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Archosargus probatocephalus, the sheepshead, sheepshead seabream or convict fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The sheepshead is an important species to recreational and commercial fisheries.
The freshwater drum is also called Russell fish, shepherd's pie, gray bass, [7] Gasper goo, Gaspergou, [8] gou, [8] grunt, grunter, [7] grinder, gooble gobble, and croaker. It is commonly known as sheephead and sunfish in parts of Canada, [ 9 ] and the United States.
Freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, a medium-sized freshwater fish of North and Central America; Semicossyphus, a genus of medium-sized saltwater wrasses of the Pacific Ocean; Sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus, a small brackish-water fish; Sheepshead porgy, Calamus penna, a medium-sized saltwater fish of the Atlantic Ocean
To control the catches of sheephead and prevent overfishing, the California Department of Fish and Game in 2001 established regulations that restrict the catch size of sheephead and the areas where these fish may be caught. [8] Size restrictions on sheephead were fairly minimal before 1999 for both the recreational and commercial fisheries.
Full-grown sheepshead fish can become up to three feet long On August 3, fisherman Nathan Martin caught the nine-pounder known as a sheepshead fish for its resemblance to a sheep's muzzle.
However, fish and shellfish containing higher levels of mercury may be harmful to an unborn baby or young child, per the FDA, which is why it's advised that pregnant women and children eat fish ...
Within their native range, Western Atlantic seabream are also known as the seabream, [3] brim, [4] tropical sheepshead, [4] chopa amarilla, [5] or salema. [4] Although they are eaten, and have been described as pan fish , Western Atlantic seabream have not gained the popularity as a gamefish that their relative, the sheepshead ( A ...
Juvenile fish have four to five bold vertical black bars on a light background and can be mistaken for sheepshead at first glance, but are distinguished on closer inspection because sheepshead have teeth and black drum have chin barbels. These stripes usually fade to dull gray as the fish grow from 12 to 24 inches (30 to 61 cm) in length.