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Sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Black DrumPogonias cromis
Atlantic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
PinfishLagodon rhomboides
Sheepshead PorgyCalamus penna
Atlantic SpadefishChaetodipterus faber
California SheepheadBodianus pulcher
Blackspot SergeantAbudefduf sordidus
Western Atlantic SeabreamArchosargus rhomboidalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 17,675 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 10,549 |
| Louisiana | 994 |
| North Carolina | 237 |
| Virginia | 183 |
| Mississippi | 139 |
| Alabama | 119 |
| South Carolina | 59 |
| Georgia | 42 |
| New Jersey | 34 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes |
| Family | Seabreams and Porgies · Sparidae |
| Genus | Archosargus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sheepshead with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.