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CAS-ICH 244760 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 18 Jun 2004 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 150/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Ellis, Kaitlyn E.; Myers, Mallory; Eisenberg, Daniel T. A.  Field Number MAB04-9 Date Collected 17-18 June 2004 : 1800
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Kenai Peninsula Borough
Water Body Orphea Lake Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 8 1/8" & 2 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Orphea Lake
Latitude-Longitude 60.2317°N, 151.12°E Bottom Type sand with a little organic debris
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = ? C. 10 traps set and we dipnetted for fry and got 100. Traps pulled at 1800 hr on 18 June. About 150 adult stickleback, including nuptial males and gravid females caught. 15 males and several gravid females set aside for crossing.