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CAS-ICH 245223 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 9 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 MAB77-40 Date Collected 9 July 1977 : 1115
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Humboldt County
Water Body Prarie Creek Drainage Prairie Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width 9 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Prairie Creek
Latitude-Longitude 41.3088667°N, 124.0446083°W Bottom Type sand with uniform covering of filamentous algae
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 15 C. Kingfishers seen. Males in nuptial coloration seen. Much more sluggish stream than Redwood Creek. The green filamentous algae is checked with detritus. Fish caught strictly in recumbent vegetation. Also caught Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus sp., Catostomus occidentalis, and Cottus sp.