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CAS-ICH 245185 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 27 Aug 1976 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 20/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number MAB76-19 Date Collected 27 August 1976 : 1730
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Mendocino County
Water Body Smith Creek Drainage Ten Mile River Island Group Island
Depth Width 2 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Smith Creek tributary to south fork - 10 Mile River
Latitude-Longitude 39.5304333°N, 123.7138611°W Bottom Type gravel
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 15 C. Fish came from series of pools along about 200 m of stream running through mixed coniferous (redwood) forest. All sticklebacks kept. Sticklebacks very rare. Small trout very abundant. Also caught Oncorhynchus mykiss and Cottus sp.