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CAS-ICH 245248 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 23 Jul 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 MAB77-64 Date Collected 23 July 1977 : 1540
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Cruz County
Water Body Aptos Creek Drainage Aptos Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 17 m Salinity 6 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Aptos Creek mouth
Latitude-Longitude 36.9711833°N, 121.9058°W Bottom Type mud, sand, some cobbles
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 22 C. This is at mouth of creek. Vast majority of sticklebacks are smaller than 25 mm. Also caught Cottus asper, Leptocottus armatus, Eucyclogobius newberryi, and Platichthys stellatus.