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CAS-ICH 245136 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 15 Sep 1975 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 9/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R.  Field Number MAB75-27 Date Collected 15 September 1975 : 1830
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 10 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Antonio Creek, Vandenberg AFB, 2.6 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 34.7851611°N, 120.6039583°W Bottom Type mud
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 18 C. Sticklebacks very rare, gobies very abundant. Also caught Eucyclogobius newberryi Gambusia affinis, and Cottus asper.