Editing Blue cod (section)

===Spawning and Hatching===
Multiple [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] events of a female ''P. colias'' occur throughout late winter and spring<ref name="AylingCox" /><ref name="PankhurstConroy">{{cite journal | last1=Pankhurst| first1=N.W. | last2=Conroy| first2=A.M.| year=1987| title=Seasonal changes in reproductive condition and plasma levels of sex steroids in the blue cod, ''Parapercis colias'' (Bloch and Schneider) (Mugiloididae). | journal=Fish Physiology and Biochemistry |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=11–26 |doi=10.1007/BF02073862| pmid=24226034 | bibcode=1987FPBio...4...15P | s2cid=34714507 }}</ref> in the centre to the outer [[continental shelf]].<ref name="Paul.b" />  Instead of a distinct [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] episode, their [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] is a continuous event that the eggs are released over time.<ref name="BrandtDunnBrouwer">{{cite journal | last1=Brandt| first1=K.K. | last2=Dunn| first2=M.R.| last3=Brouwer | first3=S.L. | year=2017| title=Assessing maturity, fecundity and hermaphroditism in blue cod ''Parapercis colias''. | journal=Aquatic Biology |volume=26 |pages=137–148 |doi=10.3354/ab00679 | doi-access=free | bibcode=2017AquaB..26..137B }}</ref> One male can be [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] with different groups of female.<ref name="Hirt-Chabbert" /> Eggs could possibly drift 74&nbsp;km away from the [[Spawn (biology)|spawning]] site and hatch potentially after 116 hours.<ref name="Robertson1980" /> Young fish are found below 20 metres<ref name="Paulin1998" /> then move to shallow water in summer.<ref name="Paul.b" />