ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



The Short-nosed Stur- 

 geon (Acipenser breviros- 

 tris) is a small species which 

 does not exceed three feet 

 in length. It is frequently 

 taken in pound-nets along 

 the coast, but is not much 

 used for food, owing to its 

 small size. This sturgeon at 

 spawning time enters all 

 Atlantic coast streams from 

 Massachusetts to the Gulf 

 of Mexico, and is more abun- 

 dant southward. Specimens 

 have lived five years in the 

 Aquarium. 



The Pike Perch (Stizos- 

 tedion vitreum) is a food 

 and game fish that is exten- 

 sively propagated in gov- 

 ernment and state hatcher- 

 ies. It is widely distributed 

 in the eastern and middle 

 states, the center of abun- 

 dance being the Great 

 Lakes. It is of consider- 

 able importance in our mar- 

 kets. Specimens weighing 

 twenty pounds have been 

 taken in the Great Lakes, 

 but the average is less than 

 ten pounds. It is often 

 called wall-eyed pike. 





The Spotted Catfish (7c- 

 talurus punetatus) is one of 

 the best of the catfishes as 

 food, although not a large 

 species, seldom reaching 

 twenty-five pounds. It be- 

 longs to the Mississippi and 

 Great Lakes drainage, and 

 inhabits more swiftly flow- 

 ing water than other cat- 

 fishes. Channel Cat is one 

 of the names applied to it. 

 It is a hardy species in cap- 

 tivity and has been kept in 

 the Aquarium five years. 



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