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CAS-ICH 245052 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 6 Aug 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 MAB74-30 Date Collected 6 August 1974 : 1030
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Mendocino County
Water Body Garcia River Drainage Garcia River Island Group Island
Depth Width 5.5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Garcia River, side pool, 6.7 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 38.9438944°N, 123.6747611°W Bottom Type mud, few cobbles
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 21 C. Oxbow pool about 33 m long and 5 m wide. It has shrunken from a little more than twice those dimensions and a depth of about 1.5 m concentrating the fish so that a large sample was obtained in 2 seine hauls. First haul procured 215 fish. This pool contains fully plated fish.