1 O O 200 

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SO 1 oo 

 FREQUENCY 



TRAWLED AT JO 



TRAWLED AT NR 



TOO 200 300 4-00 

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SOO T 000 

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"RAWL ED — OTHER 



MP I NGED 



Figure 23. Taiitog length frequency. 



Taiitogolabrus adspersus, cunner 



The dinner {Tautogolabrus adspersus) is a coastal marine fish that prefers reef habitats (Bigelow and 

 Schrocdcr 1953; Serchuk 1972; 011a et al. 1975, 1979; Dew 1976; Pottle and Green 1975). It ranges from 

 northern Newfoundland to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay (I^im and Scott 1966). Most cunner have 

 limited home ranges and are active only during the day (Green 1975). Activity declines in cold weather 

 and individuals become dormant at temperatures below 8°C and lie torpid among and under rocks (Green 

 and Farwell 1971; Dew 1976; Olla et al. 1979). The cunner becomes mature in its fu-st year (Dew 1976) 

 and spawns inshore from May through August (Wheatland 1956). Eggs are pelagic and usually found in 



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