Grunion
Leuresthes tenuis
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
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.
People catch grunion to eat or to use as bait.
The California grunion lives only in the eastern Pacific, from Monterey Bay south to Baja California, and it also turns up in the Gulf of California. It's uncommon north of Point Conception and is found from the surface down to about 18 meters.
Also known as
- California Grunion
Kosher Grunion in foreign languages
| Scientific | Leuresthes tenuis |
| Hebrew | גרוניון קליפורני |
| German | Grunion |
| Russian | Грунион |
| Chinese | 加利福尼亞滑銀漢魚 |
| Japanese | カリフォルニアグルニオン |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Kosher. The grunion is a silverside with fins and scales.
- Famous for spawning runs where the fish come right up onto the beach at night.