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A Partial Bibliography for

the Sturgeon Family Acipenseridae ·

Eric R. Anderson

Fisheries Research Report No. 1936 December 9, 1985

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FISHERIES DIVISION

Fisheries Research Report 1936

December 9, 1985

A PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE STURGEON FAMILY ACIPENSERIDAE

Eric R. Anderson

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INTRODUCTION

Sturgeon are large, primitive fishes that mature late, are long-lived, and occur in both

freshwater and marine systems throughout the world. The bibliography presented here consists

of 288 references divided into systematics and distribution, biology, management, morphology,

physiology, and fish health for 23 species of the genera Acipenser, Huso,

Pseudoscaphirhynchus, and Scaphirhvnchus. In the biology section, references are further

subdivided into general biology, reproduction, feeding and locomotion, early life history, and

age and growth. In the management section, references are subdivided into fishery history,

population dynamics, and cultural practices. Within each section references are arranged in

alphabetical order by the author's surname.

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SYSTEMATICS AND DISTRIBUTION

Bailey, R. M., and F. B. Cross. 1954. River sturgeons of the American genus Scaphirhynchus: characters, distribution, and synonymy. Paper of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters 39:169-208.

Bajkov, A. D. 1955. White sturgeon with seven rows of scutes. California Fish and Game 41:347-348.

Cooper, E. L. 1957. What kind of sturgeon is it? Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 22:31.

Eddy, S. 1945. Paddlefish and sturgeon. Geological relics among Minnesota fishes. The Conservation Volunteer 8:29-32.

Filippov, G. M. 1976. Some data on the biology of the beluga Huso huso from the south­eastern part of the Caspian Sea. Journal of Ichthyology 16:566-574.

Fitch, J. E, and S. A. Schultz. 1978. Some rare and unusual occurrences of fishes off California and Baja California. California Fish and Game 64:74-92.

Forbes, S. A., and R. E. Richardson. 1905. On a new shovelnose sturgeon from the Mississippi River. Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Bulletin 7:37-44.

Gerbilsky, N. L. 1959. Intraspecific biological groups among Acipenseridae and the importance of knowledge concerning them for the development of sturgeon culture in connection with hydroelectric developments. Fisheries Research Board of Canada Translation Series No. 233.

Kozlov, V. I. 1970. A natural hybrid of the spiny sturgeon [Acipenser nudiventris derjavini (Borzenko)] and the Kura sevryuga [~. stellatus (Pallas)]. Journal of Ichthyology 10:466-471.

Krylova, V. D. 1980. Morphometric characteristics of a hybrid between the beluga, Huso huso, and the sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus. Journal of Ichthyology 20:89-97.

Krylova, V. D. 1980. Variability and inheritance of characters in F1 and F2 hybrids of the

beluga, Huso huso, x sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus. Journal of Ichthyology 20:35-48.

Legeza, M. I. 1972. The role of abiotic factors in the distribution of sturgeon (Pisces:Acipenseridae) in the Caspian Sea. Journal of Ichthyology 12:10-20.

Legeza, M. I. 1973. The present distribution of sturgeons (Acipenseridae) in the Caspian Sea. Journal of Ichthyology 13:840-847.

Nikol'skiy, G. V .. and N. K. Kanevskaya. 1972. Some data on the relationship between the range of variability of characters and the karyotypes of sturgeons (Fam. Acipenseridae), Journal of Ichthyology 12:382-388.

Riggs, C. D., and G. A. Moore. 1951. Some new records of paddlefish and sturgeon for Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, Volume XXX, 1949.

Roedel, P. M. 1941. A sturgeon in southern California waters. California Fish and Game 27:191.

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Roedel, P. M. 1962. The names of certain marine fishes of California. California Fish and Game 48:19-34.

Shilov, V. I., Yu. K. Khazov, and G. A. Batychkov. 1970. Races of Volga -Caspian sturgeon [Acipenser guldenstadti Brandt]. Journal of Ichthyology 10:460-466.

