20G 
NATURAL HISTORY 
This fish resembles, in its general form, 
the freshwater pike. The nose is long; 
the mouth is situated below, being small, 
and without jaw bones or teeth. But though 
it is so harmless and ill provided for war, 
the body is formidable enough to appearance. 
It is long, pentagonal, and covered with five 
rows of large bony knobs, one row on the 
back, and two on each side, and a number 
of fins to give it greater expedition. The 
largest Sturgeon which we have heard of, 
weighed four hundred and sixty pounds. 
Their chief subsistence is marine plants 
and insects. It is seldom caught by a bait 
in the ordinary manner of fishing, but gene* 
rally with nets. 
