Identification Guide To South Carolina Fishes

Identification Guide To

South Carolina Fishes

Inshore Fishes

Red Drum (Spottail, redfish, channel bass, puppy drum,)

Sciaenops ocellatus May have multiple spots along dorsal surface..

RKW

Black Drum Pogonias cromis Broad black vertical bars along body.

Barbells on chin.

Spotted Seatrout (Winter trout, speckled trout) Cynoscion nebulosus

Numerous distinct black spots on dorsal surface.

Most commonly encountered in rivers and estuaries.

RKW

Most commonly encountered just offshore around live bottom and artificial reefs.

Weakfish (Summer trout, Gray trout)

Cynoscion regalis

RKW

Large eye

Silver coloration with no spots.

Silver Seatrout

Cynoscion nothus

RKW

Spot Leiostomus xanthurus

Distinct spot on shoulder.

RKW

Atlantic Croaker (Hardhead)

Micropogonias undulatus

RKW

Silver Perch (Virginia Perch)

Bairdiella chrysoura

RKW

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