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CAS-ICH 244954 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 2 Jun 2015 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 365/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; MacColl, Andrew; Kreier, Freda; Magalhaes, Isabel S.; D'Agostino, D.  Field Number MAB15-1 Date Collected 1-2 June 2015 : 1345
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Mud Lake Drainage Knik River Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 23 Gee minnow traps
Locality Mud Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.565°N, 148.947°W Bottom Type Mostly mud.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp = 21.5 C. Andrew MacColl took ~35 anadromous Gasterosteus aculeatus, and I took 365. We also caught about 25 Dalia pectoralis but no freshwater resident Gasterosteus aculeatus.