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CAS-ICH 244745 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 20 Jun 2004 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 30/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Ellis, Kaitlyn E.; Myers, Mallory; Eisenberg, Daniel T. A.  Field Number MAB04-13 Date Collected 19-20 June 2004 : 1720
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body L-Shaped Lake Drainage Little Susitna Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 8 1/8" & 2 1/4" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality L-Shaped Lake at west end
Latitude-Longitude 61.70445°N, 149.98037°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. = ? C. Set traps along south side of lake near west end. Adult and juvenile stickleback seen. Dipped 200 fry and fixed in PBS formalin. Mushroom shaped pond is small but water is very black. Arctic loon nest at our end of lake. Tern and kingfisher seen. Take middle fork of road just before mile 66 marker. Pulled traps at 1230 hr 20 June. Got a few juveniles, 1 female. Reset traps at west end. Despite numerous fish seen here, catch poorer than yesterday. Traps pulled at 1720 hr 20 June, and only 30 fish caught, all G. aculeatus.