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Species · Offshore

Longnose Lancetfish

Alepisaurus ferox

Also called Lancetfish.

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

Long, ribbon-bodied deep-sea fish with a huge sail-like dorsal fin and fang teeth; washes up or takes deep baits.

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 — watery flesh.

In the app

Point the camera at a longnose lancetfish 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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