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CAS-ICH 245144 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 17 Sep 1975 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R.  Field Number MAB75-36 Date Collected 17 September 1975 : 1700
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Barbara County
Water Body San Antonio Creek Drainage San Antonio Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 2.5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Antonio Creek, near junction of Lompoc Casmalia Road and San Antonio Road, 9 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 34.7801361°N, 120.5466083°W Bottom Type mud, submerged grass
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 17.0 C. This station is in a section where the stream is cutting through alluvium to depth of 6 m. Cave-ins form pools in which fish collected. Many gravid-looking sticklebacks with slight nuptial coloration. One side is riparian woodland, other an open field. Very few small sticklebacks here. Some [Gasterosteus aculeatus] males with nuptial coloration. Also caught Gila sp and Cottus sp.