Kalmar “tautog” tana nufin wani nau’in kifi da ake kira blackfish. Sunan kimiyya na wannan nau'in kifi shine Tautoga onitis, kuma ana samunsa da farko a yammacin Tekun Atlantika, kusa da gabar tekun gabashin Amurka ta Arewa. An san Tautog don duhu, launin launi mai ƙarfi da ƙarfi, ƙaƙƙarfan jikinsu, wanda ya sa su zama sanannen manufa don kamun kifi na nishaɗi. Kalmar "tautog" ta fito ne daga kalmar Narragansett "tautauog," wanda ke nufin "yana daukar koto."