name: Sheepshead

flavor_db_name_variants: sheepshead

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Sheepshead

id: 474

name_scientific: Archosargus probatocephalus

description: The sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, is a marine fish that grows to 30 in (760 mm), but commonly reaches 10 to 20 in. It is deep and compressed in body shape, with 5 to 6 dark bars on the side of the body over a gray background. It has sharp dorsal spines. Its diet consists of oysters, clams, and other bivalves, and barnacles, fiddler crabs, and other crustaceans. It has a hard mouth, with several rows of stubby teeth, which help crush the shells of prey.

itis_id: 169189

wikipedia_id: Archosargus_probatocephalus

picture_file_name: 484.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 19137

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:35:41.000Z

legacy_id: 511

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Fishes

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:44.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:25.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 119682

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00474