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CAS-ICH 245277 Gasterosteus aculeatus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Bell, Michael A. / 23 Jul 1979 Gasterosteidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 50/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-50% isopropanol Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Buth, Donald G.  Field Number MAB79-18 Date Collected 23 July 1979 : 1900
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Santa Barbara County
Water Body Sisquoc River Drainage Santa Maria River Island Group Island
Depth Width 10 m Salinity 0 Gear 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine
Locality Sisquoc River, just upstream of bridge and about 50 m upstream of MAB79-17
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type black mud
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month.
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 23 C. This is another remnant pool (see MAB79-17) about 50 m long. Shortly after we arrived, we observed water to begin flowing from upstream and the pool got deeper and possibly cooler. The minnows may represent Gila, Hesperoleucus and hybrids. One had orange-salmon colored markings on fins and head. Also caught Gila orcutti (?), Hesperoleucas symmetricus or their hybrids, and Rhinichthys osculus.