| CAS-ICH 245300 | Gasterosteus aculeatus [Catalog of Fishes] | ID by/date | Bell, Michael A. / 11 Jul 1986 | Gasterosteidae | |||
| Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) | 50/0/0 | Prep Type - Preservative | alc-50% isopropanol | Other/Previous Number | Size | ||
| Collector; Vessel | Bell, Michael A.; Bell, David B.; Bell, Sam R. | Field Number | MAB86-7 | Date Collected | 11 July 1986 : 1430 | ||
| Continent/Ocean | North America | Country | United States | State | California | County | San Luis Obispo County |
| Water Body | Pico Creek | Drainage | Pico Creek | Island Group | Island | ||
| Depth | Width | 30 m | Salinity | 4 | Gear | 10 ft, 1/8 inch mesh seine | |
| Locality | Pico Creek, from point just behind beach 70 m along S shore to within 30 m of Calif Hwy 1 bridge | ||||||
| Latitude-Longitude | Bottom Type | grading from sand with isolated cobbles to all cobble near bridge | |||||
| Acc. Number | 2018-X:19 | Specimen Remarks | m, f, juveniles. Fixed in 10% buffered (dolomite) formalin ~1 month. | ||||
| Collecting Event Remarks | Water temp. = 23.4 C. The majority of Gasterosteus come from sand flats with little algae just behind beach. No reproductive or newly hatched YOY seen. Sticklebacks very abundant near beach and many fish <25 mm SL thrown back. Many of other species except Platichthys thrown back too. Also caught Eucyclogobius newberryi, Cottus asper, and Platichthys stellatus. | ||||||