| CAS-ICH 245119 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 29 Sep 1974 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 200/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M. | Field Number | MAB74-96 | Date Collected | 29 September 1974 : 1800 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | Ventura County |
| Water Body | Santa Clara River | Drainage | Santa Clara River | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 12 m | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | |
| Locality | Santa Clara River, 23.3 km from mouth | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 34.338475°N, 119.0696944°W | Bottom Type | sand, rock, grasses | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water Temp. = 23 C. Fish collected from 200 m of stream length. Specimens of G. aculeatus came primarily from stream margins and side streams. A garter snake, 25 cm long, was seen in water; when caputured both pelvic spines and 2 dorsal spines were protruding from its neck (possibly due to my capture). Also caugth Gila orcutti, Gambusia affinis, Pimephales promelas, Lepomis, sp., and Catostomus sp. | ||||||