| CAS-ICH 245263 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 6 Sep 1977 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 50/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M. | Field Number | MAB77-84 | Date Collected | 6 September 1977 : 1130 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | Ventura County |
| Water Body | Sespe Creek | Drainage | Santa Clara River | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 1.8 m | Salinity | 1.2 | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | |
| Locality | Sespe Creek, downstream of Hwy 126, most downstream pool remaining, 15.1 km from confluence with Santa Clara River | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 34.3871778°N, 118.9530111°W | Bottom Type | mud, leaves | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water temp. = 20 C. This is the last remains of the pool. An opposum track was observed in the mud at the pool's edge. Pool had dwindled to 1.8 m wide, 4 m long, 9 cm deep. Flow into the pool, of course, had ceased. The drop in depth was 95 cm below maximum heighth when water flowed out of the pool. Racoon tracks abundant. Also caught Gambusia affinis. | ||||||