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CAS-ICH 245159 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 19 Jul 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 MAB75-6 Date Collected 19 July 1975 : 1400-1430
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Ventura County
Water Body Venturea River Drainage Ventura Island Group Island
Depth Width 15.5 m Salinity Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Ventura River at Freeway 101, 0.65 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 34.2795556°N, 119.3092333°W Bottom Type filamentous algae over sand and cobbles
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. Most sticklebacks collected from algae attached to rock at mouth of side pool. Many small sticklebacks and other species thrown back. A toad and a tadpole seen indicating fresh water. Also there was a riffle downstream. Also caught Eucyclogobius newberryi and cyprinid species.