Sheepshead
August 10, 2022 Fernandina Beach 1 photo
Sheepshead
Sheepshead

Trip Summary

The sheepshead, is a marine fish that grows to 30 in, but commonly reaches 10 to 20 in. It is deep and compressed in body shape, with five or six 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 – the frontal ones closely resembling human teeth – which help crush the shells of prey.
Jesse Stubbs
Fernandina-beach, Florida, United States
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