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Species · Inshore

Hogchoker

Trinectes maculatus

Also called Sole.

Rules in 0 state rulebooks, checked Sep 22, 2026. Every rule names its source and the day it was last checked; the official rulebook is the final word.

Studio photograph of a Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus), side view, on a white background

How to tell it

Tiny right-eyed sole with dark lines across the back and no pectoral fins; rivers and bays.

Often mistaken for

One fish that gets called hogchoker, and what gives it away.

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

Not eaten — too small.

Related fish

Side by side: Hogchoker vs Southern Flounder.

In the app

Point the camera at a hogchoker 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 hogchoker

How do you tell hogchoker from southern flounder?

Hogchoker: Tiny right-eyed sole with dark lines across the back and no pectoral fins; rivers and bays. Southern flounder: left-eyed, much larger.