Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Sparidae (Family)
└Archosargus (Genus)
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