Which of the following statements about Grunion is correct?

A) Fertilized grunion eggs are ready to hatch about twenty days after spawning.
B) Grunion are the only marine fish that comes completely out of water to spawn.
C) Grunion are similar to salmon in that they return to their stream of birth to spawn.
D) Grunion count on the highest spring high tide to bury their eggs with sand.
E) Grunion spawn on the three or four nights prior to the highest spring high tide.


B

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