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CAS-ICH 244722 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 15 Jun 2003 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 130/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Aguirre, Windsor E.; Nomakuchi, Shintaro  Field Number MAB03-17 Date Collected 14-15 June 2003 : 1530
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Little Meadow Creek Drainage Fish Creek Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 8 1/8" mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Little Meadow Creek at north of intersection of Big Lake Road and Parks Highway
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type gravel, Elodea with a little mud on top
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 13 C. Traps pulled at 1530 hr on 15 June. Numerous small salmonids thrown back. Numerous lampreys preserved. 75 stickleback preserved in phosphate-buffered formalin, 55 stickleback taken for DNA. Jar full of sticklebacks preserved in conventional dolomite-buffered formalin for morphology