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CAS-ICH 244999 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 8 Jun 2018 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 400/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Wucherpfennig, Julia I.  Field Number MAB18-11 Date Collected 7-8 June 2018 : 1500
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Anchorage Municipality
Water Body Mile 83 east Seward Highway Drainage coastal Turnagain Arm Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 20 Gee minnow traps
Locality Eastern lake at mile 83 along Seward Highway
Latitude-Longitude 60.8732°N, 149.03688°W Bottom Type Silt and sand.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = ?. Caught 350 freshwater resident Gasterosteus aculeatus preserved in ethanol and 400 fixed in formalin, 100 anadromous G. aculeatus released, 2 Pungitius pungitius fixed in formalin, 1 Salvelinus malma released, and 2 Oncorhynchus sp. released.