tautog

[ taw-tog, -tawg, tou-tog ]

noun

1. a dark-colored wrasse, Tautoga onitis, a popular game and food fish inhabiting waters along the North Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to South Carolina.

tautog

/ tɔːˈtɒɡ /

noun

1. a large dark-coloured wrasse, Tautoga onitis, of the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean: used as a food fish Also calledblackfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of tautog¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1635–45; from Narragansett ( English spelling) tautaũog, plural of taut

Word History and Origins

Origin of tautog¹

C17: from Narraganset tautauog, plural of tautau sheepshead

Example Sentences

That, in turn, attracts fish including black sea bass, tautog and lobster, and provides opportunities for recreational anglers and divers, according to the DEP.

From Washington Times

This allows for the commercial harvest of any of the five species of restricted finfish, summer flounder, scup, striped bass, black sea bass and tautog.

From Washington Times

I use it as Baldwin does, to anoint fillets of cod and tautog, porgy and weakfish.

From New York Times

Wildlife officials say tautog typically spawn in offshore waters in late spring to early summer.

From Washington Times

His specialty is knowing Ocean City’s reefs, where he finds flounder, sea bass, tautog, blueline and golden tilefish for the people who pay to fish from his boat.

From Washington Times