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Eggs and larvae
> Inventory of Data
On this page you can filter and download ICES eggs and larvae data. Data are also available through
web services
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You can see an inventory of the eggs and larvae database:
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Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
AZTI - Tecnalia, Headquarters Pasaia(Gipuzkoa) (AZTI)
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS)
DTU Aqua, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark
Faroe Marine Research Institute
IEO/ Vigo Oeanographic Centre (IEO)
IFREMER
IFREMER, Fisheries English Channel North sea, Boulogne-sur-mer (HMMN)
Institute of Marine Research
Institute of Marine Research - Norwegian Marine Data Centre (NMD)
Marine Institute (MI)
Marine Research Institute (MRI)
Marine Scotland Science
Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU)
Thünen-Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries (TI-OF) (TI-OF)
Thünen-Institute of Sea Fisheries (TI-SF)
Wageningen Marine Research, IJmuiden (WMR)
Survey
Species
Stage
Atlantic Anguilla surveys (EEL)
Downs Recruitment Survey
Gulf of Riga Larvae survey (GORL)
International Bottom Trawl Survey - Midwater Ring Net
International Herring Larvae Surveys Q1
International Herring Larvae Surveys Q3
International Herring Larvae Surveys Q4
Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey
North Sea cod and plaice egg surveys (CP-EGGS)
North Sea Mackerel Egg Survey
Northern Irish Northeastern Larvae Survey (NINEL)
Rügen Herring Larvae Survey (RHLS)
Actinopterygii
Agonus cataphractus
Ammodytes
Ammodytes marinus
Ammodytes tobianus
Ammodytidae
Anarhichas lupus
Anarhichas minor
Anguilla
Anguilla
Anguilla anguilla
Anguilla rostrata
Aphia minuta
Arctozenus risso
Arctozenus rissoi
Argentina
Argentina silus
Argentina sphyraena
Arnoglossus laterna
Belone belone
Benthosema glaciale
Branchiostoma lanceolatum
Brosme brosme
Buglossidium luteum
Callionymidae
Callionymus
Callionymus lyra
Callionymus maculatus
Callionymus reticulatus
Capros aper
Chirolophis ascanii
Ciliata
Ciliata mustela
Clupea harengus
Clupeidae
Cottidae
Crystallogobius linearis
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Cyclopterus lumpus
Echiichthys vipera
Echiodon drummondii
Engraulis encrasicolus
Entelurus aequoreus
Eutrigla gurnardus
Eutriglia gurnardus
Gadiculus argenteus
Gadidae
Gadus morhua
Gaidropsaridae
Gaidropsarus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Gobiidae
Gobius niger
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Hyperoplus immaculatus
Hyperoplus lanceolatus
Lebetus
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Limanda limanda
Liparis
Liparis liparis
Liparis montagui
Liza
Maurolicus
Maurolicus muelleri
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Merlangius merlangus
Merluccius merluccius
Micromesistius poutassou
Microstomus kitt
Molva molva
Mugilidae
Myctophum punctatum
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Nephrops norvegicus
Nerophis ophidion
Osmerus eperlanus
Percidae
Pholis gunnellus
Phrynorhombus norvegicus
Pisces
Platichthys flesus
Pleuronectes platessa
Pleuronectidae
Pollachius pollachius
Pollachius virens
Pomatoschistus
Pomatoschistus pictus
Rhinonemus cimbrius
Sardina pilchardus
Scomber
Scomber scombrus
Scophthalmus maximus
Scophthalmus rhombus
Solea solea
Soleidae
Sprattus sprattus
Syngnathus
Syngnathus rostellatus
Syngnathus typhle
Taurulus bubalis
Trachipterus arcticus
Trachurus trachurus
Trigla lucerna
Triglidae
Trisopterus esmarki
Trisopterus esmarkii
Trisopterus luscus
Unidentified spp
Zeugopterus punctatus
Adult
E&L surveys: egg - combination of stages 1A and 1B
E&L surveys: egg formation of blastodisc and subsequent thickening at one pole
E&L surveys: egg from fertilisation until cleavage produces a cell bundle where ind.cells are invisible
E&L surveys: egg from the first sign of primitive streak until closure of blastopore
E&L surveys: egg growth of embryo from 1/2 to 3/4 around egg circumference
E&L surveys: egg growth of embryo from 3/4 to full egg circumference
E&L surveys: egg growth of embryo until the tail touches the nose or beyond
E&L surveys: egg stage unknown
E&L surveys: glass eels (eels)
E&L surveys: leptocephalus (eels)
E&L surveys: nephrops larvae rudimentary pleopods present but no supra-orbital spines
E&L surveys: nephrops larvae supra-orbital spines appear but no uropods
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Year
Month
Country
Institute
Survey
Species
Stage
No. Measurements
Format type
2025
3
ES
1404
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
170
2025
5
DE
1574
I8486
Clupea harengus
Larvae
1197
2025
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
20
2025
3
IE
396
I4189
Molva molva
Egg
1
2025
6
IE
396
I4189
Maurolicus
Egg
15
2025
1
SE
4484
I4537
Sardina pilchardus
Larvae
48
2025
4
DE
1570
I4189
Pisces
Egg
142
2025
4
ES
1404
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
187
2025
2
SE
4484
I4537
Sardina pilchardus
Larvae
22
2025
7
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Eutriglia gurnardus
Egg
11
2025
4
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
434
2025
7
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Maurolicus muelleri
Egg
16
2025
2
DE
1570
I4537
Sardina pilchardus
Larvae
3
2025
7
IE
396
I4189
Maurolicus
Egg
6
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Pisces
Egg
157
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Trachipterus arcticus
Egg
10
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Molva molva
Egg
1
2025
7
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
57
2025
1
DK
2195
I4537
Anguilla anguilla
Larvae
7
2025
4
ES
1404
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
181
2025
4
ES
1404
I4189
Maurolicus muelleri
Egg
51
2025
7
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Sardina pilchardus
Egg
1
2025
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
300
2025
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Eutriglia gurnardus
Egg
38
2025
2
FR
542
I4537
Sardina pilchardus
Larvae
51
2025
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Pollachius pollachius
Larvae
12
2025
2
NL
1340
I4537
Microstomus kitt
Larvae
26
2025
6
IE
396
I4189
Pisces
Egg
45
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Triglidae
Egg
47
2025
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Clupeidae
Larvae
1
2025
6
FO
3084
I4189
Pisces
Egg
8
2025
2
FR
542
I4537
Microstomus kitt
Larvae
4
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
51
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Maurolicus muelleri
Egg
35
2025
6
NL
1340
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
3812
2025
4
ES
1404
I4189
Pisces
Egg
83
2025
7
IE
396
I4189
Pisces
Egg
17
2025
3
IE
396
I4189
Maurolicus
Egg
5
2025
3
ES-PV
1623
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
33
2025
3
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
53
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Sardina pilchardus
Egg
25
2025
5
NL
1340
I4189
Engraulis encrasicolus
Egg
26
2025
6
NL
1340
I4189
Argentina sphyraena
Egg
14
2025
3
ES
1404
I4189
Maurolicus muelleri
Egg
51
2025
6
NL
1340
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
2378
2025
2
DE
1574
I8486
Clupea harengus
Larvae
52
2025
4
DE
1570
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
105
2025
1
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Arctozenus risso
Larvae
6
2025
3
ES
1404
I4189
Sardina pilchardus
Egg
25
2025
1
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Clupeidae
Larvae
2
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