| CAS-ICH 245132 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 5 Aug 1975 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 150/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R. | Field Number | MAB75-22 | Date Collected | 5 August 1975 : 1400 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | Ventura County |
| Water Body | Ventura River | Drainage | Ventura | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 9 m | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | |
| Locality | Ventura River behind Mill School, 7.4 km from mouth | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 34.3384389°N, 119.2968972°W | Bottom Type | cobbles with adhering algae | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water Temp. = 24.5 C. Sticklebacks were obtained mostly under willows dipping into water. This is downstream from a sewage plant, water smells foul, a tumor was seen on a stickleback. Lepomis was found nearly dead. Two varieties of snails were abundant here. Crayfish were fairly abundant. Algal growth was very well developed covering nearly entire bottom. Also caught Gila orcutti and Lepomis sp. | ||||||