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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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
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 Word History
Etymology
Narragansett tautaũog, plural
First Known Use
1750, in the meaning defined above