| CAS-ICH 245315 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 14 Aug 1989 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 50/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol 70% EtOH | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Eanes, Walter F. | Field Number | MAB89-16 | Date Collected | 13-14 August 1989 : 1330 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | Alaska | County | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Water Body | Walby Lake | Drainage | Wasilla Creek | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 3 m | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 12 1/8" mesh Gee minnow traps | |
| Locality | Walby Lake | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 61.6202°N, 149.21286°W | Bottom Type | detritus | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water temp. = 22 C. 4 traps in inlet stream at east end of access area. 8 traps set in front of little quaking bog in front of access area and set in front of little quaking bog in front of access area and along shore to the west. MAB89-16A is from creek mouth (4 traps). MAB89-16B is from the lake shore. Temperature in stream was 10°C. Depth was 35 cm and capture depth was 25 cm. Flow was very slow and the bottom was muddy with a bog-swamp shore. About 75% fish G. aculeatus and 25% small O. mykiss (introduced). Gasterosteus heavily infected with Schistocephalus solidus. No reproductives. Also in lake, high Schistocephalus infections and no reproductives. Only G. aculeatus trapped in lake. Part of MAB89-16B fixed in ethanol, a few in Brunk's solution, remainder in formalin. Also caught Oncorhynchus mykiss. | ||||||