Sokolov, L. I., and Y. A. Tsepkin. 1969. The sevryuga or Caspian sturgeon [Acipenser stellatus Pallas] in the middle and upper Holocene. Problems of Ichthyology 9:471-481.

Stevens, D. E., and L. W. Miller. 1970. Distribution of sturgeon larvae in the Sacramento­San Joaquin River system. California Fish and Game 56:80-86.

Tsepkin, Ye. A., and L. I. Sokolov. 1970. The Russian sturgeon [ Acipenser guldens tad ti Brandt] in the middle and late Holocene. Journal of Ichthyology 10:18-29.

Vasil'yev, V. P., L. I. Sokolov, and Ye. V. Serebryakova. 1980. Karyotypes of the Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baeri, of the Lena River and some aspects of karyotype evolution in Acipenseriformes. Journal of Ichthyology 20:37-45.

Vladykov, V. D. 1955. A comparison of Atlantic sea sturgeon with a new subspecies from the Gulf of Mexico (Acipenser oxxrhynchus de sotoi). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 12:754-761.

Wales, J. H. 1946. Sturgeon from Shasta Lake. California Fish and Game 32:31.

Walker, C.R. 1952. The sturgeon. Missouri Conservationist 13:16.

BIOLOGY

General

Anon. 1933. Mystery of sturgeon "41" solved. The Fisherman 2:12.

Baker, J.P. 1980. The distribution, ecology, and management of the lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque) in Michigan. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division Research Report 1883, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Baltabayev, A. B. 1972. The Syrdar'ya shovelnose sturgeon [Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi (Kessler)] of the Karadar'ya River. Journal of Ichthyology 12:1016-1018.

Borodin, N. 1925. Biological observation on the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser sturio). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 55:184-190.

Christenson, L. M. 1970. Wisconsin's other sturgeon. Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 35:10-11.

Coon, J. C., R. R. Ringe, T. C. Bjornn. 1977. Abundance, growth, distribution, and movements of white sturgeon in the Mid-Snake River. Idaho Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.

Dadswell, M. J. 1979. Biology and population characteristics of the shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum. Lesueur 1818 (Osteichthyes:Acipseridae), in the St. John River estuary, New Brunswick, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 57:2186-2210.

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Dees. L. T. 1961. Sturgeons. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fisheries Leaflet 526:1-8.

Dieckman, M. 1963. Sturgeon on the rocks. Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 28:14-15.

Dovel, W. L., and T. J. Berggren. 1983. Atlantic sturgeon of the Hudson estuary, New York. New York Fish and Game Journal 30:140-172.

Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill. 1976. Sturgeon. Pages 125-131 in Northern Fishes, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Glover, C. R. 1961. The sturgeon in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Angler, Volume 30:1-5 and Volume 31:3-5.

Green, W. J. 1926. Sturgeon on increase. California Fish and Game 12:108-109.

Hoff, J. G. 1979. Annotated bibliography and subject index on shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum. U. S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Report NMFS SSRF 731.

Hubbs, C. L. 1917. Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, the Great Lakes sturgeon. Copeia 44:48.

Huff, J. A. 1977. Life history of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon Acipenser oxyrhynchus De sotoi in Suwannee River, Florida. Florida Marine Research Publication 16:1-32.

Kallemeyn, L. 1983. Status of the pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus. Fisheries. Volume 8(1)3-9.

Legeza, M. I. 1971. Features of biology of the Caspian sturgeons (Fam. Acipenseridae) and their use in the propagation of stocks. Journal of Ichthyology 11:354-362.

Murawski, S. A., and A. L. Pacheco. 1977. Biological and fisheries data on Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxvrhynchus (Mitchill). National Marine Fisheries Service Technical Report 10, Highlands, New Jersey, USA.

Pavlov, A. V., and G. A. Yelizarov. 1969. Study of the biology of the Volga sturgeon by mass tagging. Problems of Ichthyology 9:363-374.

Priegel, G. R., and T. L. Wirth. 1971. The lake sturgeon - its life history, ecology, and management. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Publication 240.

Rafinesque, C. S. 1817. Addition to the observations on the sturgeons of North America. American Monthly Magazine 1 :288.

