Cunner
Tautogolabrus adspersus
Also called Bergall, Chogset.
How to tell it
Small rubber-lipped wrasse of docks and rocks — mottled red-brown to bluish, with buck teeth.
- Not a tautog? That one blunter, chunkier, slate-gray. (Tautog)
Rules for
Every state
| State | Size | Bag | Season | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | No size limit | No bag limit | Open year-roundME DMR 2026 · checked | Open |
| Massachusetts | No size limit | No bag limit | Open year-roundMA DMF 2026 · likely · checked | Open |
Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).
State records
| State | Weight | When, where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 3 lb 4 oz | 1998 · Block Island Sound | CT DEEP Saltwater State Record Fish (Harvested) · checked 2026-08-23 |
| Maine | 2.92 lb | 2021 · Cape Neddick | Maine DMR Saltwater Angler Records (Rod & Reel) · checked 2026-08-23 |
| New Hampshire | 1 lb 14.72 oz | 2021 · Atlantic Ocean, Rye | NH Fish & Game Verified Record Saltwater Fish · checked 2026-08-23 |
| New Jersey | 3 lb 8.8 oz | 2019 · Atlantic Ocean | NJ DEP Fish & Wildlife State Record Saltwater Fish · checked 2026-09-04 |
On the table
Edible panfish; mostly a bait stealer.
In the app
Point the camera at a cunner and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.
Get the appQuestions anglers ask about cunner
How do you tell cunner from tautog?
Cunner has this: Small rubber-lipped wrasse of docks and rocks — mottled red-brown to bluish, with buck teeth.. Tautog blunter, chunkier, slate-gray.
What is the record cunner?
3 lb 8.8 oz in New Jersey (2019), Atlantic Ocean. Other states’ records are in the table.