Short Bigeye
Pristigenys alta
Also called Short bigeye.
How to tell it
Deep, bright red bigeye with rough scales and a rounded tail; deep reefs.
- Not a bigeye? That one more elongate, softer scales. (Bigeye)
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 short bigeye 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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How do you tell short bigeye from bigeye?
Short Bigeye has this: Deep, bright red bigeye with rough scales and a rounded tail; deep reefs.. Bigeye more elongate, softer scales.