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CAS-ICH 245026 Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni  [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 29 Aug 1973 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Sheridan, Dennis; Kraemer, Steve  Field Number MAB73-8 Date Collected 29 August 1973 : 1200-1600
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Los Angeles County
Water Body Santa Clara River Drainage Santa Clara River Island Group Island
Depth Width ~13 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Soledad Sands, Soledad Canyon, pool on Santa Clara River
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type 50% sand, 50% algae, emergent vascular plants
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Water Temp. = ? C. 8B: Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni male with nuptial coloration (red below level of eye on head and operculum) Caught by hand-swam sluggishly. Skin sloughing. Collected nex to downstream island in current (Fixed in ethanol). 8C: G. a. williamsoni male same condition and position in pool as 8B. Fixed in 10% formalin. 8D: Fish from culvert (30 min sample). G. a. williamsoni: 5 males, 2 females, 2 indet. 8E: contents of net at bottom of culvert. 8F: Fish and insects from emergent plant mass 2 m long surrounded by seine and preserved.