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CAS-ICH 245355 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 29 Jun 1994 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 728/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Madeline R.; Bell, Sam R.; Bell, David B.  Field Number MAB94-2A Date Collected 28-29 June 1994 : 1800
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Loberg (Junction) Lake Drainage Palmer Slough Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 5 1/4 mesh inch mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Loberg Lake, site A, public access
Latitude-Longitude 61.3333°N, 149.1532°W Bottom Type Chara, muck, submerged tree limbs
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = ? C. Traps set near shore or branches a few m offshore at 5 points around Loberg Lake. Stickleback seen in water near shore. There should be a good catch. Sample MAB94-2A: was made in a lily patch near shore. Each of the five traps had lots of fish and all were kept. They filled two bottles. This sample came from a point about <50 m down the north shore from the public access, where previous samples were made.