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title: "Schaapskopbrasem"
description: "Archosargus probatocephalus — Vissen. Archosargus probatocephalus, the sheepshead, sheepshead seabream or convict fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/sheepshead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schaapskopbrasem

> Archosargus probatocephalus — Vissen. Archosargus probatocephalus, the sheepshead, sheepshead seabream or convict fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies.

- Scientific name: *Archosargus probatocephalus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 3366
- Wikidata: [Q744187](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744187)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49750](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49750)

## Names

- en: Sheepshead
- de: Sträflings-Meerbrasse
- es: Sargo chopa
- fr: Spare tête-de-mouton
- nl: Schaapskopbrasem
- pt: Sargo-de-dentes

## Countries with the most observations

US (2942), MX (68), BR (6), BZ (4)

## Summary

Archosargus probatocephalus, the sheepshead, sheepshead seabream or convict fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The sheepshead is an important species to recreational and commercial fisheries.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archosargus_probatocephalus

## Photo

![Schaapskopbrasem](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sheepshead/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24963513

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sheepshead?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).