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Blackfish & Cunner

Cunners and Tautogs
Cunners and Tautogs

These fish are Wrasses, northern representatives of a widespread tropical family that includes Parrotfishes. Wrasses propel themselves slowly and precisely with their pectoral fins, using the tail only in emergencies. Tropical Wrasses feed on coral. Lacking this, their northern cousins feed primarily on mussels and other shellfish.

wrasse

People pay big money to see fish like this in the tropics. We have them right here!

US Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile

Blackfish

Tautog ( Blackfish )

Tautoga onitis

Profile by Peter J. Himchak
Supervising Biologist,
Marine Fisheries

Range:
Tautog are distributed along the northeast Atlantic coast of North America from the outer coast of Nova Scotia to Georgia. Greatest abundances are found from Cape Cod to the Chesapeake Bay. North of Cape Cod, they are usually found close to shore ( within 4 miles ) in water less than 60 feet deep. South of Cape Cod, they can be found up to 40 miles offshore and at depths up to 120 feet.

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Cunner

Cunner ( Bergall )

Tautogolabrus adspersus

Cunner - A Profile
by Stacey Reap

A regular reef-system resident, the cunner (tautogolabrus adspersus) does not enjoy quite as glamorous a reputation as its close relative the highly prized tautog, but the two fish share many similarities.

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USS Bass V-2 / SS-64

Shipwreck USS Bass
This photo is signed by Admiral Chester W Nimitz.
Type:
shipwreck, submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:
1924, Portsmouth Navy Yard, NH USA
Specs:
( 341 x 28 ft ) 2000 displacement tons, no crew
Sunk:
Monday March 12, 1945
deliberate - weapons test
Depth:
155 ft - sand ; 140 ft - deck ; 120 ft - conning tower

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