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The reproduction of any fish species may be influenced by environmental factors, knowledge of which is required for an adequate control of the reproductive process to improve culture practices. Then, the reproduction of a wild population of bullseye puffer, Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842), and the influence of temperature, photoperiod, lunar cycle and tide level were analyzed. Ovarian ripeness is asynchronous, and the ovary may ripen again at least once following spawning. Testes also display an asynchronous ripeness, but once sexual maturity is attained, spermatozoa are continually produced and released. The reproduction is highly seasonal with an intense spawning period during the spring-summer season, when the sea surface temperature is 22.5-30.9 ºC and a 11-14 h photoperiod. The observations suggest that the timing of spawning was synchronized by a semi-lunar cycle together with the rising of the average tide level. Size at first maturation was similar for females (28.2 cm TL) and males (28.6 cm TL). However, some specimens may start their gonad maturation when are as small as 19 cm TL.

Palabras clave: Reproductive cycle; bullseye puffer; oogénesis; size at first maturation

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