Schneberger, E. 1949. Rock sturgeon (lake sturgeon, red sturgeon) (Acipenser rubicundus). Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 14:26.

Schneberger, E., and L. Woodbury. 1946. The lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, in Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. Reprinted from the Transactions of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 36:131-140.

Usynin, V. F. 1978. The biology of the Chulym River sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus. Journal of Ichthyology 18:544-555.

Van Costen, J. 1956. The lake sturgeon. Pages 9 and 10 in Our Endangered Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C., USA.

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Williams, J. E., and H. J. Vondett. 1962. The lake sturgeon, Michigan's largest fish. Michigan Department of Conservation, Fish Division Pamphlet 35, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Williams, J.E. 1951. The lake sturgeon. Michigan Conservation 20:15-18.

Reproduction

Badenko, L. V., G. G. Korniyenko, V. P. Chikhacheva, and L. A. Altukhova. 1981. Methods for evaluating the quality of sturgeon spawners (as exemplified in the sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus) from the Kuban River. Journal of Ichthyology 21:96-103

Igumnova, L. V., and T. A. Detlaf. 1983. The time pattern of maturation of the sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus (Acipenseridae). from the Volga spawning population. Journal of Ichthyology 23:62-67.

Khoroshko, P. N. 1972. The amount of water in the Volga Basin and its effect on the reproduction of sturgeons (Acipenseridae) under conditions of normal and regulated discharge. Journal of Ichthyology 12:608-616.

Khoroshko, P. N., and A. D. Vlasenko. 1970. Artificial spawning grounds of sturgeon. Journal of Ichthyology 10:286-292.

Khoroshko, P. N. 1973. Sturgeon reproduction in the Volga Basin. Hydrobiology Journal 9:27-33.

Kohlhorst, D. W. 1976. Sturgeon spawning in the Sacramento River in 1973, as determined by distribution of larvae. California Fish and Game 62:32-40.

Roussow, G. 1957. Some considerations concerning sturgeon spawning periodicity. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 14:553-572.

Shilov, V. I. 1968. Breeding of sturgeon above the Volgograd Power Station in 1966. Problems of Ichthyology 8:876-878.

Shilov, V. I., Yu. K. Khazov, and N. K. Ivoylova. 1971. On the attainment of sexual maturity and the time of rematuration of the spring-spawning Volga-Caspian sturgeon [Acipenser guldenstadti (Brandt}]. Journal of Ichthyology 11-569-576.

Shubina, T. N. 1971. Spawning and post-spawning migrations of the sevryuga [Acipenser stellatus (Pallas)] in the Lower Volga-routes and speeds. Journal of Ichthyology 11:88-97.

Sokolov, L. I., and V. S. Malyvtin. 1977. Features of the population structure and characteristics of spawners of the Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baeri, in the spawning grounds of the Lena River. Journal of Ichthyology 17:210.

Stone, L. 1900. The spawning habits of the lake sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 29:118-128.

Stone, L. 1901. Sturgeon hatching in the Lake Champlain basin. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 30:137-143.

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Taubert, B. D. 1980. Reproduction of shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum in Holyoke Pool, Connecticut River, Massachusetts. Copeia 1980:114-117.

Trusov, V. Z. 1975. Maturation of the gonads in female sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus, during it's life in the ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 15:61-72.

Veshchev, P. V. 1979. Composition of the spawning population of the sturgeon, Acipenser guldenstadti and the sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus, in the spawning grounds of Akhtuba River. Journal of Ichthyology 19:151-155.

Veshchev, P. V. 1982. Reproduction of sterlet Acipenser ruthenus (Acipenseridae), in the Lower Volga. Journal of Ichthyology 22:40-47.

Veshchev, P. V., and A. S. Novikova. 1983. Reproduction of the stellate sturgeon Acipenser stellatus (Acipenseridae), under regulated flow conditions in the Volga River. Journal of Ichthyology 23:42-50.

Votinov, N. P., and V. P. Kas 'yanov. 1978. The ecology and reproductive efficiency of the Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baeri, in the Ob as affected by Hydraulic Engineering Works. Journal of Ichthyology 18:20-29.

