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CAS-ICH 244963 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 2 Jun 2015 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 800/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; MacColl, Andrew; Kreier, Freda; Magalhaes, Isabel S.; D'Agostino, D.  Field Number MAB15-2 Date Collected 1-2 June 2015 : 1522
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Falk Lake Drainage Matanuska River Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 15 1/4" & 10 1/8" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Falk Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.55762°N, 149.051682°W Bottom Type Mud and detritus.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 21.5 C. Andrew MacColl took a sample of Gasterosteus aculeatus. No other fish species present. I resampled this site on 15 June 2015 to get Gasterosteus aculeatus testes for Kathleen Xie.