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CAS-ICH 245007 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 14 Jun 2018 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 500/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.  Field Number MAB18-21 Date Collected 13-14 June 2018 : 1730
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Kenai Peninsula Borough
Water Body Arc Lake Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 35 Gee minnow traps
Locality Arc Lake at the park
Latitude-Longitude 60.44952°N, 151.10572°W Bottom Type Sand and silt..
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 18.5 C. About 300 Gasterosteus aculeatus preserved in ethanol and a few hundred others fixed in buffered 10% formalin. The formalin sample was enriched with about 50 larger specimens.