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CAS-ICH 245367 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 5 Jul 1995 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 436/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Bell, Madeline R.; Bell, Sam R.; Bell, David B.  Field Number MAB95-6A Date Collected 3-5 July 1995 : 1600
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Loberg (Junction) Lake Drainage Palmer Slough Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 9 Gee minnow traps
Locality Loberg (Junction) Lake, site A, public access
Latitude-Longitude 61.3333°N, 149.1532°W Bottom Type Chara, muck, submerged tree limbs, many lilies.
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 19.4 C. Nine traps set along shore, 3 to right and 6 to left. Fish seen in water. This sample corresponds to sample A of MAB94-2. Traps emptied and reset at 2230 hr on 3 July: One hundred to 150 stickleback caught. Will pull tomorrow. 5 July: Nine traps pulled and many fish captured. Lots of Schistocephalus. 5 July: Traps set at 4 additional points corresponding to locations used for MAB94-2: B(6 traps), C(6 traps), D(6 traps) and E(6 traps).