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Species · Nearshore

Sand Diver

Synodus intermedius

Also called Lizardfish.

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

Slender lizardfish with a dark shoulder blotch and cross-bands; sits on sand, lunges.

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.

In the app

Point the camera at a sand diver 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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