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CAS-ICH 244694 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 13 Jun 2001 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1081/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; von Hippel, Frank A.; Jones, Jeffrey  Field Number MAB01-3A Date Collected 12-13 June 2001 : 1400
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Loberg (Junction) Lake Drainage Palmer Slough Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 6 14" mesh and 4 1/8" Gee minnow traps
Locality Loberg Junction) Lake, public access
Latitude-Longitude 61.55883°N, 149.256°W Bottom Type Chara, muck, submerged tree limbs
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 18 C. We set 8 1/4" mesh and 2 1/8" mesh unbaited minnow traps at my usual sites around Loberg Lake. Loon seen fishing on lake. Later a grebe was seen and kingfishers are around. Many salmonids 30 cm seen. One huge salmonid 65 cm seen. Traps had been opened at all sites and we reset them between about 1100-1400 hr. 5 at site and pulled again at 2000 hr. Traps pulled on 13 June. Take at 5 D.