Leuresthes tenuis

Leuresthes tenuis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Leuresthes
Species:
L. tenuis
Binomial name
Leuresthes tenuis
(Ayres, 1860) [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Atherinopsis tenuis Ayres, 1860
  • Leuresthes crameri Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Leuresthes tenuis, the California grunion, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the Pacific coast of North America from Monterey Bay in California to Baja California. This species grows to 19 cm (7 in) in total length and is of minor importance to local fisheries, particularly during grunion runs in which the fish beach themselves to lay their eggs and are easily taken.

  1. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres, 1860)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 31, 2015.