Table 11-3. Spawning Characteristics of Fishes of Coastal Maine 5 



Species 



Principal 



spawning 



months 



Spawning 

 habitat b 



Egg 



Spawning 



deposition temperatures 



JFMAMJJASOND 



a Bigelow and Schroeder (1953); Clayton et al , 

 Everhart (1958); Scarola (1973), 



(1976); MDIFW (1976); Colton (1979); 



^Habitat Key; M=Marine, E=Estuarine. l=subtidal, 2=intertidal; P=Palustrine; 

 R=Riverine, l=tidal, 2=lower perennial, 3=upper perennial; 

 L=Lacustrine, l=littoral, 2=limnetic; 0W=open water, UB=unconsol- 

 idated bottom. RB=rock bottom, AB=aquatic bed, EM=emergent, RS= 

 rocky shore. 



c Egg Deposition Key: P=Planktonic, D=Demersal, O=0voviviparous, U=Unknown 



SD=Semi-demersal . 



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10-80 



