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CAS-ICH 245579 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 30 Jul 1990 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 400/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, David B.; Bell, Sam R.; Bell, Madeline R.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number OMAB90-94 Date Collected 29 July 1990 : 1746
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Wasilla Creek Drainage Palmer Slough Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 " mesh seine
Locality Wasilla Creek
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type Cobbles and gravel with thin layer of silt
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp = 8.5 C. About 300 stickleback fry and 2 Oncorhynchus sp. caught.