@article{fdi:010088206, title = {{S}pawning induction for {L}atin {A}merican fishes}, author = {{M}echaly, {A}. {S}. and {B}atlouni, {S}. {R}. and {E}lisio, {M}. and {S}anches, {E}. {A}. and {G}uzman, {J}. {C}. and {G}arcia, {M}. {M}. and {R}odriguez-{F}orero, {A}. and {V}issio, {P}. and {F}atsini, {E}. and {N}unez {R}odriguez, {J}esus and {D}uncan, {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}quaculture offers solutions to meet the growing global demand for fish, and reports from the {UN}-{FAO} indicate that aquaculture production in {L}atin {A}merica ({LA}) has grown at rates above the world average in recent years. {O}ne of the major constraints in the diversification of {LA} aquaculture is the control of reproduction in several popular native fish species for which difficulties in captive propagation have not yet been sufficiently overcome. {T}his article reviews the use of hormone treatments to promote reproduction in females of these native fish species. {LA} has played a key role in the history of development of hormone administration, including the first hormonally induced spawning. {T}hat contribution is included in a historical overview of the discovery of the major hormones used in fish culture. {T}he review provides a summary of difficulties to propagate females of various native fishes and the effects of administering hormones to enhance reproduction. {I}nduced spawning of certain freshwater species was mainly achieved with pituitary extracts or human chorionic gonadotropin (h{CG}), although gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues ({G}n{RH}a) treatments are being researched, and successful studies suggest that low doses may be more effective. {R}esearch on new and emerging aquaculture species has applied both gonadotropins ({G}ths) and {G}n{RH}a-based treatments, and {G}n{RH}a treatments have shown potential for marine species. {H}owever, native marine species new to aquaculture have also been conditioned to spawn spontaneously without hormones. {F}inally, we proposed future lines of research to examine reproductive strategies and {G}n{RH}a-based hormone treatments to improve reproductive control for economically important fish species of {LA}.}, keywords = {fish ; {G}n{RH} ; hormone ; {L}atin {A}merican ; pituitary extract ; reproduction ; {AMERIQUE} {LATINE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}eviews in {A}quaculture}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[20 p.]}, ISSN = {1753-5123}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1111/raq.12841}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088206}, }