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CAS-ICH 245296 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 MAB86-3 Date Collected 6 July 1986 : 1530-1630
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Cruz County
Water Body Soquel Creek Drainage Soquel Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Soquel Creek, at head of lagoon just below first riffle in side pool
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type rock wall, sand
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 23.0 C. This sample came from just downstream of first riffle. Also caught Catostomus occidentalis, Cottus asper, and Oncorhynchus mykiss.