Editing Archosargus probatocephalus (section)

==Biology==
''Archosargus probatocephalus'' is an omnivore, the larger juveniles and adults are predators of blue crab (''[[Callinectes sapidus]]''), oysters, clams, crustaceans, and small fish with young [[Atlantic croaker]]s (''Micropogonias undulatus'') The large flattened teeth are used to crush prey protected by shells or armor as well as to scrape barnacles off rocks and pilings. Juveniles feed on [[zooplankton]], [[polychaete]]s, and [[Chironomidae|chironomid]] larvae.<ref name = FM/>

Populations of this fish in the Atlantic waters off the southern United States spawn mainly in the early spring. However, pelagic larvae have been observed in late winter and spring in the Gulf of Mexico. Adults move further offshore to spawn, going back to coastal waters and estuaries. The juveniles are most numerous in [[seagrass]] beds and over mud substrates, and once they grow to a length of around {{cvt|50|mm}}, they leave the seagrass beds and aggregate with the adults.<ref name = FM/>