tautog (tatog)

[Also tautaug, tetaug, and formerly tautauog (Roger Williams); Amer. Ind., pl. of taut, the Indian name of the fish; said by Roger Williams to mean 'sheep's heads.'] A labroid fish, Tautog a american a or T. on it is, Tautog ( Tautog a on it is). abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and highly esteemed for food. Also called blackfish and oyster - fish.