Answer: grunion

AnswerCrossword Clue
GRUNIONCalifornia food fish
GRUNIONSardine-shaped fish
GRUNIONFish that spawns at high tide
grunionsmall, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand
gruniona small food fish
gruniona silverside (Leuresthes tenuis) of the California coast notable for the regularity with which it comes inshore to spawn at nearly full moon