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CAS-ICH 245384 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative formalin-10% formalin Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Sam R.  Field Number MAB96-8E Date Collected 2 July 1996 : 2001
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Beverly Lake Drainage Fish Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 24 ft, 1/4-inch mesh seine
Locality Beverly Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.5589°N, 149.2561°W Bottom Type 1/3 m muck, decaying leaves, fallen logs
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = ? C. This is the fifth of five of schools which we have attempted to cature entirely and separately. They are labeled by letter as MAB96-8A, etc. School A: within 3 m of shore in 25 cm of water. Except for our activities, the water was not turbid. There was no cover. Complete capture. School B: small group in 20 cm water within 2 m of shore among suberged tree limbs. We surrounded it and removed branches. Complete capture, 1 fish escaped. School C: caught among fallen branches. 20 cm deep, 2 m offshore. Complete capture by wrapping seine around tree branch. School D: under recumbent birch. Complete capture, 40 cm deep, 2 m from shore. School E: in bay between 2 fallen trees in 20 cm water 2 m from shore. Complete capture, but branches may have lifted led line.