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The result was: promoted by 4meter4 (talk) 23:25, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Leuresthes tenuis[edit]

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... that a small fish, the California grunion, buries its eggs in sand high on a beach?

Reviewed: Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 07:14, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Article meets newness criteria, and a spotcheck doesn't show any copyright violations. Hook meets length and "hookiness". Content seems a little off though, Cwmhiraeth can you have a look a the following?

Dorsal fin 7-9 spines, source says 4-8. The other source doesn't mention spines, but does say 7-9 scales between the dorsal fins - perhaps that's the mix up?
Anal fin has 21-24 soft rays, source says 20-24.

The figures I used come from page 1 of the Fritzsche source, where the customary, but obscure, method for describing fins is used. I agree, the figures are different from the FishBase source. I can't be sure which is right, but I need the FishBase source for the fish's length, while the other source provides the fishes' appearance. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm happy to AGF and go with your opinion then, I'm not particularly familiar with the topic, just what I could clean from the source. Worm^TT(talk) 20:48, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

One to three days after the full moon - source says "on the high tides of the second, third and fourth nights after the full moon" - that's confusing, matching the source would be simpler here.
It's implied both male and female fish return to the sea together, but the 1985 report points out that there may be up to 8 males, and they return to the sea as soon as they shed milt. The female might be completely dug in at this point, but returns subsequently.

Otherwise, QPQ looks fine and when those issues are sorted out, I think we're good to go. So, a

for now. Worm^TT(talk) 19:49, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I have adopted your suggestions and rephrased the relevant parts. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, looks like it's good to go.

Worm^TT(talk) 20:48, 4 January 2016 (UTC)