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CAS-ICH 245035 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 29 Jul 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 MAB74-15 Date Collected 29 July 1974 
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Monterey County
Water Body Big Sur River Drainage Big Sur River Island Group Island
Depth Width 5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality mouth of Big Sur River, 0.2 km from tip of bar shown on map
Latitude-Longitude 36.2815389°N, 121.8590167°W Bottom Type sand, detritus
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 24 C. A bind slough leading from Big Sur near mouth, length about 22 m long, 5 m wide. Fish [Gasterosteus aculeatus] abundant collected in 2 seine hauls, made 2 extra seine hauls through emergent vegetation at mouth of slough to get larger fish was successful. Also caught Cottus sp.