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CAS-ICH 245270 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 27 May 1978 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 MAB78-4 Date Collected 27 May 1978 : 1700
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Mendocino County
Water Body Lagoon Creek Drainage Brush Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 3 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Lagoon Creek, tributary to Brush Creek
Latitude-Longitude 38.9692306°N, 123.7120417°W Bottom Type sand
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 17.5 C. Tadpoles seen. Continuation of slough tributary to Brush Creek. It runs southward parallel to seashore inland of sand dunes. We are a few riffles above the lower portion. No males in nuptial coloration, a few gravid females. 2 blue herons seen and numerous footprints. Also caught Cottus asper.