| CAS-ICH 245344 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 22 May 1992 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 350/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Foster, Susan A. | Field Number | MAB92-8 | Date Collected | 21-22 May 1992 : 2015 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | Alaska | County | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Water Body | Visnaw Lake | Drainage | Meadow Creek | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 10 1/8" mesh Gee minnow traps | ||
| Locality | Visnaw Lake | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 61.3706°N, 149.4042°E | Bottom Type | Detritus. | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water temp. = 16 C. Most traps set against shore vegetation. Traps pulled at 1500 hr on 22 May. Large stickleback sample obtained, including a few gravid females and one highly colored male. Divers seen nesting males and solicity female who was dorsal pricked. There was a very wide range of sizes of apparently gravid females (20-70 mm SL). Temp=16°C in shallows on 22 May. Species present: Gasterosteus aculeatus, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Craig saw lots of nest-guarding males. No courtship or distraction displays. Lots of blue males becoming territorial. | ||||||