Grunion Grunion Grunion are two fish species of the genus Leuresthes: the California grunion, "L. tenuis", and the Gulf grunion, "L. sardinas". They are sardine-sized teleost fishes of the New World silverside family Atherinopsidae, found only off the coast of California, USA, and Baja California, Mexico, where the species are found on both the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California coasts. Many people enjoy catching grunion at events called "grunion runs." Grunion are known for their unusual mating ritual wherein at very high tides, the females come up on to sandy beaches where they dig their tails into the sand to
Creature Commandos Creature Commandos The Creature Commandos are a fictional DC Comics team of military superhumans originally set in World War II. The original team was introduced in "Weird War Tales" #93 (November 1980). The modern team first appeared in their own mini-series "Creature Commandos" #1 May 2000; this version was written by Tim Truman and drawn by Scot Eaton. Asked how the Creature Commandos came about, writer J. M. DeMatteis recalled, Project M is a secret government organization which began during World War II and specializes in experimental biotechnology and necromancy. Known creations of the Project beside the Creature Commandos include