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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.
California sheephead. The California sheephead (Bodianus (formerly Semicossyphus) pulcher) is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range is from Monterey Bay, California, to the Gulf of California, Mexico. [5] It can live for up to 20 years in favorable conditions and can reach a size of up to 91 cm (3 ft) and a weight ...
The Asian sheepshead wrasse, also known as the kobudai in Japan, is a hermaphroditic species, meaning that it has both male and female organs which allows it to change its sex. All Sheepshead are born female and as they grow older, eventually will change sex. The species gained media attention when the transformation was caught on camera by the ...
Description. 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. The small mouth is at the end of the snout and the teeth ...
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, is a fish endemic to North and Central America. It is the only species in the genus Aplodinotus, [3] and is a member of the family Sciaenidae. It is the only North American member of the group that inhabits freshwater for its entire life. [4] Its generic name, Aplodinotus, comes from Greek meaning ...
Western Atlantic seabream (Archosargus rhomboidalis) is an ocean -going species of fish in the family, Sparidae. It was first described in 1758 by the "father of modern taxonomy," Carl Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of his book, Systema Naturae. Within their native range, Western Atlantic seabream are also known as the seabream, [3] brim, [4 ...
Archosargus probatocephalus, a medium-sized saltwater fish of the Atlantic Ocean. 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.
Semicossyphus maculatus (Pérez Canto, 1886) Semicossyphus darwini is a species of ray-finned fish native to the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Common names include the Chilean sheepshead wrasse, [citation needed] the goldspot sheepshead or the Galapagos sheepshead wrasse. [1]