus 1.00 1.0 Becker, 1983
Pimephales vigilax 1.00-1.20 1.1 Becker, 1983
Rhinichthys atratulus 1.40 1.4 Becker, 1983
Rhinichthys cataractae 1.50-1.70 1.6 Becker, 1983
Semotilus atromaculatus 1.40-1.70 1.55 Becker, 1983
Semotilus margarita 1.30-1.40 1.35 Becker, 1983
Notropis blennius 0.68 0.68 Coburn, 1986
Notropis chalybaeus 0.70-0.80 0.75 Becker, 1983
Notropis chalybaeus 0.67 0.67 Coburn, 1986
Notropis dorsalis 0.90-1.00 0.95 Becker, 1983
Notropis dorsalis 0.87 0.87 Coburn, 1986
Notropis petersoni 0.93 0.93 Coburn, 1986
Notropis procne 0.85 0.85 Coburn, 1986
Notropis stramineus 0.80 0.8 Becker, 1983
Notropis stramineus 0.79 0.79 Coburn, 1986
Notropis texanus 0.80 0.8 Becker, 1983
Notropis texanus 0.84 0.84 Coburn, 1986
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas 1.39 1.39 Coburn, 1986
Notropis chlorocephalus 1.13 1.13 Coburn, 1986
Notropis leuciodus 1.13 1.13 Coburn, 1986
Notropis nubilus 1.25 1.25 Coburn, 1986
Notropis rubellus 1.11 1.11 Coburn, 1986
Luxilus chrysocephalus 1.24 1.24 Coburn, 1986
Luxilus coccogenis 1.31 1.31 Coburn, 1986
Luxilus pilsbryi 1.40 1.4 Coburn, 1986
Luxilus zonatus 1.37 1.37 Coburn, 1986
Lythrurus ardens 0.92 0.92 Coburn, 1986
Lythrurus ardens 0.78 0.78 Coburn, 1986
Notropis atherinoides 0.85 0.85 Coburn, 1986
Notropis photogenis 1.02 1.02 Coburn, 1986
Notropis stilbius 0.77 0.77 Coburn, 1986
Notropis telescopus 1.29 1.29 Coburn, 1986
Pteronotropis hypselopterus 0.98 0.98 Coburn, 1986
Notropis amnis 0.80 0.8 Coburn, 1986
Notropis anogenus 1.01 1.01 Coburn, 1986
Notropis boops 1.04 1.04 Coburn, 1986
Notropis buchanani 0.64 0.64 Coburn, 1986
Notropis cummingsae 0.83 0.83 Coburn, 1986
Notropis greenei 1.11 1.11 Coburn, 1986
Notropis heterodon 0.90 0.9 Coburn, 1986
Notropis heterodon 0.90 0.9 Keast and Edie, 1984
Notropis heterolepis 0.74 0.74 Coburn, 1986
Notropis hudsonius 0.83 0.83 Coburn, 1986
Notropis sp. cf spectrunculus 0.92 0.92 Coburn, 1986
Notropis volucellus 0.92 0.92 Coburn, 1986
Notropis umbratilis 0.81 0.81 Matthews and Heins, 1984
Pteronotropis welaka 0.60-0.80 0.7 Johnston and Knight, 1999
Pteronotropis signipinnis 1.04 1.04 Albanese, 2000
Notropis xaenocephalus 0.90-1.30 1.1 Jolly and Powers, 2008
Acipenser transmontanus 4.00 4.0 Wang et al, 1985
Carassius auratus 1.60 1.6 Becker, 1983
Clinostomus elongatus 0.80 0.8 Becker, 1983
Labidesthes sicculus 1.10-1.40 1.25 Rasmussen, 1980
Labidesthes sicculus 1.20-1.40 1.3 Powles and Sandeman, 2007
Cottus asper 1.60-1.80 1.7 Ladell et al, 2007
Cottus cognatus 2.50 2.5 Ladell et al, 2007
Cottus confusus 3.00-3.50 3.25 Ladell et al, 2007
Cottus hubbsi 2.80 2.8 Ladell et al, 2007
Cottus rhotheus 2.80 2.8 Ladell et al, 2007
Acipenser fulvescens 3.50 3.5 Wang et al, 1985
Acipenser fulvescens 4.00 4.0 Nichols et al, 2003
Astyanax mexicanus 0.50 0.5 Cahn, 1958
Osmerus mordax 1.00-1.20 1.1 Cooper, 1978
Crystallaria cincotta 1.90- 2.00 1.95 Ruble, 2014
Micropterus floridanus 1.20 1.2 Grier, 2018
Percina copelandi 1.40 1.4 Douglas, 2013
Percina aurantiaca 2.10 2.1 Douglas, 2013
Percina tanasi 0.88 0.88 Douglas, 2013
Percina aurolineata 1.75 1.75 Douglas, 2013
Percina sciera 1.50 1.5 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma etowahae 2.20 2.2 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma maculatum 2.00 2.0 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma Moorei 1.80 1.8 Douglas, 2013
Nothonotus sanguifluus 1.80 1.8 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma vulneratatum 2.95 2.95 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma wapiti 1.70 1.7 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma susanae 1.70 1.7 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma percnurum 2.80 2.8 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma stigmaeum 1.70 1.7 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma parvipinne 1.00 1.0 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma spilotum 1.65 1.65 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma variatum 1.67 1.67 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma cyanoprosopum 1.65 1.65 Douglas, 2013
Etheostoma caeruleum 1.75 1.75 Douglas, 2013
Cyprinella monacha 1.80-2.00 1.9 Rakes, 1999
Percina shumardi 1.20-1.67 1.44 Becker, 1983 (cited in Simon, 1985)
