424:
93:
49:
68:
408:. Tautog fishing may also be difficult due to the tendency of fishermen to try to set the hook as soon as they feel a hit, rather than waiting for the tautog to swallow the bait. Rigs with minimal beads, swivels, and hooks should be used to prevent entanglement with the rocks, reefs, or wrecks that tautog frequent.
339:
Tautog are brown and dark olive, with white blotches, and have plump, elongated bodies. They have a typical weight of 0.5 to 1.5 kg (1 to 3 lb) and reach a maximum length and weight of 90 cm (3 ft) and 13.1 kg (28 lb 14 oz), respectively.
375:
Popular among fishermen, tautog have a reputation for being a particularly tricky fish to catch. Part of this is because of their tendency to live among rocks and other structures that can cause a fisherman's line to get snagged. The favorite baits for tautog include
343:
Tautog have many adaptations to life in and around rocky areas. They have thick, rubbery lips and powerful jaws. The backs of their throats contain a set of teeth resembling molars. Together, these are used to pick and crush prey such as
459:. The species is managed by focusing on reducing fishing mortality rates, as well as restrictions on gear, size limits, possession limits, and limited fishing seasons. At present, the
435:
Spawning occurs offshore, in late spring to early summer. The eggs hatch and develop while drifting. All of the young take residence in shallow, protected waters and live and hide in
1020:
852:
289:. This species inhabits hard substrate habitats in inshore waters at depths from 1 to 75 m (5 to 245 ft). It is currently the only known member of its
914:
447:
beds for protection, and are green in color to camouflage themselves. During the late fall, they move offshore and winter in a state of reduced activity.
1087:
360:
Goode (1884) said, "The tautog has always been a favorite table fish, especially in New York, its flesh being white, dry, and of a delicate flavor."
1007:
826:
1033:
865:
690:
940:
1102:
615:
582:
1046:
953:
463:
recommends that consumers avoid eating this fish because the populations are at low levels that are not considered sustainable.
1097:
550:
1107:
726:
1038:
870:
352:. Their skin also has a rubbery quality with a heavy slime covering, which helps to protect them when swimming among rocks.
711:
423:
787:
297:
919:
682:
92:
1064:
740:
689:. Seventeenth annual Scientific Diving Symposium. Northeastern University, Boston, MA: Proceedings of the
662:
381:
171:
792:
705:
194:
1051:
958:
460:
320:
305:
778:
524:
57:
906:
411:
Because they are found in wrecks, they are often seen by scuba divers. They are also popular with
220:
87:
72:
1025:
893:
857:
1092:
994:
800:
611:
578:
428:
883:
720:
519:
401:
331:), "oyster-fish" (in North Carolina) or "blackfish" (in New York/New Jersey, New England).
48:
927:
377:
286:
134:
656:
1081:
878:
546:
510:
501:
211:
77:
999:
985:
805:
412:
385:
901:
839:
772:
687:
In: Maney, E. J. Jr. & Ellis, C. H. Jr. (Eds.) the Diving for
Science...1997
456:
440:
282:
144:
763:
349:
31:
17:
475:
104:
932:
683:"The Use of SCUBA and Punctuated Transects to Count a Temperate Reef Fish"
979:
813:
757:
559:
466:
Around 1920, 750 tons were harvested annually off the New
England coast.
124:
628:
1059:
1012:
831:
444:
436:
405:
364:
345:
296:
Barlett (1848) wrote, " is a Native
American word, and may be found in
239:
818:
844:
480:
397:
393:
278:
154:
114:
734:
719:
655:
422:
290:
945:
389:
328:
738:
455:
Slow reproduction and growth make tautog more vulnerable to
363:
Davidson recommends grilling, baking, and using it in fish
575:
McClane's Field Guide to
Saltwater Fishes of North America
595:
The
Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States
693:(AAUS). Archived from the original on April 15, 2013
969:
747:
427:An 1860 watercolor painting of a tautog from the
525:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187479A8547027.en
8:
735:
281:native to the western Atlantic Ocean from
66:
47:
38:
523:
691:American Academy of Underwater Sciences
492:
703:
316:). It is also called a "black porgy" (
30:For naval ships using this name, see
7:
1065:1D62F657-1BAD-4643-B423-C1676ED6982B
597:, 1884-7, quoted in Davidson, 1979.
511:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
25:
654:Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920).
500:Choat, J.H.; Pollard, D. (2010).
