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South Carolina fish species, A to Z

All 106 species named in the 2026 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources regulations. Regulations opens the size limit, season and daily limit for every zone; About opens the species' Wikipedia article (identification, range, habits). Updated 2026-10-01.

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  Albacore & Skipjack TunaAtlantic Tunas · No size limit
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  American Shad · None
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  Atlantic Croaker · No size limit
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  Atlantic Sharpnose SharkSharks · No size limit printed
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  Atlantic Spadefish · 14 inch minimum
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  Bigeye TunaAtlantic Tunas · 27 inch minimum
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  Black Drum · 14–27 inch slot
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  Black Grouper · 24 inch minimum
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  Black Sea Bass · 13 inch minimum
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  Blackfin Snapper · No minimum size
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  Blue MarlinBillfish · 99 inch minimum
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  Bluefin TunaAtlantic Tunas · Set by NOAA HMS — check before fishing
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  Bluefish · No size limit
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  Blueline Tilefish · No minimum size
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  Bonnethead SharkSharks · No size limit printed
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  Cobia · 36 inch minimum
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  Coney · No minimum size
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  Cubera Snapper · 12 inch minimum
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  Dogfish (spiny & smooth)Sharks · No size limit
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  Dolphin · 20 inch minimum
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  Florida Pompano · No size limit
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  Flounder · 16 inch minimum
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  Gag Grouper · 24 inch minimum
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  Golden Tilefish · No minimum size
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  Goliath Grouper · closed to harvest
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  Gray Snapper · 12 inch minimum
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  Gray Triggerfish · 12 inch minimum
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  Graysby · No minimum size
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  Greater Amberjack · 28 inch minimum
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  Hammerhead SharksSharks · 78 inch minimum
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  HerringShad & Herring · No size limit
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  Hogfish · 17 inch minimum
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  Hybrid Striped Bass (saltwater)Temperate Bass · No size limit
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  King Mackerel · 24 inch minimum
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  Lane Snapper · 8 inch minimum
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  Longbill SpearfishBillfish · closed to harvest
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  Misty Grouper · No minimum size
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  Mutton Snapper · 18 inch minimum
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  Nassau Grouper · closed to harvest
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  Other Snapper-Grouper Complex SpeciesSnapper-Grouper Complex · No size limit
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  Other Tunas (Blackfin, Bonita, Little Tunny)Atlantic Tunas · No size limit
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  Prohibited SharksSharks · closed to harvest
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  Queen Snapper · No minimum size
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  Red Drum · 18–25 inch slot
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  Red Grouper · 20 inch minimum
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  Red Hind · No minimum size
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  Red Porgy · 14 inch minimum
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  Red Snapper · 20 inch minimum
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  Rock Hind · No minimum size
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  Roundscale SpearfishBillfish · 66 inch minimum
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  SailfishBillfish · 63 inch minimum
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  Saltwater Catfish · closed to harvest
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  Sand Tilefish · No minimum size
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  Scamp · No minimum size
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  Sharks (1-per-vessel group)Sharks · 54 inch minimum
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  Sheepshead · 14 inch minimum
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  Silk Snapper · No minimum size
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  Snowy Grouper · No minimum size
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  Spanish Mackerel · 12 inch minimum
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  Speckled Hind · closed to harvest
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  Spot · No size limit
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  Spotted Seatrout · 14 inch minimum
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  Striped Bass · 26 inch minimum
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  Sturgeon (Atlantic & Shortnose) · closed to harvest
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  SwordfishBillfish · 47 inch minimum
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  Tarpon · 77 inch minimum
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  Tripletail · 18 inch minimum
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  Vermilion Snapper · 12 inch minimum
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  Wahoo · No size limit
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  Warsaw Grouper · closed to harvest
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  Weakfish · 12 inch minimum
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  White Grunt · No minimum size
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  White MarlinBillfish · 66 inch minimum
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  Whiting · No size limit
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  Wreckfish · No minimum size
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  Yellowedge Grouper · No minimum size
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  Yellowfin Grouper · No minimum size
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  Yellowfin TunaAtlantic Tunas · 27 inch minimum
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  Yellowmouth Grouper · No minimum size
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  Yellowtail Snapper · 12 inch minimum
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Freshwater

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  American Eel (freshwater) · 9 inch minimum
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  Blue CatfishCatfish · No size limit
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  Bream · No size limit
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  Chain Pickerel · No size limit
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  Crappie · 8 inch minimum
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  Grass Carp · closed to harvest
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  Hybrid Striped Bass (freshwater)Temperate Bass · Any length
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  Largemouth Bass · Any length (14 inches min on Lakes Blalock, Greenwood, Jocassee, Marion, Monticello, Moultrie, Murray, Secession, Wateree, Wylie, middle Saluda, upper Santee)
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  Redbreast Sunfish · No size limit
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  Redeye BassBlack Bass · Any length
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  Redfin PickerelPickerel · Any length
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  Robust Redhorse · closed to harvest
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  Smallmouth Bass · 12 inch minimum
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  Spotted Bass · None
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  Trout · None
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  Walleye · None
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  White Bass · None
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  Yellow Perch · No size limit
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Shellfish & crabs

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  Blue CrabCrabs · 5 inch minimum
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  Freshwater Mussels (native) · closed to harvest
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  Hard ClamClams & oysters · 1 inch minimum
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  Horseshoe Crab · closed to harvest
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  OysterClams & oysters · None stated
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  ShrimpShrimp · None
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  Spiny LobsterLobsters · 3 inch minimum
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  Stone CrabCrabs · 2.75 inch minimum
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