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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.
Male, at a fish market Male, caught on a fishing line. The fishery for this species, which began in at least the late 1800s (for salted fish), peaked in 1928 with landings of 370,000 lb (170,000 kg). [1] This may have been because the species was easily available close to port, and has maintained a presence in the California nearshore fishery. [1]
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, along with the California and goldspot sheephead wrasses, [2] [3] [4] but a 2016 molecular phylogenetics study suggested that it (along with its two congeners in Semicossyphus) be moved to Bodianus, as Semicossyphus was nested deep within ...
The fish's otoliths are quite large and look almost polished and ivory-like. In times past they have been worn as protective amulets, made into jewelry, and traded into areas far from the fish's native range (such as Utah and California). Lucky stones (otoliths) have been found at ancient archaeological sites, where they are thought to have ...
A newfound fossil of a jawless fish is the oldest known vertebrate cranium preserved in 3D. The 455 million-year-old find could illuminate how vertebrate heads evolved.
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.
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