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larval stages of pearlfish paracanthopterygian
...into a specialized larva, the vexillifer, which lives amid the plankton. After attaining a length of about seven to eight centimetres (about three inches), it transforms to another larval stage, the tenuis, descends to the bottom, and becomes a parasite in a sea cucumber (Holothuria tubulosa or Stichopus regalis). The tenuis, apparently dependent upon its host for survival,...
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description hake
...but are distinguished by long, slim pelvic fins and by a small barbel at the tip of the chin. Economically important members of this genus include the white hake (U. tenuis) and the red hake (U. chuss).
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description hake
...These fishes resemble Merluccius but are distinguished by long, slim pelvic fins and by a small barbel at the tip of the chin. Economically important members of this genus include the white hake (U. tenuis) and the red hake (U. chuss).
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hake hake
In eastern North America, the name hake is also applied to several marine food fishes related to Merluccius but placed in the genus Urophycis. These fishes resemble Merluccius but are distinguished by long, slim pelvic fins and by a small barbel at the tip of the chin. Economically important members of this genus include the white hake (U. tenuis) and the red hake...
(species Leuresthes tenuis), small Pacific fish of the family Atherinidae (order Atheriniformes). The species is found in the Pacific Ocean along the western coast of the United States. A unique feature of the grunion’s breeding biology results in its spawning on particular nights during the warm months when tides are highest. The eggs are actually laid in the sand on the beach during a full or new moon when the tide cycle is at its peak (spring tide). The young hatch out and enter the ocean following inundation during the subsequent spring tide, which occurs two weeks later. Grunion are small fish, attaining a length of about 20 cm (8 inches), and are highly edible.
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description silversides
The grunion (Leuresthes tenuis), a small species (15 cm long) found along California coasts, is noted for its spawning runs. It breeds along beaches at night, coming ashore at high tide. The eggs are buried in the sand, and, at the next high tide, they hatch and the new young make their way into the sea.
reproductive behaviour
atheriniform...freshwater fishes and show some reproductive specializations in courtship behaviour and sexual dimorphism (coloration and fin shape). They breed near the shore, attaching the eggs to plants. The grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) breeds on the California coast, schooling in the surf at extreme spring high water and spawning on the shore, where the female buries the eggs in the sand. The eggs...
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sexual cycle sex
...is gone but only before the moon can rise, a situation that confines them to a monthly breeding period of three or four days after the full of the moon. They follow a lunar rhythm. So do the grunion, a common fish along the southern California coast. Here again mating takes place when all is dark and the tide is high. Pairing occurs in the wash of the waves on the...
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