HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesCunner Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) Scientific name: Tautogolabrus adspersus Walbaum, 1792 The Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Newfoundland and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Chesapeake Bay in USA. BiologyInhabits shallow, inshore waters, living on or near the bottom, often congregating in masses around wharves, wrecks and submerged seaweed. During winter they become torpid and remain inshore under rocks in shallow water.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameTautogolabrus adspersusFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length38.0Depth range10–128 m (33–420 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 128 mClimateTemperateDistributionWestern Atlantic: Newfoundland and Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Chesapeake Bay in USA.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.15-0.22; tmax=6) More wrassesCalifornia sheepheadSemicossyphus pulcherBlueheadThalassoma bifasciatumSe?oritaOxyjulis californicaBluelip parrotfishCryptotomus roseusGreenblotch parrotfishSparisoma atomariumGreen razorfishXyrichtys splendensSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026