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CAS-ICH 245134 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 7 Aug 1975 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 75/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Haglund, Thomas R.  Field Number MAB75-24 Date Collected 7 August 1975 : 1730
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Monterey County
Water Body Little Sur River Drainage Little Sur Island Group Island
Depth Width 15 m Salinity Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Little Sur River mouth
Latitude-Longitude 36.3343694°N, 121.8920528°W Bottom Type cobble, sand, mostly over detritus
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = 17.5 C. Trout most abundant. Many gravid females but no males in reproductive condition. Sticklebacks seined over green marine algae - not brown. Collecting done below high tide mark but salinity=0. Trout were silvery closer to mouth, apparently ready for sea run but trout seined above high tide mark were greenish and had more red along sides. Seining over ~300 m of water. Also caugh Oncorhynchus mykiss and Cottus sp.