| CAS-ICH 245093 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 25 Jul 1974 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 100/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M. | Field Number | MAB74-7 | Date Collected | 25 July 1974 : 1700 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | San Luis Obispo County |
| Water Body | Arroyo Grande Creek | Drainage | Arroyo Grande Creek | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 4.5 m | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | |
| Locality | 21.75 km from mouth of Arroyo Grande Creek | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 35.1857194°N, 120.4902639°W | Bottom Type | algae, sand, gravel | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water Temp. = 14 C. Outlet pond below Lopez dam, dimensions 300 by 50 m. Almost all fish collected from a single school at mouth of inlet to pond. Fish collected in 1 seine haul; only 1 specimen [of Gasterosteus aculeatus] with male nuptial coloration seen; fish seem to congregate where cold water from Lopez Lake meets the water of the pool. | ||||||