| CAS-ICH 245198 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 22 Jun 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 | MAB77-11 | Date Collected | 22 June 1977 : 1145 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | San Luis Obispo County |
| Water Body | San Simeon Creek | Drainage | San Simeon Creek | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 3.4 m | Salinity | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | ||
| Locality | San Simeon Creek | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 35.6158889°N, 121.0691556°W | Bottom Type | sycamore leaves, cobbles | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water temp. = 15 C. Salmo gairdneri-only stomachs were collected. Sticklebacks were collected in a pool. There where many small fry and many of these were thrown back. Some Cottus thown back. Large trout had developing ovaries. This pool was thoroughly seined but 4 additional sticklebacks were taken upstream. This pool is a pothole formed downstream of steep riffles. Downstream the stream is dry for 2-3 miles. In the stomach of the trout were found sow bugs, horsehair worms and boatmen and snails. Also caught Oncorhynchus mykiss and Cottus sp. | ||||||