Sand goby spot at the rear of the first dorsal fin, ringed with white. The fish has a slender body, and the head is about a quarter of the total length. The sand goby has two dorsal fins with a wider gap between them than the common goby ("Pomatoschistus microps"), the anterior one consisting of six soft spines and the posterior one eight to eleven soft rays. The pelvic fins are fused with the anal fins. There are 58 to 72 scales along the lateral line and these scales are rather smaller than those of the common goby. The caudal fin is
Little Grunt and the Big Egg Little Grunt and the Big Egg "Little Grunt and the Big Egg (A Prehistoric Fairy Tale)" is a 1990 picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. It is frequently studied in elementary schools in the United States. It was adapted into a play by William Morton. The Grunt Tribe live in a big cave next to a volcano. When Little Grunt is told that the Ugga-Wugga Tribe is coming over for Sunday brunch the next day Mama Grunt orders him to find some eggs so that she can make an omelette. Little Grunt searches high and low and there