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CAS-ICH 245137 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 16 Sep 1975 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R.  Field Number MAB75-28 Date Collected 16 September 1975 : 1200
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Barbara County
Water Body San Antonio Creek Drainage San Antonio Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 35 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Antonio Creek, upstream of Vandenberg AFB, 19.3 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 34.7656667°N, 120.4496278°W Bottom Type detritus (cow feces) very deep
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 21.7C. This was a pool with deep detritus bottom covered mostly by emergent broadleaf vegetation. Sticklebacks rare. Just upstream is a tank (MAB75-29) with numerous Lepomis. No Lepomis here, though. Also caught Gambusia affiniis.