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CAS-ICH 245158 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 1 Nov 1975 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R.  Field Number MAB75-50 Date Collected 1 November 1975 : 1200
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County San Luis Obispo County
Water Body Cuyama River Drainage Santa Maria River Island Group Island
Depth Width 10 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Cuyama River just above Twitchell Reservoir, 27 km from the mouth of the Santa Maria River
Latitude-Longitude 35.0285917°N, 120.2529917°W Bottom Type mostly Chara
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 17.0 C. Sticklebacks were taken mostly along bank in cover in deep water. Sticklebacks absent from shallow water with cover. Fishes collected from 3 pools along about 300 m of stream. Also caught Gila orcutti, Hesperoleucus symmetricus, maybe Hesperoleucus symmetricus X Gila orcutti hybrids, and Rhinichthys sp.