Zakharyan, G. B. 1972. The natural reproduction of sturgeons in the Kura River following its regulation. Journal of Ichthyology 12:249-259.

Feeding and Locomotor Activity

Amirkhanov, M. I. 1969. Descent of young sturgeon in the River Terek. Problems of Ichthyology 9:140-143.

Bajkov, A. D. 1951. Migration of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Columbia River. Oregon Fish Commission Research Briefs 3:8-21.

Buckley, J., and B. Kynard. 1985. Yearly movements of shortnose sturgeons in the Connecticut River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 114:813-820.

Haynes, J. M., and R. H. Gray. 1981. Diel and seasonal movements of white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus, in the Mid-Columbia River. Fisheries Bulletin 79:367-370.

Haynes, J. M., R. H. Gray, and J. C. Montgomery. 1978. Seasonal movements of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Mid-Columbia River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 107:275-280.

Held, J. W. 1969. Some early summer foods of the shovelnose sturgeon in the Missouri River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 98:514-517.

Kondur, L. V. 1979. The food of the shovelnose sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni, of the Vakhsh River. Journal of Ichthyology 19:155-158.

Levin, A. V. 1982. Substrate selection, daily rhythm of vertical distribution and swimming speed of juvenile Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedti. Journal of Ichthyology 22:136.

Lyovin, A. V. 1981. Distribution and behavior of young Russian sturgeon Acipenser guldenstadti (Acipenseridae), in the Caspian Sea. Journal of Ichthyology 21:138-144.

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McCleave, J. D., S. M. Fried, and A. K. Towt. 1977. Daily movements of shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum in a marine estuary. Copeia 1:149-157.

McKechnie, R. J., and R. B. Fenner. 1971. Food habits of white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus, in San Pablo and Suisun Bays, California. California Fish and Game 57:209-212.

Merrell, T. R. 1961. Unusual white sturgeon diet. Oregon Fish Commission Research Briefs 8(1):77.

Miller, L. W. 1972. Migrations of sturgeon tagged in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary. California Fish and Game 58:102-106.

Modde, T., and J. C. Schmulbach. 1977. Food and feeding behavior of the shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorvnchus, in the unchannelized Missouri River, South Dakota. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 106: 602-608.

Pavlov, A. V., and A. P. Slivka. 1972. The migration of sturgeons (Acipenseridae) in the Volga during the winter. Journal of Ichthyology 12:541-545.

Poddubnyy, A. G ., and L. K. Malinin, and A. M. Svirskiy. 1974. Behavior of the sevryuga (Acipenser stellatus) below Federovskaya Dam on the Kuban River. Journal of Ichthyology 14:776-783.

Sagitov, N. I. 1971. Feeding habits of the big shovelnose sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus. Hydrobiological Journal 7:88-91.

Sbikin, Yu. N., and N. N. Lapina. 1982. Locomotory and feeding activity of juvenile sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus (Acipenseridae), with increasing salinity. Journal of Ichthyology 22:138-142.

Schreiber, M. R. 1962. Observations on the food habits of juvenile white sturgeon. California Fish and Game 48:79-80.

Tleuov, R. T. 1971. Changes in the feeding habits of the spiny sturgeon [Acipenser nudiventris (Lovetzky)] and the role of this fish in biological improvement of the Aral Sea. Journal of Ichthyology 11:71-74.

Tsyplakov, E. P. 1978. Migrations and distribution of the sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus, in Kuybyshev Reservoir. Journal of Ichthyology 18:905-912.

Veshchev, P. V. 1981. Effect of dredging operations in the Volga River on migration of sturgeon larvae. Journal of Ichthyology 21:108-112.

Zakora, L. P. 1969. Nutrition of Acipenseridae in the Volgograd Reservoir in 1955-1966. Problems of Ichthyology 9:231-237.

Zakora, L. P. 1978. The feeding of the sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus, and its utilization of the food resources of Volgograd Reservoir. Journal of Ichthyology 18:946-952.

