This article is about the species of fish. For the card game, see Sheepshead (card game). For other uses, see Sheepshead.
Archosargus probatocephalus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Spariformes
Family:
Sparidae
Genus:
Archosargus
Species:
A. probatocephalus
Binomial name
Archosargus probatocephalus
(Walbaum, 1792)
Synonyms[2]
Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792
Sparus ovicephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Perca leonina Gronow, 1854
Archosargus oviceps Ginsburg, 1952
Sparus ovis Mitchill, 1815
Sparus ovicephalus var. poki Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Sparus ovicephalus var. porgee Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Sparus porgee Walbaum, (ex Schöpf) 1792
Sparus porgy Lacépède, 1802
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.
^Carpenter, K.E.; MacDonald, T.; Russell, B. & Vega-Cendejas, M. (2014). "Archosargus probatocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T170223A1296293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170223A1296293.en. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Archosargus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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