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CAS-ICH 244735 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 18 Jun 2003 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 220/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Karve, Anjali D.; Johnson, Jill; Bell, Michael A.; Aguirre, W. E.  Field Number MAB03-35 Date Collected 17-18 June 2003 : 2310
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 10 1/8" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Mud Lake at public access
Latitude-Longitude 61.56502°N, 149.94717°W Bottom Type muck
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = ? C. Anjeli Karve set these traps on June 17 for us yesterday. Only stickleback caught, including anadromous and resident Gasterosteus and Pungitius. Resident Gasterosteus were most abundant, followed by anadromous. 55 anadromous Gasterosteus taken for DNA. 55 resident Gasterosteus taken for DNA. 55 anadromous Gasterosteus fixed in phosphate-buffered formalin for brain. 55 resident Gasterosteus fixed for brain. 35 Pungitius taken live to ship to Mike Shapiro. One trap had 8 Pungitius and 20 Gasterosteus including spatial heterogeneity of abundance. No gravid Pungitius or anadromous Gasterosteus, but there were nuptial males of both.