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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 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]
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
The smaller species are not highly valued as food fish but are used to make fish meal. [8] The sheepshead (A. probatocephalus) is caught as a food fish, subjected to overfishing in the past, and is again becoming more important to commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico as more desirable species, like red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), decrease ...
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 ...
Martin held the sheepshead fish with its mouth open to reveal rows of teeth that looked too much like human molars and incisors for comfort. "What a human face," one person commented. "RUN ...
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]
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