grunion
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡrʌn.jən/us/ˈɡrʌn.jən/pluralgrunionororgrunionsa Californianfishthatlaysitseggsin thesandatnight:
加州滑银汉鱼Citymaintenancecrewshavestoppedrakingthe city'sbeachestoavoiddisturbingareaswhere grunionspawn.清洁人员已经停止打扫该市的海滩,以避免干扰加州滑银汉鱼产卵的地区。
Grunion are a knife-sizedfishnativetoSouthernCalifornia.滑银汉鱼是一种小刀大小的鱼,原产于南加州。
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- Sandrakingdisturbsgrunioneggsduringtheirdelicateincubationperiod.
- The grunions'behaviourmust give them somesurvivaladvantage.
- There are no goodcountsof the grunionpopulation.
Sea fish
- albacore
- American shad
- anchovy
- barracuda
- beluga
- dory
- eel
- elver
- flatfish
- flathead
- marlin
- nurse shark
- pilchard
- plaice
- pollack
- stickleback
- stingray
- stonefish
- sturgeon
- swordfish