tautog

noun

tau·tog ˈtȯ-ˌtȯg

ˈtȯ-ˌtäg,

tȯ-ˈtȯg,

tȯ-ˈtäg

: an edible fish (Tautoga onitis) of the wrasse family found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. and adjacent Canada

called also blackfish

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Their larger plates will feature Rhode Island tautog crusted with pistachio with spring parsnip and pea chutney; their roasted chicken, served half (for $30) or whole for the table (for $56), will have rainbow root vegetables and morel cream. —

BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2021 Fiddler crabs are a superb bait for redfish, permit, black drum, sheepshead, pompano, tautog, and more. —

Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020 The reef is intended to become a habitat for fish that live in Narragansett Bay, including tautog, black sea bass and scup. —

USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019 Their fishing rigs, baited with sea worms and squid and anchored with pyramid sinkers, could not tempt the tautog, who preferred barnacles and crabs. —

Robert F. Kennedy, Town & Country, 1 June 2018 Officers also found one undersized striped bass and one undersized tautog on the boat. —

Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018