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CAS-ICH 245257 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 16 Aug 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 MAB77-75 Date Collected 16 August 1977 : 1700
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 10 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality San Carpoforo Creek
Latitude-Longitude 35.767225°N, 121.2786667°W Bottom Type cobbles, mud
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 20 C. Fishes were collected along a 50 m long pool and a 15 m long pool immediately upstream. Typical of the area is a pool with numerous emergent cobbles and boulders with trees along the bank. Numerous small sticklebacks returned. No other fish species collected. This station is within a few hundred meters of previous one but contains completely plated sticklebacks which the previous one did not.