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Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tautog
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Common names: Tautog
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Hostetter, E.B. and T.A. Munroe, 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Hostetter, E.B. and T.A. Munroe, 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Some states impose a minimum size limit to be followed by commercial and recreational fishers (Ref. 6486).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tautogue noir, Black-fish, Matote noire, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Tautoga: Plural of the word "taut", an Indian Brazil name translated by Roger William from f the Narragansett, "tautauog" = sheepshead.
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 75 m.   Subtropical; 46°N - 31°N, 81°W - 58°W

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