. Commissioners' report . \) i4 M pa /- y o H PiO M HMH [Plate 3.]. 441 of from 50 to 100 pounds. Most of the other species are marine forms that onlyascend rivers to spawn, but this cme is permanently confined to the lakes. Itvaries much with age, the young having a slender long snout, which becomesquite blant in the adult, also sharp hooks on the bony shields, which becomesmooth with age, while the ventral shields grow smaller and finally dorsal shields average 13 in number (11-16), the laterals 34 (30-39), theventrals 8-10, while the tin-formula is D 35, A 26. Tliis species ow
. Commissioners' report . \) i4 M pa /- y o H PiO M HMH [Plate 3.]. 441 of from 50 to 100 pounds. Most of the other species are marine forms that onlyascend rivers to spawn, but this cme is permanently confined to the lakes. Itvaries much with age, the young having a slender long snout, which becomesquite blant in the adult, also sharp hooks on the bony shields, which becomesmooth with age, while the ventral shields grow smaller and finally dorsal shields average 13 in number (11-16), the laterals 34 (30-39), theventrals 8-10, while the tin-formula is D 35, A 26. Tliis species owes its scientific specific name to the reddish colour of the sidesof the body ; the dorsal surface, however, is dark in hue. The Sturgeon is hardly appreciated at its true value in Ontario, the greatestproportion of the fish caught in Canadian waters being shipped to the States forsale. Jt is a fish nevertheless, of high economic importance, its flesh being ofexcellent nutritive quality and good although somewhat meaty flavour. Thesounds or air-bladders furnish t
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