1088:IUCN Red List vulnerable species
91:
727:New International Encyclopedia
1:
1103:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
1124:
302:Key to the Indian Language
29:
710:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
226:
219:
200:
193:
88:Scientific classification
86:
64:
55:
46:
41:
593:G. Brown Goode, et al.,
549:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
304:." The name is from the
563:. October 2013 version.
1098:Fish described in 1758
663:Encyclopedia Americana
635:. Blue Ocean Institute
608:North Atlantic Seafood
432:
1108:Monotypic fish genera
518:: e.T187479A8547027.
426:
308:language, originally
273:), also known as the
461:Blue Ocean Institute
431:by Jacques Burkhardt
321:Japanese black porgy
58:Conservation status
433:
277:, is a species of
1075:
1074:
741:Taxon identifiers
429:Massachusetts Bay
382:Asian shore crabs
261:
260:
255:
237:
175:
81:
27:Species of wrasse
16:(Redirected from
1115:
1068:
1067:
1055:
1054:
1042:
1041:
1029:
1028:
1016:
1015:
1003:
1002:
990:
989:
988:
962:
961:
949:
948:
936:
935:
923:
922:
910:
909:
897:
896:
887:
886:
874:
873:
861:
860:
848:
847:
835:
834:
822:
821:
809:
808:
796:
795:
783:
782:
781:
768:
767:
766:
736:
731:
723:
715:
709:
701:
699:
698:
668:
667:
659:
651:
645:
644:
642:
640:
625:
619:
604:
598:
591:
585:
571:
565:
564:
543:
537:
536:
534:
532:
527:
497:
253:
238:(preoccupied in
235:
206:
170:
96:
95:
75:
70:
69:
51:
39:
21:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1116:
1114:
1113:
1112:
1078:
1077:
1076:
1071:
1063:
1058:
1050:
1045:
1037:
1032:
1024:
1019:
1011:
1006:
998:
993:
984:
983:
978:
965:
957:
952:
944:
939:
931:
928:Observation.org
926:
918:
913:
905:
900:
892:
890:
882:
877:
869:
864:
856:
851:
843:
838:
830:
825:
817:
812:
804:
799:
791:
786:
777:
776:
771:
762:
761:
756:
743:
718:
702:
696:
694:
680:
677:
672:
671:
653:
652:
648:
638:
636:
633:Seafood Choices
627:
626:
622:
606:Alan Davidson,
605:
601:
592:
588:
573:McClane, A.J.,
572:
568:
545:
544:
540:
530:
528:
499:
498:
494:
489:
472:
453:
421:
373:
358:
337:
327:the freshwater
215:
208:
202:
189:
169:
90:
82:
71:
67:
60:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1121:
1119:
1111:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1080:
1079:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1056:
1043:
1030:
1017:
1004:
991:
975:
973:
967:
966:
964:
963:
950:
937:
924:
911:
898:
888:
875:
862:
849:
836:
823:
810:
797:
784:
779:Tautoga onitis
769:
753:
751:
749:Tautoga onitis
745:
744:
739:
733:
732:
721:"Tautog"
716:
676:
675:External links
673:
670:
669:
657:"Tautog"
646:
620:
599:
586:
566:
553:Tautoga onitis
547:Froese, Rainer
538:
504:Tautoga onitis
491:
490:
488:
485:
484:
483:
478:
471:
468:
452:
449:
420:
417:
413:spearfishermen
372:
371:Sports fishing
369:
357:
354:
336:
333:
298:Roger Williams
287:South Carolina
270:Tautoga onitis
259:
258:
257:
256:
254:Linnaeus, 1758
244:
243:
236:Lacépède, 1800
224:
223:
217:
216:
209:
204:Tautoga onitis
198:
197:
191:
190:
186:T. onitis
183:
181:
177:
176:
162:
158:
157:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
135:Actinopterygii
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
84:
83:
65:
62:
61:
56:
53:
52:
44:
43:
26:
24:
18:Tautoga onitis
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1120:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1066:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1009:
1005:
1001:
996:
992:
987:
981:
977:
976:
974:
972:
971:Labrus onitis
968:
960:
955:
951:
947:
942:
938:
934:
929:
925:
921:
916:
912:
908:
903:
899:
895:
889:
885:
880:
876:
872:
867:
863:
859:
854:
850:
846:
841:
837:
833:
828:
824:
820:
815:
811:
807:
802:
798:
794:
789:
785:
780:
774:
770:
765:
759:
755:
754:
752:
750:
746:
742:
737:
729:
728:
722:
717:
713:
707:
692:
688:
684:
681:Dixon, M. S.
