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CAS-ICH 244982 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 5 Jun 2015 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Kreier, Freda  Field Number MAB15-9 Date Collected 4-5 June 2015 : 1500
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Morvoro Lake Drainage Fish Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 20 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Morvoro Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.60597°N, 149.78215°W Bottom Type Cobbles and gravel with silt.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 16.5 C. Several Gasterosteus aculeatus fixed in formalin after removing 5 with full pelvis (type 8), 5 with type < 2 pelvic structure; released 10 with intermediate pelvic structures. See Bell et al. (1993) or Bell and Orti (1994) for definition of pelvic types.