FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 39 



Order RIIOMBOGANOIDEI. 



LEPIDOSiTEID.E. 



LEPIDOSTEUS OSSEUS, Liuu.— Gar Pike.— Mississippi VaUey and 

 Atlantic States south of Delaware River. 



15366. Cast. Potomac River. .J. W. Milner. 

 Photograph. 17. S. Fish Coimuissioii. 



LEPIDOSTEUS PLATYSTOMUS, Raf.— Short-nosed Gar PiivE.— 

 Great Lakes and streams south and west to the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Photo-eugraving. 



Ofder selachostoml 



POLYODOITTID.E. 



POLYODOX FOLIUM, Lac— Paddle-fish.— Fresh waters of Missis- 

 sippi Valley. 



Photograph. U. S. Fish Couimissiou. 

 Photo-engraviug. 



Order CIIONDROSTEI. 



viLtlPEIVSERIDiE. 



AOIPENSER STURIO, Linu.— Sharp-nosed Sturgeon.— North At- 

 lantic: ascendinji' rivers. 



14877. Potomac River. J. W. Miluer. 



Photograph. U. S. Fish Commission. 



ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRIS, Les.— Short-nosed Sturgeon.— At- 

 lantic Coast of United States. 

 Photograph. U. S. Fish Commissiou. 



ACIPENSER RUBICL^DUS, Les.— Lake Sturgeon.— Great Lakes 



and south. 

 Photograph. U. S. Fish Commissiou. 



SCAPHYRHYXCHOPS PLATYRHYNCHUS, (Raf.) Gill— Shovel- 

 nosed Sturgeon, — Mississippi Valley. 



Photograph. U. S. Fish Commission. 



