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Species · Inshore

Blackwing Searobin

Prionotus rubio

Also called Sea robin.

Rules in 0 state rulebooks, checked Sep 14, 2026. Every rule names its source and the day it was last checked; the official rulebook is the final word.

How to tell it

Searobin with dark, near-black pectoral fins edged in pale; offshore sand.

Rules for

Every state

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Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).

On the table

Edible.

In the app

Point the camera at a blackwing searobin and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.

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Questions anglers ask about blackwing searobin

How do you tell blackwing searobin from bighead searobin?

Blackwing Searobin has this: Searobin with dark, near-black pectoral fins edged in pale; offshore sand.. Bighead Searobin blotched pectorals, bigger head.