Dadswell, M.J., Taubert, B.D., Squiers, T.S., Marchette, D. and Buckley, J., 1984. Synopsis of biological data on shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum LeSueur 1818.
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Egg | Oocyte diameter | 3.00-3.20 | 3.1 mm |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 3.00-3.20 | 3.1 mm |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Egg | Egg adhesiveness | Adhesive | Adhesive |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 8-12; 13 | 130.0 °C * day |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 17; 8 | 136.0 °C * day |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Larvae | Reaction to light | photonegative | Photophobic |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | benthic | Demersal |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Larvae | Initial larval size | 7.3-11.3 | 9.3 mm |