Winter Predation by River Otter, Lontra canadensis, on Tautog, Tautoga onitis, at Western Arm Jeddore Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a Review of Evidence for Resident Relict Populations of the Tautog in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Authors

  • John Gilhen Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3A6
  • Kim Aaboe RR # 1. Head of Jeddore, Nova Scotia B0J 1P0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v122i3.607

Keywords:

Winter predation, River Otter, Lontra canadensis, Tautog, Tautoga onitis, Western Arm Jeddore Harbour, distribution, western Atlantic Ocean, marine summer visitor, relict populations, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada

Abstract

We report winter predation by River Otter, Lontra canadensis, on Tautog, Tautoga onitis, a southern marine fish, at Western Arm Jeddore Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia (44°46'N, 63°03'W), on 17 February 2008. We also discuss the distribution of Tautog in the western Atlantic Ocean, review Canadian records, and provide evidence that resident relict populations of this fish exist in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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Vol. 122 No. 3 (2008)

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