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Tautog

Tautoga onitis

Classification

Family
Labridae

The tautog (Tautoga onitis), also known as the blackfish, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. 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 genus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 728Canada · 5