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CAS-ICH 245153 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 5 Oct 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 MAB75-46 Date Collected 5 October 1975 : 1500
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County San Luis Obispo County
Water Body Sisquoc River Drainage Santa Maria River Island Group Island
Depth Width 5.5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Sisquoc River, 6.5 km from juncture with Santa Maria and Cuyama River
Latitude-Longitude 34.8615417°N, 120.2607833°W Bottom Type mud
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 28.5 C. Fishes came from 3 principal pools. 1. downstream of road 1 m diameter with 2 Hesperoleucas. 2. pool for which measurements taken above. 3. similar shaped pool to 2. About 200 m downstream of road with filamentous algae except for small central channel, much Chara on bottom. Also caught Hesperoleucus symmetricus.