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CAS-ICH 244997 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 5 Jun 2017 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 600/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.  Field Number MAB17-4 Date Collected 4-7 June 2017 : 1915
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Anchorage Municipality
Water Body Cheney Lake Drainage Ship Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 16 Gee minnow traps
Locality Cheney Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.21929°N, 149.75952°W Bottom Type Mostly cobbles, gravel 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. = 17 C. Traps set for two days and got about 863 Gasterosteus aculeatus and 62 Dalia pectoralis. Threespine stickleback and Alaska Blackfish have an almost exclusive distribution, with blackfish in traps in or close to vegetation and stickleback in traps more in the open.