The name of the Blackfish caught in the waters of Rhode Island. It is an Indian word, and may be found in Roger Williams's Key to the Indian Language, where, however, he calls it the Sheepshead, an entirely different fish. In New York it is called Black Fish. Dr. Mitchell gave the generic name of Tautoga to it, which name it retains among naturalists; see Storer, Cuvier, and De Kay.