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CAS-ICH 245067 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 10 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 MAB74-46 Date Collected 10 August 1974 : 1310
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Mendocino County
Water Body Little River Drainage Little River Island Group Island
Depth Width 200 m Salinity 1 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Little River, 0.30 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 41.02765°N, 124.1093167°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 C. Lagoon 200 m in diameter at low tide. Tidal mud flat. Fresh water streams feeding into area. Fish were found mostly in algae growing from the rocks. Fish seemed to be in the top 10 cm of the water. Also caught Cottus sp., Leptocottus armatus, Platichthys stellatus, eel blennies, Cymatogaster aggregata, and a clupeid.