Editing Ruffe (section)

==Reproduction==
The ruffe has the capacity to reproduce at an extremely high rate. A ruffe usually matures in two to three years, but a ruffe that lives in warmer waters has the ability to reproduce in the first year of life. A single female has the potential to lay from 130,000 to 200,000 eggs annually. Ruffe will leave the deep dark water where they prefer and journey to warmer shallow water for spawning. The primary [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] season for the ruffe occurs from the middle of April through approximately June.<ref name = 'life history'>{{cite journal |last1=Gutsch |first1=Michelle |last2=Hoffman |first2=Joel |title=A review of Ruffe (''Gymnocephalus cernua'') life history in its native versus non-native range |journal=Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries |date=1 June 2016 |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=213–233 |doi=10.1007/s11160-016-9422-5 |bibcode=2016RFBF...26..213G |s2cid=254990236 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11160-016-9422-5 |access-date=11 February 2023 |language=en |issn=1573-5184|url-access=subscription }}</ref>