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CAS-ICH 245075 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 11 Aug 1974 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 200/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Bonnie M.  Field Number MAB74-53 Date Collected 11 August 1974 : 1800
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Mendocino County
Water Body Little River Drainage Little River Island Group Island
Depth Width 16.5 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Little River, 6.50 km from mouth
Latitude-Longitude 41.0122417°N, 124.0718417°W Bottom Type gravel
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 21C. Most of the fish were seined in <25 cm of water. Upstream of this point G. aculeatus became increasingly rare until they became absent at point indicated on map. Conversely within the same stretch of stream, Oncorhynchus sp. become increasingly abundant. Upstream of this point the river becomes increasingly dominated by alternating riffles and pools with occassional water falls of about 3 a meter. However these falls are probably not used at during high water.