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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).
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National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Common names from other countries

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

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> 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 Ecologia

marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 75 m. Subtropical; 46°N - 31°N, 81°W - 58°W

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Western Atlantic: slightly east of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada to South Carolina in USA; most abundant between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 23.6, range 18 - 26.5 cm
Max length : 91.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251); peso massimo pubblicato: 11.3 kg (Ref. 40637); Età massima riportata: 34 anni (Ref. 6486)

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 16 - 17; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 8. Distinguished from Tautogolabrus adspersus which occurs in the same area and further north, by its steep, rounded dorsal head profile; stouter body; scaled lower gill cover; and the more backward location of the pelvic fins.

Found close to shore on hard-bottom habitats, occasionally entering brackish water. Adult male territorial and active during the day to feed and rests in crevices at night. Prefers temperatures above 10°C. Spawning was noted in June-July in Canadian waters, but appears more protracted (April-July) in coastal waters of Virginia, USA. Feeds mainly on mussels, gastropods, other mollusks and crustaceans. This species has gained popularity as a prized food and sport fish (Ref. 6486, 4926, 41297). Investigation on the diel and seasonal activity patterns of the adult tautog in its southern range were conducted using ultrasonic telemetry (Ref. 41297).

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Spawns in groups or in pairs. Pairing occurs between females and size-dominant males exhibiting strong territoriality and performing a protracted courtship (Ref. 6488). Gonochorism is confirmed for this species (Ref. 103751).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Westneat, Mark | Collaboratori

Leim, A.H. and W.B. Scott, 1966. Fishes of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. (155):485 p. (Ref. 4926)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerabile, vedi Lista Rossa IUCN (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 12 July 2008

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; Acquario: Acquari pubblici

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.3 - 22.8, mean 10.9 (based on 96 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00803 - 0.01884), b=3.05 (2.93 - 3.17), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.47 se; based on food items.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (K=0.09; tm=2-3; tmax=34).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus, 1758)