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CAS-ICH 245168 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 19 Jul 1975 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 200/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R.  Field Number MAB75-7 Date Collected 19 July 1975 : 1600
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Ventura County
Water Body Venturea River Drainage Ventura Island Group Island
Depth Width 10.5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Ventura River, 1.55 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 34.2881778°N, 119.3084139°W Bottom Type sand, gravel
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 22 C. Gasterosteus [aculeatus] quite abundant in margins under floating broadleaf vegetation and willows dipping into water. Many males in reproductive color. Some highly truncated sticklebacks. Also caught a cyprinid and Lepomus sp.