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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)
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
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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Restricted Data
Some data within the ICES eggs and larvae database may be classified as restricted as determined by the data provider. These data are under the ICES Data Policy (
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Year
Month
Country
Institute
Survey
Species
Stage
No. Measurements
Format type
2025
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Clupea harengus
Larvae
268
2018
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
6
1998
4
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
16
2018
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Molva molva
Egg
8
2001
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
177
2004
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
417
1995
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Pisces
Egg
78
2007
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
581
2010
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
413
2013
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
185
2016
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
3
2016
4
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Pisces
Egg
94
1992
4
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
177
2019
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
11
2023
1
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Maurolicus muelleri
Larvae
1
2019
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
649
2021
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Clupea harengus
Larvae
379
2025
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Pollachius pollachius
Larvae
12
2021
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
7
2001
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4537
Clupea harengus
Larvae
154
2004
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
25
2007
5
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
452
2010
4
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
390
2010
7
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
68
2013
4
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Molva molva
Egg
1
2016
2
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Pisces
Egg
53
1995
7
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
191
2007
4
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
95
2021
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Maurolicus muelleri
Egg
32
1998
6
GB-SCT
2135
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
47
2007
6
IE
396
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
42
2010
3
IE
396
I4189
Pisces
Egg
93
2004
4
IE
396
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
33
2016
2
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
7
2016
6
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
224
2013
3
IE
396
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
68
2007
7
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
206
2019
2
IE
396
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
71
2001
7
IE
396
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
90
2001
3
IE
396
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
31
2010
7
IE
396
I4189
Pisces
Egg
71
2001
3
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
186
2001
7
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
93
2016
6
IE
396
I4189
Pisces
Egg
118
2025
3
IE
396
I4189
Molva molva
Egg
1
2025
3
IE
396
I4189
Maurolicus
Egg
5
2022
3
IE
396
I4189
Pisces
Egg
82
2010
3
IE
396
I4189
Scomber scombrus
Egg
269
2019
6
IE
396
I4189
Trachurus trachurus
Egg
8
2019
6
IE
396
I4189
Merluccius merluccius
Egg
44
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