679:
678:
674:
665:
664:
658:
650:
647:
634:
630:
624:
621:
617:
616:0-670-51524-8
613:
609:
603:
600:
596:
590:
587:
584:
583:0-8050-0733-4
580:
576:
570:
567:
562:
561:
556:
554:
548:
542:
539:
526:
521:
517:
513:
512:
507:
505:
496:
493:
486:
482:
479:
477:
474:
473:
469:
467:
464:
462:
458:
450:
448:
446:
442:
438:
430:
425:
418:
416:
414:
409:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
386:fiddler crabs
383:
379:
370:
368:
366:
361:
355:
353:
351:
347:
341:
334:
332:
330:
326:
322:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
294:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
271:
266:
252:
251:Labrus onitis
249:
248:
247:
241:
234:
231:
230:
229:
225:
222:
218:
213:
207:
205:
199:
196:
195:Binomial name
192:
188:
187:
182:
179:
178:
173:
168:
167:
163:
160:
159:
156:
153:
150:
149:
146:
143:
140:
139:
136:
133:
130:
129:
126:
123:
120:
119:
116:
113:
110:
109:
106:
103:
100:
99:
94:
89:
85:
79:
74:
63:
59:
54:
50:
45:
40:
37:
33:
19:
970:
748:
725:
706:cite journal
695:. Retrieved
686:
661:
649:
637:. Retrieved
632:
623:
607:
602:
594:
589:
574:
569:
558:
552:
541:
529:. Retrieved
515:
509:
503:
495:
465:
454:
434:
410:
374:
362:
359:
342:
338:
324:
317:
313:
309:
306:Narragansett
301:
295:
274:
269:
268:
264:
262:
250:
245:
232:
227:
203:
201:
185:
184:
165:
164:
36:
902:NatureServe
840:iNaturalist
773:Wikispecies
531:19 November
457:overfishing
441:sea lettuce
378:green crabs
350:crustaceans
335:Description
323:), "chub" (
283:Nova Scotia
145:Labriformes
1082:Categories
986:Q106407521
697:2009-02-20
487:References
451:Management
419:Life cycle
73:Vulnerable
32:USS Tautog
639:8 October
476:Blackfish
402:sandworms
275:blackfish
246:Species:
180:Species:
111:Kingdom:
105:Eukaryota
1093:Labridae
1026:11072902
980:Wikidata
907:2.101526
858:10705757
814:FishBase
764:Q2299834
758:Wikidata
629:"Tautog"
610:, 1979,
577:, 1978,
560:FishBase
470:See also
445:eelgrass
406:lobsters
346:mollusks
312:(pl. of
310:tautauog
240:Mollusca
221:Synonyms
212:Linnaeus
172:Mitchill
155:Labridae
151:Family:
125:Chordata
121:Phylum:
115:Animalia
101:Domain:
78:IUCN 3.1
1060:ZooBank
1013:2383616
832:2383615
730:. 1905.
437:seaweed
398:mussels
365:chowder
356:Cuisine
233:Hiatula
228:Genus:
214:, 1758)
166:Tautoga
161:Genus:
141:Order:
131:Class:
76: (
42:Tautog
1052:303684
1039:614350
959:158830
946:158830
933:796579
920:202602
884:187479
871:170479
614:
581:
481:Cunner
404:, and
394:shrimp
279:wrasse
265:tautog
174:, 1814
1047:WoRMS
1021:IRMNG
1000:3RL53
954:WoRMS
891:NAS:
853:IRMNG
845:52547
806:54ZGV
793:89797
443:, or
390:clams
291:genus
1034:ITIS
1008:GBIF
941:OBIS
915:NCBI
879:IUCN
866:ITIS
827:GBIF
788:BOLD
712:link
641:2013
612:ISBN
579:ISBN
533:2021
516:2010
348:and
329:chub
314:taut
263:The
995:CoL
894:754
819:458
801:CoL
520:doi
325:cf.
318:cf.
285:to
1084::
1062::
1049::
1036::
1023::
1010::
997::
982::
956::
943::
930::
917::
904::
881::
868::
855::
842::
829::
816::
803::
790::
775::
760::
724:.
708:}}
704:{{
685:.
660:.
631:.
557:.
514:.
508:.
439:,
415:.
400:,
396:,
392:,
388:,
384:,
380:,
367:.
300:'
293:.
714:)
700:.
666:.
643:.
618:.
555:"
551:"
535:.
522::
506:"
502:"
267:(
242:)
210:(
80:)
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.