| CAS-ICH 245143 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 17 Sep 1975 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 200/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R. | Field Number | MAB75-35 | Date Collected | 17 September 1975 : 1530 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | Santa Barbara County |
| Water Body | San Antonio Creek | Drainage | San Antonio Creek | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 7 m | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | |
| Locality | San Antonio Creek, under Lompoc Casmalia Road bridge, 7.65 km from mouth | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 34.7737°N, 120.5565722°W | Bottom Type | fine sand except for patch of mud 15% bottom | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water Temp. = 17.0 C. This is an open area with reeds up and down stream. It is 10x7m mud banks on either side. Many males in high nuptial coloration but no gravid females. Male nuptial coloration here as elsewhere in this creek including red on pectoral axilla and base of anal fin. Red on anal base only in most highly colored males. Also caught Gila orcutti. | ||||||