Archosargus probatocephalus, Sheepshead : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)

Sheepshead
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | 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 पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री; खारा प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 15 - ? m (Ref. 9988). Subtropical; 49°N - 6°S, 100°W - 36°W (Ref. 55299)

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Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Absent in Bermuda, the Bahamas, the West Indies and Grenada (Ref. 7251, 26938).

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 91.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 7251); common length : 35.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3815); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 9.6 kg (Ref. 4699)

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Inhabits bays and estuaries. Freely enters brackish waters; sometimes enters freshwaters (Ref. 26938). Commonly found around pilings. Caught by anglers from jetties or rocky shores (Ref. 9988). Feeds mainly on mollusks and crustaceans. An excellent food fish. Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 31 March 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक; आखेट मत्स्य: हां; जलजीवालय: सार्वजनिक लजीवालय
FAO - मात्स्यिकी: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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आम नाम
उपशब्द
चपायचय
परभक्षी
ईकोटोकसीकोलौजी
पुनरुत्पत्ति
परिपक्व अवधि
मछलीऔ का अंडे देना
Spawning aggregation
Fecundity
अंडे
Egg development
Age/Size
बाढ़
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
मौरफोमैटरिक्स
आकृति विज्ञान
लार्वा
लारवल गतिकी
भर्ती
बहुतायत
BRUVS
संदर्भ
जलीयकृषि
जलीयकृषि रूपरेखा
खींच
आनुवंशिकी
Electrophoreses
हैरेटिबिलटी
बीमारी
प्रक्रमण
Nutrients
Mass conversion
सहयोगीयो
तस्वीरे
Stamps, Coins Misc.
ध्वनि
सिगुयटिरा
रफ्तार
तैरने के प्रकार
गिल क्षेत्र
Otoliths
दिमाग
दृष्टि

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.9 °C (based on 192 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02188 (0.01838 - 0.02604), b=2.98 (2.93 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.53 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.4; tmax=20).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 24.1 [9.8, 46.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.562 [0.283, 1.069] mg/100g; Protein = 21 [20, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.215 [0.123, 0.398] g/100g; Selenium = 16.3 [7.4, 32.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.3 [6.2, 82.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.703 [0.460, 1.099] mg/100g (wet weight);