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CAS-ICH 245239 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 19 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 MAB77-55 Date Collected 19 July 1977 : 1415
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Cruz County
Water Body Soquel Creek Drainage Soquel Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 8 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Soquel Creek
Latitude-Longitude 37.0309472°N, 121.9464944°W Bottom Type cobbles, sand, mud
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 21 C. Some adult sticklebacks, 1 males in nuptial coloration, however, coloration was slight. Fish were collected in two pools. Sticklebacks tended to come from middle of pools. Many small fish thrown back. Also caught Oncorhynchus mykiss, Catostomus occidentalis, and Cottus asper.