▁spring ▁through ▁fall . ▁In ▁the ▁southern ▁most ▁populations , ▁up ▁to ▁eight ▁spawn ings ▁are ▁possible ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁Sp aw ning ▁takes ▁place ▁most ▁often ▁at ▁high ▁t ide ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁moon ▁is ▁new ▁or ▁full . ▁Max imal ▁sp aw ning ▁occurs ▁when ▁high ▁spring ▁t ides ▁co inci de ▁with ▁night , ▁though ▁sp aw ning ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁remains ▁possible . ▁ ▁During ▁court ship , ▁males ▁may ▁purs ue ▁females , ▁and ▁females ▁may ▁attract ▁males ▁by ▁turning ▁on ▁their ▁sides ▁near ▁the ▁bottom ▁and ▁f lick ing ▁their ▁t ails . ▁A ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁may ▁sw im ▁together ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁male ▁crow ds ▁the ▁female ▁against ▁a ▁rock ▁or ▁a ▁plant ▁and ▁clas ps ▁her : ▁the ▁male ' s ▁larger ▁d ors al ▁and ▁anal ▁fins ▁curve ▁around ▁the ▁female ' s ▁body . ▁F inger like ▁pro jections ▁that ▁develop ▁on ▁the ▁male ' s ▁scales ▁behind ▁and ▁below ▁the ▁d ors al ▁fin ▁may ▁help ▁the ▁male ▁maintain ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁female . ▁The ▁pair ▁qu ivers ▁vig or ously ▁and ▁eggs ▁and ▁s perm ▁are ▁released . ▁ ▁The ▁eggs ▁are ▁pale ▁yellow , ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁diameter , ▁and ▁strongly ▁ad hes ive . ▁During ▁a ▁sp aw ning ▁event , ▁a ▁female ▁can ▁depos it ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 4 0 ▁eggs ▁in ▁separate ▁cl ut ches ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 ▁eggs ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁The