| CAS-ICH 245157 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 19 Jul 1975 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 175/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R. | Field Number | MAB75-5 | Date Collected | 19 July 1975 : 1100-1300 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | Ventura County |
| Water Body | Venturea River | Drainage | Ventura | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 13 m | Salinity | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | ||
| Locality | mouth of Ventura River, 0.1 km from mouth | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | 34.27485°N, 119.3078528°W | Bottom Type | 50% sand, 50% marine algae | ||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water Temp. = 20 C. Seining from saline portion to fresher area where Cyprinid found. Most sticklebacks [Gasterosteus aculeatus] collected over dead marine algae but also abundant among cobbles. We may have been seining across an area where freshwater met saline. Few fish in reproductive condition. Number above indicate abundance. Nearly all sticklebacks saved. Also caught in order of abundance: (1) Fundulus parvipinis, (2) Gasterosteus aculeatus, (3) Eucyclogobius newberryi, (4) Leptocottus armatus, (5) atherinid, (6) cyprinid, and (7) Gambusia affinis. | ||||||