Dogfish
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of several small sharks
(2) Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of various small sharks, especially those from the families Scyliorhinidae, Dalatiidae and Squalidae.
- The bowfin.
Scientific names
- Rhinotriacis henlai
- Sciliorhynus retifer
- Triakis semifasciata
- Sciliorhynus caniculus
- Deania quadrispinosa
- Oxynotis bruniensis
- Cirrhigaleus asper
- Centroscymnus cryptacanthus
- Mustelis canis
- Squalus acanthias