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CAS-ICH 244957 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 7 Jun 2015 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 700/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Kreier, Freda  Field Number MAB15-12 Date Collected 6-7 June 2015 : 1325
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Anchorage Municipality
Water Body Mile 87 Seward Highway Drainage coastal Turnagain Arm Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 20 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Lake at mile 87 along Seward Highway
Latitude-Longitude 60.91483°N, 149.10508°W Bottom Type Silt with scattereed aquatic plants.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 12.5 C. Caught numerous freshwater resident and anadromous Gasterosteus, which represent separate biological species. Two bottles were mixed and one was only anadromous. Also preserved 400 freshwater resident Gasterosteus aculeatus in ethanol.