A grunion is a small, sardinelike fish that lays its eggs on dry sand on certain full moon cycles each year. From Wordnik.com. [Full Frontal Nudity] Reference
The Chalcedeans had arrived, thick as grunion spawning on a beach. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Destiny]
Grayson opens with descriptions of the eerie yet magical encounters Lynne had with grunion. From Wordnik.com. [Grayson by Lynne Cox: Questions] Reference
We used to go watch the grunion run up on the beach and flop around in the moonlight by the thousands. From Wordnik.com. [Go Name Yourself] Reference
No boundary separated the bar crowd from pressure-packed bodies writhing and jerking like beached grunion. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Waltz]
He told me that catching grunion by hand was illegal and that he was having the same conversation with all the boys. From Wordnik.com. [Full Frontal Nudity] Reference
Ladies in fashionable evening dresses, held up to their knees, laughing and playing, chasing grunion at the water's edge. From Wordnik.com. [Baja California - Hotel Playas Ensenada] Reference
A given grunion will spawn repeatedly over the season. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Trying to tackle the third-year sophomore is like grunion hunting. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
Many residents of southern California are well-aware of grunion "runs.". From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Around 90 percent of the grunion runs take place on beaches in Los Angeles. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
It's home to grunion, garibaldi, black sea bass and many other fish species. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
The larger, more mature grunion females can lay up to 3,000 eggs at one time!. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
For millennia, grunion have been an important part of Native Americans 'local diet. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Or you can enter grunion site: stanford. edu OR site: pepperdine. edu OR site: ucsd. edu. From Wordnik.com. [Macworld] Reference
For more on the California grunion, see the California Department of Fish and Game website on. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
The newly hatched grunion remain by the shore for about 40 days and then swim to deeper waters. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Let's say you're a little-known music grunion swimming in a sea of leviathans like Amazon and iTunes. From Wordnik.com. [PC World] Reference
I bellied up to the sandbar; he poured the usual: Rusty Snail, hold the grunion, shaken, not stirred. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
The mortality of the California grunion during spawning is strongly dependent on predators, e.g. people. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Volunteers (18 and up) willing to spend 2 hours on specific nights monitoring grunion on local beaches!. From Wordnik.com. Reference
grunion Greeters has hundreds of volunteers who submit their observations and comments from grunion runs. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
If you had a skillet hot on the coals and threw in a handful of grunion you could never have a finer dish. From Wordnik.com. [El Diablo] Reference
Olguin was known for his exuberance, teaching students by making them dance like a jellyfish or a grunion. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
During these months it is still illegal to catch the grunion, although it is a perfect time for observation. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
As the highest tides start to retreat, the grunion swim ashore in the remaining large waves to lay their eggs. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Because they are so closely linked to the phases of the moon, grunion run schedules can be made years in advance. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
After a year, the grunion are mature and can take part in the runs themselves over their two - to four-year lifespan. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
This behavior of the grunion, which makes its way up onto the beach to spawn, has long captivated (and fed!) onlookers. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Beginning with just a few of the five - to six-inch long fish, beaches can quickly become covered by thousands of grunion. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
The grunion should run to-night too, and I want you to see them. ". From Wordnik.com. [El Diablo] Reference
But the grunion meal didn’t work out, so it was hot dogs and hamburgers without the buns, which had disintegrated during the storm. From Wordnik.com. [Full Frontal Nudity] Reference
There are two grunion species: the California grunion (. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
During this frenzy, the grunion make grunting sounds for which they are named (originally. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
So why do the grunion care about the tides?. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
For a current grunion run schedule, visit the. From Wordnik.com. [The Santa Barbara Independent stories] Reference
Rusty snail, hold the grunion. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
In these parts, it's a time for grunion love. From Wordnik.com. [Kentucky.com: Homepage] Reference
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