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CAS-ICH 244917 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 4 Jun 2012 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 720/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.  Field Number MAB12-9 Date Collected 2-3 June 2012 : 2020
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Mud Lake Drainage Knik River Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 21 Gee minnow traps
Locality Mud Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.56502°N, 149.94717°W Bottom Type Muck.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 20% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 10 C. Of 720 Gasterosteus aculeatus fixed in formalin, 120 were anadromous and 600 were freshwater resident. Also took 25 Gasterosteus aculeatus live for parsites and 50 for behavior and preserved 100 freshwater resident in ethanol. Released 10 Pungitius pungitius, 4 Oncorhynchus sp., and 5 Dalia pectoralis.