Saltwater Fish of Connecticut
Sheepshead Porgy
Archosargus probatocephalus
🏆 Connecticut State Record
Harvest10 lb 11 ozClyde Turner · 1998 · Branford Reef
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Also called: Sheepshead
Identification
Deep-bodied fish with five or six bold black bars and human-like front teeth.
Habitat
Rocks, pilings and jetties in warm water; rare in Connecticut.
Behavior
Crushes barnacles, crabs and mussels.
How to Catch
Fiddler crabs or mussels fished tight to pilings.