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Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)

Sheepshead
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Mexico country information

Common names: Sargo, Sargo chopa, Sheepshead
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Laguna de Términos (Ref. 79080) and Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan (Ref. 74908). Year round fishing; marketed fresh (whole, gutted) (Ref. 26550).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Anonymous, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rondeau mouton, Sargo chopa, Southern sheeps head, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Archosargus: Greek, archo = anus + Latin , sargus = sea bream (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

Biển; Thuộc về nước lợ Cùng sống ở rạn san hô; Mức độ sâu 15 - ? m (Ref. 9988).   Subtropical; 49°N - 6°S, 100°W - 36°W (Ref. 55299)

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