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CAS-ICH 245163 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 28 Nov 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 MAB75-63 Date Collected 28 November 1975 : 1330
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County San Luis Obispo County
Water Body San Luis Obispo Creek Drainage San Luis Obispo Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 4 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Luis Obispo Creek at South Street, 15.7 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 35.2698194°N, 120.6723028°W Bottom Type mostly gravel
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 11.7 C. This is a fairly shallow flat bottomed pool at the bottom of a riffle. We are now on outskirts of town. Water striders present. Many sticklebacks thrown back. Male with high nuptial coloration collected. Also caught Rhinichthys osculus and Oncorhynchus mykiss.