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CAS-ICH 245145 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 18 Sep 1975 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 60/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R.  Field Number MAB75-37 Date Collected 18 September 1975 : 1100
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Barbara County
Water Body San Antonio Creek Drainage San Antonio Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 3.5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Antonio Creek, 12.0 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 34.7794°N, 120.5200889°W Bottom Type sand, mud, rock
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 16 C. Fishes collected from ~150 m of stream. Taken from pools and a few below falls and in slowly moving current. An introduced turtle was also collected. There were several males with moderate nuptial coloration but no gravid females and very few small sticklebacks (all saved). One pool to at least 1 m. Also caught Gila orcutti.