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CAS-ICH 245203 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 23 Jun 1977 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number MAB77-16 Date Collected 23 June 1977 : 1630
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County San Luis Obispo County
Water Body San Simeon Creek Drainage San Simeon Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 1-7 m Salinity Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Simeon Creek
Latitude-Longitude 35.6233972°N, 121.0553972°W Bottom Type sand, cobbles, rarely dead leaves
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 20-22 C. Small sticklebacks and some Cottus thrown back. These fish were collected in a series of adjacent pools. Male sticklebacks collected with nuptial coloration. Garter snake captured. It contained an unidentifiable fish. Between here and MAB77-15 are a series of large (2-4 m) waterfalls followed by numerous small falls (<1 m) all within a horizontal distance of about 100 m. Also caught Oncorhynchus mykiss and Cottus sp.