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Although we found A. sirm also had an extended 

 spawning season in Kiribati, the species may not 

 spawn throughout the year. Our result differs from 

 previous studies that found the spawning season 



lasted two to five months during early summer 

 (Conand, 1991) or the monsoon period (Rosa and 

 Laevastu, 1960; Dayaratne and Gjosaeter, 1986). 

 Neither temperature nor rainfall appear to be the 



