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CAS-ICH 245399 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 1 Jun 1998 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 600/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Heins, David C.; Johnson, Jill  Field Number MAB98-4 Date Collected 300-1 June 1998 : 900
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Tommelson Lake Drainage Matanuska River Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 9 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Tommelson Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.5569°N, 149.13168°W Bottom Type algae, muck
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = ? C. Small (30 cm) stickleback common in water. Three jars of threespine stickleback taken. One Pungitius seen in traps. About 10 Oncorhynchus sp released. Possibly 600 Gasterosteus taken. Traps pulled at 9:00 am. Got 2 bottles of fish.