Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Sparidae (Family) Porgies
      └Archosargus (Genus)
       └A. probatocephalus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159238🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49750🔗

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