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CAS-ICH 245361 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 4 Jul 1994 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.; Bell, Madeline R.; Bell, Sam R.; Bell, David B.  Field Number MAB94-4 Date Collected 3 July 1994 : 1800
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Kenai Peninsula Borough
Water Body unknown Drainage Resurrection Bay Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 15 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Second Lake, a pond along Hulm Lane, west of Seward on slope of mountains
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type silt over gravel, fallen logs
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 19 C. This is a small impoundment above a road embankment, a natural pond. It appears to be shallow throughout and only 100x50 m with emergent grass around entire shore and alder and some spruce a few meters back from shore. About a third of the pond has emergent grasses and Equisetum covering the surface. Traps pulled at 2100 hr 3 July. Two size classes of sticklebacks, smaller (1+) fish put in ethanol. Formalin fixed individual both size classes.