Leuresthes sardina

Leuresthes sardina, commonly known as Gulf grunion, is a species of grunion endemic to the Gulf of California.^[2][3] It is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN.^[1]

Leuresthes sardina
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinopsidae
Genus:	Leuresthes
Species:	L. sardina
Binomial name
Leuresthes sardina (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
Synonyms[2]
Atherina sardina Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 Menidia clara Evermann & Jenkins, 1891 Leuresthes clara (Evermann & Jenkins, 1891)