California grunion

Leuresthes tenuis

Nineteen Centimeters Atherinopsid Fish of Mexican Waters

California grunion is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 19 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinopsidae
Genus: Leuresthes
Maximum length: 19 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay, USA to Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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