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CAS-ICH 244949 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 19 Jun 2014 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 515/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.  Field Number MAB14-21 Date Collected 18-20 June 2014 : 2030
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Kenai Peninsula Borough
Water Body Seward Airport tidepools Drainage Resurrection Bay Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 1 ppt Gear 20 Gee minnow traps
Locality Seward Airport tidepools
Latitude-Longitude 60.1252666°N, 149.4196333°W Bottom Type Mud.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 14.5 C. Gasterosteus aculeatus fry abundant and dipnetted in shallows of isolated pool. Also trapped Cottus sp.