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CAS-ICH 247229 Cottus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Cottidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 7/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Bell, Michael A.; Russell, Nigel  Field Number MAB92-12 Date Collected 24-25 May 1992 
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State Alaska County Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Water Body Tommelson Lake Drainage Matanuska River Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity 0 Gear 7 1/4 inch mesh Gee minnow traps
Locality Tommelson Lake
Latitude-Longitude 61.5569°N, 149.13168°W Bottom Type mostly mud, some patches of algae
Acc. Number 2018-X:19 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Water temp. = 11 C. This is a very small lake right on the north western edge of the flood plain of the Matanuska River. It discharges into a small distributary through a slow-flowing stream. Many schools of very small salmonids seen and a few sticklebacks seen (medium-sized). Nigel Russell dove in lake to look for sticklebacks; saw no fish. 75-100 Gasterosteus present in 2 size classes: large fish, complete morphs, one low nuptial male, no gravid females; and small trimorphic fish, some low nuptial males, many gravid females. The larger Gasterosteus appear to be anadromous, the smaller resident. Other species present are (in order of abundance): Oncorhynchus sp, Cottus sp, and Salvelinus.