Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sheepshead
Also known as: Convict Fish
Category: Porgies
Scientific Name: Archosargus probatocephalus
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Florida, Yucatan peninsula, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Sparidae (Family)
       └Archosargus (Genus)
        └A. probatocephalus (Species)

Silvery fishes
Porgies

Sheepshead

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