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CAS-ICH 245172 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 2 Aug 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 MAB75-8 Date Collected 2 August 1975 : 1830
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Ventura County
Water Body Matilija Creek Drainage Ventura Island Group Island
Depth Width 6.5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Matilija Creek, 29.35 km from mouth of Ventura River
Latitude-Longitude 34.494425°N, 119.3322444°W Bottom Type cobbles
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 26 C. Most sticklebacks collected in side pool from which physical data taken. Water flows across a line of cobbles into the side of the pool. Also caught Gila orcutti and Micropterus salmoides, and saw Oncorhynchus mykiss.