Atlantic states. Rep. U.S. Comm. Fish. 

 1900:195-310. 



Catch and market statistics for sturgeon in New 

 York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, 

 Maryland, and Virginia are given. Species are 

 not mentioned. 



1901b. Statistics of the fisheries of the New 

 England states. Rep. U.S. Comm. Fish. 

 1900:311-386. 



Catch and market statistics for sturgeon in 

 Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut are 

 given. Since species are not mentioned, the 

 shortnose sturgeon is probably included. 



TRACY, H. C. 



1906. A list of the fishes of Rhode Island. 

 Comm. Inland Fish. R.I. 36, 176 p. 



Rep. 



The shortnose sturgeon is briefly described 

 along with its occurrence in Rhode Island. 



TRTTES, R. W. 



1960. An oceanographic and biological reconnais- 

 sance of Kennebecasis Bay and St. John River 

 Estuary. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 17:377-408. 



Additional occurrence of shortnose sturgeon is 

 recorded in the St. John River, N.B. 



TRUnT, R. V., T. H. BEAN, and H. W. FOWLER. 

 1929. The fishes of Maryland. Bull. Md. Conserv. 

 Dep. 3, 120 p. 



A general account of the shortnose sturgeon is 

 given. 



UHLER, P. R, and O. LUGGER. 



1876. List of fishes of Maryland. 

 Fish. Md. 1876:67-176. 



Rep. Comm. 



The shortnose sturgeon inhabits the Potomac 

 River. This individual, represented by a few 

 strips of skin is USNM # 26273. It was collected 

 19 March 1876. 



U.S. CONGRESS. 



1973. House of Representatives Endangered 

 Species Act of 1973. Public Law 93-205, 

 December 28, 1973. 



Shortnose sturgeon are included on the list. 



VLADYKOV, V. D., and G. BEAULIEU. 



1951. Etudes sur l'esturgeon (AcipenserJ de la 

 province de Quebec. II. Variations du nombre de 

 branchiospines sur le premier arc bran- 

 chial. Nat. Can. (Que.) 78:129-154. 



The shortnose sturgeon is included in a detailed 

 account of gill rakers for three western Atlantic 

 sturgeon species. 



VLADYKOV, V. D., and J. R. GREELEY. 



1963. Order Acipenseroidei. In Fishes of the 

 Western North Atlantic. Mem. Sears Found. Mar. 

 Res. 1(3), 630 p. 



A description and natural history of the short- 

 nose sturgeon, based on a total of 109 speci- 

 mens, is given. An extensive bibliography is in- 

 cluded. 



WALDEN, H. T. 



1964. Familiar freshwater fishes of America. Har- 

 per and Row, N.Y., 282 p. 



A brief description and range is given. 



WHITWORTH, W. R., P. L. BERRIEN, and W. T. 

 KELLER. 



1968. Freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Conn. 

 State Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 101, 134 p. 



The shortnose sturgeon is briefly described 

 along with its natural history. 



WILDER, B. G. 



1875. Notes on the North American ganoids, Amia, 

 Lepidosteus, Acipenser, Polydon. Proc. Am. As- 

 soc. Adv. Sci. 1875:151-196. 



The brains of three Acipenser species (A. oxy- 

 rhynchus, A. rubicundus, and one undeter- 

 mined) were compared with the brains of other 

 genera. Since size was not indicated, A. brevi- 

 rostrum could have been the undetermined 

 species. 



YARROW, H. C. 



1877. Notes on the natural history of Fort Macon, 

 North Carolina, and vicinity. No. 3. 

 Fishes. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 29:203-218. 



Shortnose sturgeon are said to be abundant in 

 the North, New, and Neuse Rivers. 



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