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CAS-ICH 245202 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 23 Jun 1977 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 75/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number MAB77-15 Date Collected 23 June 1977 : 1300
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 4 m Salinity Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Simeon Creek, just below juncture of N and S forks above waterfall.
Latitude-Longitude 35.6254194°N, 121.0542639°W Bottom Type cobble, gravel, sand, decaying algae
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = C. Series of 3 pools. Pool B's surface is at least 2 m below surface of pool A which are approximately same elevation. Half the distance down from A to B is over a rock surface at 45° angle. The remaining half of the distance is 50% vertical rock face, 50% free fall. 1 adult Rana aurora seined in pool A, released. A 15 cm trout was in pool B but could not be seined. On the way to this station from 100 m upstream a Thamnophis sirtalis seen. Small sticklebacks thrown back. Also caught Oncorhynchus mykiss.