CAS-ICH 245237 |
Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] |
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ID by/date |
Bell, Michael A. / 18 Jul 1977 |
Gasterosteidae |
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) |
50/0/0 |
Prep Type - Preservative |
alc-50% isopropanol |
Other/Previous Number |
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Size |
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Collector; Vessel |
Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M. |
Field Number |
MAB77-53 |
Date Collected |
18 July 1977 : 1700 |
Continent/Ocean |
North America |
Country |
United States |
State |
California |
County |
Santa Cruz County |
Water Body |
Soquel Creek |
Drainage |
Soquel Creek |
Island Group |
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Island |
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Depth |
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Width |
5 m |
Salinity |
0 |
Gear |
10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine |
Locality |
Soquel Creek |
Latitude-Longitude |
37.0119583°N, 121.9523222°W |
Bottom Type |
sand, mud, gravel, cobbles in 1 pool |
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. No males in nuptial coloration. A Catostomus 300 mm SL seined and released. Numerous fish released. Fishes were collected in 2 pools both with undercut banks, 1 pool was totally cobble bottom and few fish could be captured. The other pool was mostly mud over sand bottom, about 40 m long and the sticklebacks were seined mostly from the middle. Also caught Cottus asper, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Catostomus occidentalis, and Cyprinid sp. |