Ecological parameter: reproduction habitat

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The parameter provides information on the preferred reproduction habitat and strategy of fish species.

Type of assignment: single category assignment system ()
A description of the coding system can be found here  Abbreviations/Coding Systems

Abbreviations:

Category name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
lithophilic	lith	spawning exclusively on gravel, rocks, stones, rubbles or pebbles; hatchlings are photophobic
litho-pelagophilic	lthpel	eggs are released at the surface of hard structures (stones, gravel) and drift suspended in the current
pelagophilic	pel	eggs are released into the free water body and float
phytophilic	phy	fish deposit eggs in clear water habitats on submerged plants
phyto-lithophilic	phylith	fish deposit eggs in clear water habitats on submerged plants or on other submerged items such as logs, gravel and rocks; larvae are photophobic
psamnmophilic	psam	fish spawn on roots or grass above sandy bottom or on the sand itself
ostracophilic	ostra	eggs are deposited into the gill cavity of living mussels using a laying tube
speleophilic	spel	eggs are deposited in existing or newly created burrows, where brood care is performed
ariadnophilic	ariad	specialised nest building fish that may exhibit some form of parental care
polyphilic	poly	non-specialised spawners
viviparous	vivi	live bearers

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:

Taxagroup	Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Acipenseriformes	7 / 13 - 53.8%
Anguilliformes	1 / 1 - 100%
Cypriniformes	43 / 313 - 13.7%
Esociformes	2 / 3 - 66.6%
Gadiformes	1 / 1 - 100%
Gasterosteiformes	2 / 9 - 22.2%
Perciformes	17 / 94 - 18%
Petromyzontiformes	2 / 13 - 15.3%
Salmoniformes	11 / 125 - 8.7%
Scorpaeniformes	1 / 16 - 6.2%
Siluriformes	4 / 7 - 57.1%