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CAS-ICH 244978 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 4 Jun 2015 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 600/0/0 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 MAB15-5 Date Collected 3-4 June 2015 : 1200
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Bear Paw Lake Drainage Fish Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 10 1/8" & 10 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Bear Paw Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.61395°N, 149.7753°W Bottom Type Muck.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 18.3 C. Andrew MacColl kept 35 Gasterosteus aculeatus, and I kept the rest in formalin, except for 4 in ethanol.