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Earh Life History

Bath, D. W., J. M. O'Conner, J.B. Alber, and L. G. Arvidson. 1981. Development and identification of larval Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhvnchus) and shortnose sturgeon (be. brevirostrum) from the Hudson River estuary, New York. Copeia 1981:711-717.

Nikol'skaya, N. G., and L.A. Sytina. 1978. A comparative analysis of the action of constant temperatures on the embryonic development of four species of sturgeons. Journal of Ichthyology 18:86-100.

Rathbun, R. 1894. Embryology of the sturgeon. Report of U. S. Fisheries Commission for 1893:48-49.

Ryder, J. A. 1888. On the development of the common sturgeon. American Naturalist 22:659-660.

Sytina, L. A. 1970. The duration of the individual development stages in the early postembryology of sturgeons. Journal of Ichthyology 10:641-651.

Age and Growth

Avedikova, T. M. 1980. Some growth patterns of sturgeons (Fam. Acipenseridae) of the Sea of Azov. Journal of Ichthyology 20:84-90.

Brown, C. J. D. 1955. A record-size pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus album, from Montana. Copeia 1955:55.

Classen, T. E. A. 1949. Age and rate of growth of the sturgeon. Age at sexual maturity. Wisconsin Conservation Department. Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Cuerrier, J. -P. 1951. The use of pectoral fin rays for determining age of sturgeon and other species of fish. Canadian Fish Culturist 11:10-18.

Cuerrier, J. -P, and G. Roussow. 1951. Age and growth of lake sturgeon from Lake St. Francis, St. Lawrence River. Canadian Fish Culturist 10:17-29.

Fogle, N. E. 1975. Michigan's oldest fish. Michigan Natural Resources 44:32-33.

Harkness, W. J. K. 1923. The rate of growth and the food of the lake sturgeon, Acipenser rubicundus (Le Sueur). University of Toronto, Studies Publications, Ontario Fisheries Research Laboratory 18:13-42.

Helms, D. R. 1974. Age and growth of shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque), in the Mississippi River. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 81:110-112.

Khazov, Yu. K. 1973. The growth and time of maturation of the spring-spawning Volga­Caspian sturgeon [Acipenser guldenstadti (Brandt)]. Journal of Ichthyology 13:908-914.

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Kilambi, R. V. 1968. Analysis of the growth of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) and white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference S.E. Association Game Fish Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana. 1967:297-314.

Kohlhorst, D. W., Lee. W. Miller, and J. J. Orsi. 1980. Age and growth of white sturgeon collected in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary California: 1965-1970 and 1973-1976. California Fish and Game 66:83-95.

Koski, R. T., E. C. Kelley, and B. E. Turnbough. 1971. A record-sized shortnose sturgeon from the Hudson River. New York Fish Game Journal 18:75.

Probst, R. T., and E. L. Cooper. 1954. Age, growth, and production of the lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Lake Winnebago region, Wisconsin. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 84:207-227.

Royer, L. M., F. M. Atton, and J.-P. Cuerrier. 1968. Age and growth of lake sturgeon in the Saskatchewa River delta. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 25:1511-1516.

Semakula, S. N., and P.A. Larkin. 1968. Age, growth, food, and yield of the white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus of the Fraser River, British Columbia. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 25:2589-2602.

Sokolov, L. I., and N. V. Akimova. 1976. Age determination of the Lena River sturgeon Acipenser baeri. Journal of Ichthyology 16:773-778.

Tsepkin, Ye. A., and L. I. Sokolov. 1971. The maximum size and age of some sturgeons. Journal of Ichthyology 11:444-446.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1954. A 152-year-old lake sturgeon caught in Ontario. Commercial Fisheries Review 16:28.

MANAGEMENT

Fishery History

Anderson, J. 1956. The vanishing sturgeon. The Ohio Conservation Bulletin 20:13 and 32.

Bajkov, A., and F. Neave. 1930. The sturgeon and sturgeon industry of Lake Winnipeg. Canadian Fisheries Manual 1930:43-47.

Beck, R. A. 1973. Sturgeon-alive and well. Delaware Conservation 17:4-6.

