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Blackfish
Classification, variations, physical features, habitat, behavior and feeding of the blackfish.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
12 sources |
1994
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" Blackfish (Tautoga onitis)The blackfish, or tautog (Tautoga onitis), is a fairly obscure member of the wrasse family. Its powerful jaws enable the fish to feed on hard-shelled invertebrates. Although the tautog leads a relatively unspectacular life in the northwestern Atlantic, it does belong to a rather interesting family.
The tautog belongs to the animal kingdom. In addition, it occurs within the following Linnaean taxonomic subgroups: Phylum Chordata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Perciformes, and Family Labridae. Members of the Chordata phylum are characterized by the presence of a notochord (6:23). In fish this nervous system structure is enclosed within a bony vertebral column. Class Actinopterygii comprises the ray-finned fishes (6:76). Tautogs also belong to an extremely diverse order. The order.."
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