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CAS-ICH 245392 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 30 May 1998 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 800/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Heins, David C.; Johnson, Jill  Field Number MAB98-1 Date Collected 29 May 1998 : 1550
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Knik Lake Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 29 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Knik Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.460833°N, 149.727222°W Bottom Type rotting vegetation over sand and gravel
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 17 C. Sticklebacks very abundant in schools in shallows near shore. Fish mostly small. We decided to put in more traps and to pull traps in about 30 min-1 hour. We eventually put in 29 traps and pulled them out at 3:50. We got 4 bottles of fish. Dave Heins gave this sample his field number: DCH98-9.