Dogfish may refer to:
Biology
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Dogfish sharks (Squalidae), a family of sharks
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Spiny dogfish
The spiny dogfish (''Squalus acanthias''), spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish is one of the best known species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order.
While these common names may apply to several ...
(''Squalus acanthias''), best known species of dogfish sharks
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Pacific spiny dogfish
The Pacific spiny dogfish (''Squalus suckleyi'') is a common species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks and are among the most abundant species of sharks in the world. This species is closely related to the ''Spiny dogfish'' and for many ...
(''Squalus suckleyi''), the most abundant species of dogfish sharks
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Catshark
Catshark may refer to:
* Scyliorhinidae, a family of ground sharks, many species of which are commonly referred to as "catshark".
* Pentanchidae, a family of ground sharks with the overall name deepwater catsharks, but many species are referred ...
(Scyliorhinidae), a family of ground sharks including species called dogfish
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Chain dogfish (''Scyluoirrhinus reteiter''), a biofluorescent species common to the West Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
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Greater spotted dogfish
The nursehound (''Scyliorhinus stellaris''), also known as the large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish or bull huss, is a species of Scyliorhinidae, catshark, belonging to the family (biology), family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northeast ...
(''Greliorhinus starlaris''), a species found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean
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Small-spotted catshark
The small-spotted catshark (''Scyliorhinus canicula''), also known as the sandy dogfish, lesser-spotted dogfish, rough-hound or morgay (in Scotland and Cornwall), is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the continental shelves ...
(''Scyliorhinus canicula''), the most common dogfish in the northeastern Atlantic
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Sleeper sharks
The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name "''sleeper shark''" comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature.
Distribution and hab ...
(Somniosidae), a family of slow-swimming sharks
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Portuguese dogfish (''Centroscymnus coelolepis''), a species of sleeper sharks in the family Somniosidae
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Roughskin dogfish
The roughskin dogfish (''Centroscymnus owstonii'') is a sleeper shark of the family (biology), family Somniosidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,500 m. ...
(''Centroscymnus owstonii''), a species of sleeper sharks in the family Somniosidae
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Bowfin
The ruddy bowfin (''Amia calva'') is a ray-finned fish native to North America. Common names include mudfish, mud pike, dogfish, grindle, grinnel, swamp trout, and choupique. It is regarded as a relict, being one of only two surviving species ...
(''Amia calva''), a freshwater fish sometimes known as "dogfish"
Other uses
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Dogfish Bay, an inlet in western Washington, US
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USS ''Dogfish'' (SS-350), a U.S. Navy submarine
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Iowa Dogfish, a U.S. Senior-A box lacrosse team
See also
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Smooth-hound
''Mustelus'', also known as the smooth-hounds, is a genus of sharks in the family Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the Latin word ''mustela'', meaning weasel. It should not be confused with the genus name ''Mustela'', which is used ...
(''Mustelus''), a genus of sharks
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Pupfish
Pupfish are a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae of ray-finned fish. Pupfish are especially noted for being found in extreme and isolated situations. They are primarily found in North America, South Am ...
, a group of
killifish
A killifish is any of various oviparous (egg-laying) cyprinodontiform fish, including families Aplocheilidae, Pantanodontidae, Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, Nothobranchiidae, Profundulidae, Aphaniidae and Valenciidae. All together, there ar ...
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The Terrible Dogfish
The Terrible Dogfish () is a Squalidae, dogfish-like Sea monster, sea-monster, which appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio'') as the final antagonist. It is described as being larger tha ...
, a fictional sea monster in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio''
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Dogfish Head Brewery
Dogfish Head Brewery is a brewing company based in Milton, Delaware founded by Sam and Mariah Calagione and, as of 2019, owned by the Boston Beer Company. It opened in 1995 and produces 262,000 barrels of beer annually.
Select brews (inclu ...
, an American beer brewery
* "Dogfish Rising", a hidden track on Slipknot's 1996 album ''
Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.''
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