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Sheephead,
California
Semiccossyphus pulcher |
From
our Historical Fish Plate Archives:
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Photos
copyright © 2007
Above:
Female Sheephead
Photos
copyright © 2007
Above:
Male Sheephead |
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| Common
Names: |
Sheephead, Goat |
| Identifying
Characteristics: |
Large caninie-type teeth. All sheephead
start out as females and as they mature turn to males.
Female sheephead tend to be even-colored, pink to
a dark red on sides and top, and white bellies. Males
develop a pronounced forehead and are typically black
on head and tail, and a heavy center stripe of red,
with a distinctive white chin and belly.
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| Range
and Locations: |
Monterey Bay, Central California to
the Gulf of California. Rock reefs and kelp. Commonly
found from just below intertidal to aprox. 300 ft.
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| Stats: |
Long living, relatively slow-growing
fish, living to an age of about 50 years. Aprox. 30
lbs. max size.
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| Market
Forms: |
Fresh.
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| Closing
Remarks: |
Careful,
this one bites.
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