Coregonus nasus 4.00 4.0 Sturm, 1988
Coregonus nasus 3.00-3.20 3.1 Scott and Crossman, 1998
Percina copelandi 1.30 1.3 Turner and Trexler, 1998
Hypomesus transpacificus 1.00 1.0 Wang, 1986
Spirinchus thaleichthys 0.90-1.10 1.0 Wang, 2007
Thaleichthys pacificus <1.00 1.0 Hay, 2000
Novumbra hubbsi 1.30-2.20 1.75 Kendall, 1996
Novumbra hubbsi 1.89 1.89 Kendall, 1996
Hypomesus olidus 0.80-0.90 0.85 Yamada, 1963
Lepomis auritus 2.10 2.1 Buynak, 1978
Etheostoma raneyi 1.28 1.28 Johnston and Haag, 1997
Lepomis gulosus 0.67 0.67 Hirsch and Wetzel, 2011
Lepomis gulosus 0.95-1.03 0.99 Larimore, 1957
Lepomis cyanellus 1.20-1.30 1.25 Taubert, 1977
Lepomis cyanellus 1.23 1.23 Taubert, 1977
Elassoma gilberti 2.294 2.29 Lipscomb, 2019
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.148-1.384 1.27 Yamazaki et al, 2003
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.249 1.25 Yamazaki et al, 2003
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.037-1.274 1.16 Yamazaki et al, 2003
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.145 1.15 Yamazaki et al, 2003
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.00 1.0 Reyes, 2008
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.40-1.50 1.45 Reyes, 2008
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.50-1.60 1.55 Reyes, 2008
Entosphenus tridentatus 1.40-1.90 1.65 Reyes, 2008
Micropterus cataractae 2.00 2.0 Warren, 2009
Coregonus huntsmani 3.20-5.20 4.2 Hasselman et al, 2007
Dormitator latifrons 0.30 0.3 Rodriguez... et al, 2011
Ammocrypta clara 1.22 1.22 Driver and Adams, 2013
Etheostoma chienense 1.70-2.00 1.85 Piller and Burr, 1999
Etheostoma pallididorsum 0.28-1.18 0.73 Heins et al, 1992 (cited in Johnston, 1995)
Moxostoma congestum 1.75 1.75 Bean and Bonner, 2008
Etheostoma tallapoosae 1.00 1.0 Johnston et al, 1999
Percina nasuta 1.70 1.7 Turner and Trexler, 1998
Acipenser sturio The range in size of the ovarian follicles should include to the largest pigmented eggs and the small white eggs of less than 0.5 to 0.6 mm in diameter. Intermediate sized, partially pigmented follicles reveal incomplete vitellogenesis, while a marble appearance indicates over maturation 0.6 Williot et al, 2002
Acipenser sturio This embryo taken out of the 2.8 mm egg reveals a quite undeveloped stage comprising a large yolk sac and a small embryological fin fold 2.8 Kirschbaum and Wiliot, 2011
Neogobius melanostomus 3.9 mm 3.9 Corolla and Kupfer, 2019
Noturus insignis 4.0 4.0 Clugston and Cooper, 1960
Oncorhynchus mykiss 4.17-4.42 4.29 Momin and Devrim, 2018
Oncorhynchus mykiss 4.2–6.3 4.2 Liberoff et al, 2019
Oncorhynchus mykiss 3.36-5.63 4.5 Springate and Bromage, 1985
Oncorhynchus mykiss 4.5 4.5 Tyler et al, 1996
Leuciscus idus 1.2/1.6 1.2 Targonska et al, 2012
Neogobius melanostomus 3.9 mm 3.9 Grabowska et al, 2008
Neogobius melanostomus 3.2 mm 3.2 Kornis et al, 2011
Neogobius melanostomus 3.2 mm 3.2 MacInnis and Corkum, 2000
Neogobius melanostomus 2.35 mm 2.35 L’avrincikova and Kovac, 2007
Neogobius melanostomus 3.3-4.6 mm 3.95 Bonislawska et al, 2013
Acipenser ruthenus 6.5 ± 0.3 mm 6.5 Lenhardt et al, 2004
Ponticola kessleri 0.04-1.70 mm 0.87 Kovac et al, 2009
Acipenser transmontanus 3.7-4.0 3.85 Doroshov et al. (, 1984)
Acipenser transmontanus 3.4-3.5 3.45 Webb et al (, 1999)
Acipenser transmontanus 3.8-3.5 3.65 Doroshov et al. (, 1983)
Leuciscus aspius 2.03 2.03 Korzelecka-Orkisz et al, 2013
Pseudorasbora parva 0.65-0.15 0.4 Britton et al, 2007
Pseudorasbora parva 1.75-1.5 1.62 Zhu et al, 2018
Silurus glanis 3-4 3.5 Proteau et al, 2008
Silurus glanis 3-4 3.5 Valadou, 2007
Pomoxis annularis My measurements of mature egg diameters (0.82 to 0.92, average 0.89 mm )" 0.89 Whiteside, 1964
Pomoxis annularis To estimate fecundity, the right lobe was weighed (nearest 0.01 g) and then preserved in 5% buffered formalin (Bunnell et al., 2005). Briefly, vitellogenic (i.e. fully yolked, 0.40-1.0 mm diameter) eggs in each of three 4 mm diameter cores were counted. 0.7 Bunnell et al, 2007
Salvelinus fontinalis Quebec: 3.52-4.32 3.92 Johnston and McKenna, 1977
Salvelinus fontinalis P.E.I: 3.45-4.14 3.79 Johnston and McKenna, 1977
Acipenser baeri 2.8-4.1 3.45 Gisbert et al, 2000
Coregonus peled egg diameter: 2.084+/-0.005mm 2.08 Svinger et al, 2014