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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
The Asian sheephead wrasse, as the common name indicates, is a wrasse, and thus is in the family Labridae.It has long been placed in the genus Semicossyphus, [2] [3] [4] but a recent paper suggested that it (along with its two congeners in Semicossyphus) be moved to Bodianus to make the latter monophyletic.
The sheepshead minnow is a deep-bodied fish growing up to a length of up to 75 mm (3 in) through 30 mm (1.2 in). [3] It is nearly half as deep as it is long, excluding its tail. It is laterally compressed with flat sides, an arched back and a small head with a flattened top.
Fish and shellfish that's canned provides the same nutrients and benefits as the fresh versions but in a pre-cooked, shelf-stable, convenient package, TODAY.com previously reported.
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.
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