| CAS-ICH 245316 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 15 Aug 1989 | 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. | Field Number | MAB89-17 | Date Collected | 14-15 August 1989 : 930 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | Alaska | County | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Water Body | Matanuska Lake | Drainage | Palmer Slough | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 12 1/8" mesh Gee minnow traps | ||
| Locality | Matanuska Lake | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 61.5532°N, 149.22777°W | Bottom Type | mud, logs | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water temp. = 21 C. All 12 traps were set among recumbent branches in a clump of willow and alder with adjacent offshore water lilies. Trout (O. mykiss) in schools of about 50-100 fish periodically cruised through. Stickleback were seen inshore and immediately congregated around set traps. A sample of fish fixed in ethanol for otolith ageing, most in formalin. Three year classes apparent. One male had blue eyes and dorsal surface, a little red on throat. | ||||||