Brundage, H. M. III., and R. E. Meadows. 1982. The Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus, in the Delaware River estuary. Fishery Bulletin 80:337-343.

Cobb, S. N. 1900. The sturgeon fishery of the Delaware River and Bay. Report to the U. S. Fish Commission. 1899:369-380.

Daly, R. 1967. Fishing the big one. Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 32:12-13.

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Finley, C. 1983. Setline fishery sparks controversy over Columbia River's sturgeon. National Fisherman 64:18-19.

Harkness, W. J. K., and J. R. Dymond. 1961. The lake sturgeon. The history of its fishery and problems of conservation. Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Fish and Wildlife Branch 121.

Harris, R. 1952. The sturgeon harvest. Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 17:3-6.

Hjul, P ., editor. 1980. U. S. sturgeon-ironing out the trouble spots. Fish Farming International 7:19.

Lenz, C. B. 1970. Sturgeon challenges Wisconsin spearmen. Wisconsin then and now. State History Society of Wisconsin 16:2-3.

Michigan State Board of Fish Commissioners. 1890. Page 44 in Biennial Report, Lansing, Michigan, USA

Michigan State Board of Fish Commissioners. 1895. Sturgeon. Page 28 in Eleventh Biennial Report, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Mil 'shteyn, V. V. 1969. 100th anniversary of sturgeon farming. Problem of Ichthyology 9:271-273.

Moore, C.H. 1899. Report of statistical agent. Pages 22-26 in Thirteenth Biennial Report, Michigan State Board of Fish Commissioners, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Parks, N. 1978. The Pacific Northwest Commercial Fishery for sturgeon. Marine Fisheries Review 40:17-20.

Priegel, G. R. 1964. The sturgeon spearer. Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 29:18-19.

Probst, R. T. 1954. Why study sturgeon? Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 19:3-5.

Ryder, J. A. 1890. The sturgeon and sturgeon industries of the eastern coast of the United States with an account of experiments bearing upon sturgeon culture. Bulletin of the U.S. Fisheries Commission 8:231-328.

Schlumpf, C. A. 1941. The spearing of sturgeon in Lake Winnebago. Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 6:33-36.

Schultz, P. T. 1958. King of fishes. Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin 23:26-28.

Smith, H. M. 1914. Passing of the sturgeon. Report U.S. Fish Commission for 1913:66-67.

Tody, W. H. 1974. Whitefish, sturgeon, and the early Michigan commercial fishery. Pages 45-60 in Michigan Fisheries Centennial Report 1873-1973. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division Management Report 6, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Tower, W. S. 1909. The passing of the sturgeon. A case of the unparalleled extermination of a species. Popular Science Monthly 73:361-371.

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Vondett, H. J., and J. E. Williams. 1961. The sturgeon fishery of Black, Burt, and Mullett lakes, Cheboygan County, 1957-1958. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Research Report 1616, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Whitney, C.R. 1979. Where caviar comes by the ton. International Wildlife 9:4-11.

Population Dynamics

Akim ova, N. V., and K. P. Markov, L. I. Sokolov, and Ye. A. Tsepkin. 1971. A joint scientific meeting on problems of the sturgeon fisheries. Journal of Ichthyology 11:1008-1010.

Alekperov, A. P. 1968. An analysis of the population of the Kura sturgeon [Acipenser guldenstadti persicus Borodin] in relation to the disruption of migratory and spawning conditions. Problems of Ichthyology 8:297-300.

Bajkov, A. D. 1949. A preliminary report on the Columbia River sturgeon. Oregon Fish Commission Research Briefs 2:3-10.

Baker, J. P. 1982. Yield per recruitment of inland stocks of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque) in Michigan. Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 14:415-425.

Bassett, C. 1982. Management plan for lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Indian River and Indian Lake, Alger and Schoolcraft counties, Michigan. United States Forest Service, Manistique Ranger District, Hiawatha National Forest in cooperation with Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Chadwick, H. K. 1959. California sturgeon tagging studies. California Fish and Game 45:297-301.

