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Archosargus probatocephalus Convict Fish, Sheepshead, Sheepshead Seabream, Southern Sheeps Head

Archosargus probatocephalus is commonly referred to as Convict Fish, Sheepshead, Sheepshead Seabream, Southern Sheeps Head. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Archosargus probatocephalus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz


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lexID:
4439 
AphiaID:
159238 
Scientific:
Archosargus probatocephalus 
German:
Sträflings-Meerbrasse, Schaftskopf Meerbrasse 
English:
Convict Fish, Sheepshead, Sheepshead Seabream, Southern Sheeps Head 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sparidae (Family) > Archosargus (Genus) > probatocephalus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Walbaum, ), 1792 
Occurrence:
Suriname, Aruba, Belize, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Columbia, Costa Rica, Curacao, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
13.78" - 35.83" (35cm - 91cm) 
Weight:
9.6 kg 
Temperature:
22,9 °F - 82.4 °F (22,9°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Barnacles, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), omnivore, Predatory, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
Tank:
2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)  
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-23 14:51:30 

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Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)

The sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, is a marine fish that grows to 30 in (760 mm), but commonly reaches 10 to 20 in. It is deep and compressed in body shape, with 5 to 6 dark bars on the side of the body over a gray background. It has sharp dorsal spines.

Synonyms:
Archosargus aries (Valenciennes, 1830)
Archosargus oviceps Ginsburg, 1952
Sargus aries Valenciennes, 1830
Sparus probatocephalus Walbaum, 1792

External links

  1. FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 23.01.2024.

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Archosargus probatocephalus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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