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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.
Sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus, a small brackish-water fish; Sheepshead porgy, Calamus penna, a medium-sized saltwater fish of the Atlantic Ocean;
Sheepshead is an American trick-taking card game derived from Bavaria's national card game, Schafkopf (lit. 'sheep's head'), hence it is sometimes called American Schafkopf. Sheepshead is most commonly played by five players, [1] but variants exist to allow for two to eight players. There are also many other variants to the game rules, and many ...
California sheephead, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Male and female California sheepheads have different color patterns and body shapes. [5] Males are larger, with black tail and head sections, wide, reddish orange midriffs, red eyes, and fleshy forehead bumps. [8]
These three and the North American game of Sheepshead descend from an earlier game, also called Schafkopf, with influences from Solo which, in turn, is the German version of Quadrille. The earliest written reference to the earlier form of Schafkopf – now known as German Schafkopf – dates to 1780, although it only came to notice through the ...
Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792) (Sheepshead) Archosargus rhomboidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Western Atlantic seabream) Archosargus aries (Valenciennes, 1830) is a synonym of Archosargus probatocephalus
The sheepshead minnow is a eurytolerant fish able to withstand extreme temperatures and live in a wide range of environments. This species acclimates to different temperatures partly by altering the activity of enzymatic antioxidants in the body such as catalase , superoxide dismutase , and glutathione peroxidase . [ 6 ]
The sheepshead porgy's specific name is penna, this means "quill" apparently an allusion to the hollow, pen-like second spine in the anal fin spine, however in this case Valenciennes stated it was so named for its affinity with C. calamus, the specific name of which also means "quill" or "pen".