Cochnauer, T. 1980. Survey status of white sturgeon population in Snake River, Bliss Dam to C. J. Strike Dam. Idaho Department of Fish and Game, River and Stream Investigations, Job Performance Report, Project F-73-R-2, Study VII, Job lb.

Cochnauer, T. 1981. Survey status of white sturgeon populations in the Snake River, Bliss Dam to C. J. Strike Dam. Idaho Department of Fish and Game, River and Stream Investigations, Job Performance Report, Project F-73-R-3, Study VII, Job lb.

Cochnauer, T. 1983. Abundance, distribution, growth and management of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the middle Snake River, Idaho. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA.

Cochnauer, T. 1984. Fish population simulation model. Idaho Department of Fish and Game, River and Stream Investigations, Job Performance Report, Project F-73-R-6, Study I, Job 2.

Graham, P. J. 1981. Status of white sturgeon in the Kootenai River. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispel, Montana, USA.

Khazov, Yu. K., and N. K. Burenina. 1969. Population composition, density and distribution of sturgeon in the Volgograd Reservoir. Problems of Ichthyology 9:148-150.

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Kohlhorst, D. W. 1980. Recent trends in the white sturgeon population in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary. California Fish and Game 66:210--219.

Kohlhorst, D. W. 1979. Effect of first pectoral fin ray removal on survival and estimated harvest rate of white sturgeon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin estuary. California Fish and Game 65:173-177.

Krykhtin, M. L. 1972. Changes in the composition and abundance of stocks of the great Russian sturgeon or kaluga [Huso dauricus (Georgi)] and of the Amur sturgeon [Acipenser schrencki (Brandt)] during the period of a fishery ban in the Amur Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 12:1-9.

Lukens, J. R. 1982. Status of white sturgeon populations in the Snake River, Bliss Dam to Givens Hot Springs, Idaho. Idaho Department of Fish and Game. River and Stream Investigations. Project F-73-R-4, Study VII.

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Shouder, M. P. 1975. A progress report on the lake sturgeon in the Black Lake system, Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division Technical Report 75-8, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

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Cultural Practices

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PHYSIOLOGY - MORPHOLOGY

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Aref'ev. V. A. 1983. Polykaryographic analysis of sheap sturgeon, Acipenser nudiventris (Acipenseridae). Journal of Ichthyology 23:26-35.

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Fadeyeva, T. A. 1980. Male gonad development and the size-age composition of the Caspian sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus. during the marine period of life. Journal of Ichthyology 20:54-64.

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Krayushkina, L. S., and S. N. Moiseyenko. 1977. Functional characteristics of osmoregulation in ecologically different species of sturgeons (Acipenseridae) in a hypertonic environment. Journal of Ichthyology 17:441-447.

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Natochin, Yu. V., V. I. Luk'yanenko, Ye. A. Lovrova, and G. F. Mettallov. 1975. Cation content of the blood serum during the marine and river periods in the life of sturgeons. Journal of Ichthyology 15:799-804.

Natochin, Yu. V., V. I. Luk'yanenko, Ye. A. Lourova, and G. F. Metallov. 1980. Magnesium metabolism in the Russian sturgeon, Acipenser guldenstadti, at varying salinity. Journal of Ichthyology 20:108-115.

Ovcharov, 0. P. 1976. Features of the flow around the body of the sevryuga Acipenser stellatus. Journal of Ichthyology 16:682-685.

Pen'kova, Ye. A. 1974. Functional changes in the interrenal tissue of adult sturgeon [Acipenser guldenstadti (Brandt)] in the course of the life cycle. Journal of Ichthyology 14:114-122.

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Sbikin, Yu. N. 1981. The optomotor reaction and some characteristics of the vision of young sturgeon. Journal of Ichthyology 21:167-171.

Slyn'ko, V. I. 1976. Multiple molecular forms of malate dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase in Russia sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedti Br.) and great sturgeon (Huso huso L.). Akademia Naukovi Biological Series Doklady 228:201-204.

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Somkina, N. V. 1970. Histidine-containing peptide in the brain of the sturgeon and pike· perch in different periods of postembryonic life. Hydrobiological Journal 6:72-73.

