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Use of Ovaprim® in Finfish Aquaculture

, Roy P. Yanong, andCarlos Martinez

Release Date: 1/27/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fa161-2009

Agriculture

Abstract

This article explains for ornamental fish producers the mode of action and considerations for the use of ovaprim, a hormone product used as a spawning aid. Includes references.

About this Publication

This document is FA161, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2009. Revised August 2017 and July 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Yanong, R. P., Martinez, C., & Watson, C. A. (2010). Use of Ovaprim in Ornamental Fish Aquaculture. EDIS, 2010(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fa161-2009

Authors

Craig Watson
Craig Watson

director (retired), Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

Roy P. Yanong
Roy P. Yanong
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University of Florida

professor and Extension veterinarian, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

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Carlos Martinez
Carlos Martinez
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University of Florida

former assistant-in, ornamental aquaculture extension, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

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