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This document summarizes a study examining the gonad maturity stages of anchovies (Encrasicholina heterolobus) used as baitfish in the waters near Bacan Island, Indonesia. The study found that E. heterolobus is a multiple spawner with asynchronous oocyte development, meaning their ovaries contained developing eggs at different stages simultaneously. Histological examination of 1,165 female fish found an average of 40% were in a post-spawning "spent" stage, indicating multiple spawning events over time. The

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Nissa Sissari

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