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CAS-ICH 245351 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 16 Jun 1993 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-70% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Blair, Cynthia M.  Field Number MAB93-6 Date Collected 15-16 June 1993 : 1900
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Bruce Lake Drainage Fish Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 12 1/8" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality small lake just north of Bruce lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.611°N, 149.55°W Bottom Type probably organic debris
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = ? C. Twelve traps were set along the western shore of a narrow southward-projecting bay of this unnamed lake just north of Bruce Lake. The shore is a 2-3 m high wall of muskeg, which quakes. A school of 1 cm long fry swam by while I was setting traps. Terns abundant and aggressive here too.