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CAS-ICH 245260 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 21 Jun 1977 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 20/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number MAB77-8 Date Collected 21 June 1977 : 1300
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County San Luis Obispo County
Water Body San Carpoforo Creek Drainage San Carpoforo Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 5 m Salinity Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Carpoforo Creek
Latitude-Longitude 35.7640139°N, 121.3225194°W Bottom Type sand, detritus
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 23 C. Water tasted fresh. No other fish seen. This is an isolated pool. The stream is dry besides this and 1 other pool. Shrunken in size by 50% (recently). Sticklebacks extremely abundant. 2 seine hauls, many thrown back. 1 male caught which was blue, little red restricted to throat and operculum margin. Also caught Cottus asper.