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CAS-ICH 245265 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 15 Sep 1977 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Baskin, Jonathan N.; Lopez, H.  Field Number MAB77-89 Date Collected 15 September 1977 : 1400
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Ventura County
Water Body Sespe Creek Drainage Santa Clara River Island Group Island
Depth Width 7 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Sespe Creek, same pool as MAB77-85
Latitude-Longitude 34.3875139°N, 118.9527167°W Bottom Type sand, cobbles, recumbent broadleaf
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 19 C. The habitat is pretty much unchanged except that flow into the pool may have decreased. We did a mark using Bismarck Brown and these will be recaptured next Saturday (September 17). On September 17, returned here and there was already plenty of dead sticklebacks floating. Also caught Gila orcutti, Pimephales promelas, Gambusia affinis, and Catostomus santaanae.