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CAS-ICH 244988 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 13 Jun 2015 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 800/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Wucherpfennig, Julia I.  Field Number MAB16-4 Date Collected 12-13 June 2016 : 1520
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body X Lake Drainage Susitna River Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 30 Gee minnow traps
Locality X Lake
Latitude-Longitude 62.294444°N, 150.068889°W Bottom Type Thin detritus on sand and gravel.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 17 C. Caught about 1200 Gasterosteus aculeatus and fixed ~800 in formalin. Several Oncorhynchus mykiss released. Several Gasterosteus aculeatus preserved in ethanol.