| CAS-ICH 245250 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 5 Aug 1977 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 50/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M. | Field Number | MAB77-66 | Date Collected | 5 August 1977 : 1537 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | Riverside County |
| Water Body | San Simeon Creek | Drainage | San Simeon Creek | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 2 m | Salinity | 0 | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | |
| Locality | San Jacinto River, south fork | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 33.7104278°N, 116.7822528°W | Bottom Type | sand | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water temp. = 22.5 C. Fair number of males in nuptial coloration. Some females approaching being gravid. 0 plated sticklebacks appear to be present. Large (40 cm) fish seen in catch basin of water system (Lake Hemet Municipal Water Dist.), presumably Salmo gairdneri, upstream. Stream gradient very high and habitat appears unsuitable for sticklebacks above this point. Sticklebacks and dace seined along 20 m of stream. Also caught Rhinichthys osculus. | ||||||