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CAS-ICH 245295 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 6 Jul 1986 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Francis, Richard C.  Field Number MAB86-2 Date Collected 6 July 1986 : 1100-1330
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Cruz County
Water Body Corcoran Lagoon Drainage Corcoran Lagoon Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 12 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Corcoran Lagoon, inland of the beach
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type sand, aquatic grass
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 23.8 C. Sticklebacks very abundant, but vast majority were YOY. Few nesting males (based on dusky color) apparently present. The lagoon has filled in a lot since 1978. There are now large beaches around S and W shore. Also caught Eucyclogobius newberryi, Leptocottus armatus, and atherinid sp.