Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
Other Names Convict Fish Description Vivid black and white bars make the sheepshead or "convict fish" distinctive among fishes of the Texas coast.
Sheepshead minnow
Cyprinodon variegatus
Species Information
Exhibit Name and Location
Maryland: Mountains to the Sea, Tidal Marsh - Main Aquarium, Level 2 ...
Sheepshead: Archosargus probatocephalus
Appearance:
Sheepshead have 5-6 broad vertical dark gray bars, a forked tail and human-like teeth.
Also known as sheepshead, the freshwater drum is known for the rumbling and grunting sounds the males make to attract mates. It is a large, round-profiled, silver humpbacked fish.
Identification ...
Archosargus probatocephalus, Sheepshead
Armina tigrina, Striped Sea Slug
Arothron immaculatus, Immaculate Puffer
Arothron mappa, Map Puffer
Arothron diadematus, Masked Puffer
Arothron reticularis, Reticulated Pufferfish ...
Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus)
Mushroom coral (Fungia fungites)
Black cod (Epinephelus daemelii)
Star column coral (Pavona clavus)
Stony coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) ...
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Common S of Chesapeake Bay is the sheepshead porgy. The jolthead porgy, named for its habit of butting shellfish loose from rocks and pilings, is the largest (up to 10 lb/4.5 kg) of the family.
On the eastern coast of the United States, they consume mostly menhaden, an abundant fish commercially used for fish meal and oil. On the west coast they eat mostly anchovies and sardines. They also consume herring, sheepshead, pigfish, mullet, ...
In fact, they will even perch on the pelican's head and wait for just the right moment to grab a fish! The brown pelican eats menhaden. herring, mullet, sheepshead, silversides and other fish. It also eats crustaceans.
 See also: Sheep, Drum, Shell, Minnow, Bass
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