Sea bass \Sea" bass`\ . (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A large marine food fish (Serranus, or Centropristis, atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch.
   (b) A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); -- called also white sea bass, and sea salmon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written by him tauta['u]og.]

(Zo["o]l.) An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Blackfish \Black"fish\, n.

1. (Zo["o]l.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is G. melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga).

3. (Zo["o]l.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry.

4. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family.

5. (Zo["o]l.) The female salmon in the spawning season.

Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)