Sheepshead fish
Sheepshead fish
- Archosargus Probatocephalus
- Average Temperature
60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit
- Worlds Largest
21 lb. 4 oz.
- Environment
Inshore,Coastal
- Techniques
Medium Tackle, Bottom fishing
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopteryrii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Sparidae
Genus:Archosargus
- The sheepshead fish has a hard mouth and several rows of teeth to help crush its prey.
Diet
- Oysters
- Clams
- Crabs
- Crustaceans
- Other Bivales
- Barnacles
- Fiddler