>>480341Our sheephead out here in California look like pic related, the black and red one is a male and the red/pink one is female.
These fish are all born female and live in small 5-15 fish schools, with one male and the rest females. When the male dies, one of the females, I think the biggest one, becomes the male of the school.
I haven't caught one myself, the males grow past 20lbs, but smaller ones are the common catch. Supposedly they put on a monster fight, from what I've seen by people who catch them on the sportboats, they sure seem like they do, and they might seem small but their heavier than they look. They also supposedly are really good table fare cause they eat clams lobsters and crabs among other invertebrates.
