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CAS-ICH 245183 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 27 Aug 1976 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 70/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number MAB76-17 Date Collected 27 August 1976 : 1400
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Mendocino County
Water Body South Fork Ten Mile River Drainage Ten Mile River Island Group Island
Depth Width 6 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Ten Mile River, south fork
Latitude-Longitude 39.5174111°N, 123.7242444°W Bottom Type floculent algae on gravel
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. Males with nuptial coloration seen; small fish thrown back. Fish taken mostly in pools separated by riffles among recumbent willow branches.Also caught Cottus sp. and Oncorhynchus mykiss.