Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
- Group: Other
- Max size: 91 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Armed with broad human like front teeth and stout grinders, this porgy crushes mussels, barnacles and crabs around pilings, jetties and rocky shores. It freely enters brackish bays and estuaries, sometimes pushing into fresh water, and grows to about ninety centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sparidae › Archosargus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 159238.
FAQ
- Is the Sheepshead dangerous to divers?
- The Sheepshead is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Sheepshead get?
- The Sheepshead grows to about 91 cm.