: a silverside (Leuresthes tenuis) of the California coast notable for the regularity with which it comes inshore to spawn at nearly full moon
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Care will be taken to avoid grunion runs and least tern nesting areas.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
Check out the schedule when grunion are expected to dance.
—Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
Then there are grunions, sardine-sized fish that leave the water during mating season and lay their eggs in the sand across beaches in California.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
Monitor local beaches and collect information during grunion runs for this vulnerable species of fish.
—Lshell, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2018
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
Check out the schedule when grunion are expected to dance.
—Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
Then there are grunions, sardine-sized fish that leave the water during mating season and lay their eggs in the sand across beaches in California.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
Monitor local beaches and collect information during grunion runs for this vulnerable species of fish.
—Lshell, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2018
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“Grunion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grunion. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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