Alabama species

Roughtail Stingray in Alabama

Limits, record and places for roughtail stingray in Alabama.

  • 3 a daycreel
  • 160 lbs. 0 ozs.record
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Alabama fish

roughtail stingray: Alabama numbers first

Alabama treats roughtail stingray through its saltwater entry "Skates and Rays". The figures: 3 per person; no size limit. Season: state waters. Every species in that group counts toward one creel together.

The Alabama record weighs 160 lbs. 0 ozs., caught by Dan R. Midgette in 2000 (a water ADCNR does not print).

3 a daydaily creel
160 lbs. 0 ozs.state record
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0water exceptions
Limits

The Alabama limit line for roughtail stingray

Row as printedWatersCreel and sizeSeason
Skates and RaysAlabama state waters3 per person; no size limitstate waters

Limits as printed by the ADCNR Marine Resources Division recreational size, creel and possession limits for state waters (MRD limits page), read November 1, 2026.

Other Alabama limits

Records

The Alabama record roughtail stingray

ListWeightAnglerWaterDateNote
saltwater160 lbs. 0 ozs.Dan R. MidgetteAlabama waters (no water printed)August 6, 2000

ADCNR (Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division for freshwater; Marine Resources Division State Record Fish Committee for saltwater); freshwater list, saltwater list, read November 1, 2026.

Related fish

Fish sharing a row with Alabama roughtail stingray

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How the water near Roughtail Stingray looks from the bank

Madison County, Alabama
Madison County
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Montgomery County, Alabama
Montgomery County
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Elmore County, Alabama
Elmore County
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Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Bayou La Batre
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Answers

Short Alabama answers on roughtail stingray

Which Alabama row limits roughtail stingray?

It is 3 per person; no size limit (state waters).

Where did the Alabama roughtail stingray record come from?

The record is 160 lbs. 0 ozs., set in 2000 by Dan R. Midgette at a water not printed.

Where do roughtail stingray live in Alabama?

No Alabama water page names it yet.

Which Alabama waters change the roughtail stingray rule?

Alabama applies the statewide row on every water for it.

When is roughtail stingray season open in Alabama?

ADCNR prints state waters.

Which Alabama license covers roughtail stingray?

Saltwater anglers 16 and older carry an Alabama saltwater license ($30.90 resident, $66.80 nonresident for 2026-27), plus the $10 Gulf Reef Fish Endorsement to keep reef fish such as red snapper.

What does an Alabama roughtail stingray record need?

The MRD State Record Fish Committee handles saltwater claims under its own record rules.

How does ADCNR name roughtail stingray?

Names on file: Roughtail stingray.

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