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Labridae (Wrasses) > Labrinae
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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 75 m. Subtropical; 46°N - 31°N, 81°W - 58°W
Western Atlantic: slightly east of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada to South Carolina in USA; most abundant between Cape Cod and Delaware Bay.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 23.6, range 18 - 26.5 cm
Max length : 91.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251); peso máximo publicado: 11.3 kg (Ref. 40637); edad máxima reportada: 34 años (Ref. 6486)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 16 - 17; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 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.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
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).
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).
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01259 (0.00820 - 0.01932), b=3.05 (2.92 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.3 ±0.47 se; based on food items. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.09; tm=2-3; tmax=34). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100). 🛈 |
Vulnerabilidad climática (Ref. 125649) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 16.1 [7.1, 31.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.447 [0.241, 0.886] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [16.6, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.193 [0.107, 0.343] g/100g; Selenium = 18.8 [9.2, 37.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39.3 [11.0, 166.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.912 [0.612, 1.593] mg/100g (wet weight); |