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CAS-ICH 245178 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 25 Aug 1976 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 100/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number MAB76-12 Date Collected 25 August 1976 : 1700
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Mendocino County
Water Body Ten Mile River Drainage Ten Mile River Island Group Island
Depth Width 5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Ten Mile River, south fork
Latitude-Longitude 39.5005639°N, 123.7°W Bottom Type floculent benthic algae, cobbles
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 19.5C. Fish collected in series of interconnected pools and a recently isolated oxbow; many small fish thrown back. Also caught Cottus sp. and Oncorhynchus mykiss.