Somkina, N. V. 1974. Physiological considerations affecting the time of release of juvenile sturgeon (Acipenser guldenstadti Brandt). Journal of Ichthyology 14:561-566.

Somkina, N. V. 1975. Certain features of metabolism in the brain of the sturgeon, Acipenser guldenstadti in early ontogeny and under the influence of salinity. Journal of Ichthyology 15:688-691.

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Trusov, V. Z. 1971. Maturation of the sevryuga [Acipenser stellatus (Pallas)] testes during it's life in the ocean. Journal of Ichthyology 11:216-223.

Tsvetkov, V. I., and Yu. N. Sbikin. 1983. Peculiarities of hydrostatics of beluga, Huso huso ( Acipenseridae), finger lings and their distribution in vertical salinity gradients. Journal of Ichthyology 23:112-119.

Vaynberg, Yu. P ., and L. B. Shagalov. 1976. Changes in the extractability of DNA from Acipenser guldenstadti milt by sodium pyrophosphate in the course of the spawning migration. Journal of Ichthyology 16:509-511.

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Yakovleva, I. V., and N. A. Yefimova. 1978. Comparative determination of thyrotropic hormone in the pituitary of Acipenser guldenstadti larvae and fingerlings. Journal of Ichthyology 18:807-815.

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Zenkevich, G. A., and Z. M. Latse. 1979. Isolation and description of a gonadotropic hormone preparation from the pituitary of the sturgeons Acipenser stellatus and Acipenser guldenstadti. Journal of Ichthyology 19:101-109.

Zenkevich, G. A., Z. M. Latse, and V. P. Slanke. 1981. Structural and functional similarity of pituitary gonadotropins of the Russian sturgeon, Acipenser guldenstadti, and the sevryuga, Acipenser stellatus. Journal of Ichthyology 21:164-171.

Zhiteneva, L. D., and T. I. Kalyuzhnaya, and V. P. Zavgorodnyaya. 1978. Reversibility of pathological changes in acute poisoning of spawners of the bester, the hybrid of the beluga sturgeon, Huso huso, and the sterlet Acipenser ruthenus, after 10(20) days (hematologic indicators of live specimens). Journal of Ichthyology 18:307-317.

Zubova, S. E. 1971. The time of differentiation of the gonads and the sex ratio in the young of the Volga sterlet [Acipenser ruthenus (L.)]. Journal of Ichthyology 11:424-426.

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FISH HEALTH

Astakhova, T. V. 1974. The parasite fauna of juvenile sturgeon of the Volga-Caspian Region. Journal of Ichthyology 14:788-792.

Astakhova, T. V., and K. V. Martino. 1968. Measures for the control of fungous diseases of the eggs of sturgeons in fish hatcheries. Problems of Ichthyology 8:261-268.

Becker, C. D. 1970. Marine trematode Tubulovesicula lindbergi (Digenea: Hemiuridae) from resident white sturgeon in the Columbia River. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 27:1313-1316.

Chernyshov, V. I., and A. R. Isuyev. 1980. The etiology of free radical pathology in the sturgeons, Acipenser guldenstadti, Acipenser stellatus, and Huso huso during the period of embryogeny. Journal of Ichthyology 20:119-128

Hoffman, G. L., and E. V. Raikova, and W. G. Yoder. 1974. Polypodium sp. (Coelenterata) found in North American sturgeon. Journal of Parasitology 60:548-550.

Tikhonova, L. S., and I. A. Shekhanova. 1982. Effect of pesticides on Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedti (Acipenseridae), in the embryonic-larval period. Journal of Ichthyology 22:172-175.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This project was supported by funds from the Michigan Living Resources Program and

the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Institute for Fisheries Research.

Funding was also provided by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Anadromous

Fish Grant Program) under Minnesota Project AFS-07, and the Minnesota Department of

Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Section.

I would like to thank Dr. W. C. Latta and Dr. J. S. Diana for their guidance. I also

extend my sincere thanks to G. M. Zurek and B. A. Lowell for preparing this manuscript.

Approved by W. C. Latta

Typed by G. M. Zurek