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CAS-ICH 245165 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 29 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 MAB75-66 Date Collected 29 November 1975 : 1100
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County San Luis Obispo County
Water Body Stenner Creek Drainage San Luis Obispo Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Stenner Creek, 0.9 km from juncture with San Luis Obispo Creek
Latitude-Longitude 35.283975°N, 120.6680111°W Bottom Type some cobbles, mostly mud, and sand
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 10.5 C. The fishes were seined in three pools connected by 2 very short (3 m) riffles. They were of failry uniform width and stretched along about 100 m of stream. We threw back many small sticklebacks and many Rhinichthys. Also caught Rhinichthys osculus and Oncorhynchus mykiss.