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CAS-ICH 245217 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 7 Jul 1977 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 MAB77-35 Date Collected 7 July 1977 : 1400
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Humboldt County
Water Body Big Lagoon Drainage Big Lagoon Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0.6 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Big Lagoon County Park at south end
Latitude-Longitude 41.1640306°N, 124.1309583°W Bottom Type coarse sand
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. Caprellid shrimp seen and crab seen. Aquatic insects including damselfly and dragonfly larvae seen. No males in nuptial coloration. Many small stickleback thrown back. Also caught Eucyclogobius (?), Cottus sp., and Clupeid sp.