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CAS-ICH 245237 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       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 Size      
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 Island
Depth 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.