dogfish

dog·fish | \ ˈdȯg-ˌfish

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Definition of dogfish

: any of various usually small bottom-dwelling sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source

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Recent Examples on the Web Bennett is bringing in big catches of something that Cape fishermen once tossed back in disgust: a species of small shark called spiny dogfish. — BostonGlobe.com, "A short documentary exploring climate change on Cape Cod," 26 Sep. 2019 Unsurprisingly, the cod ended up with lower mercury levels than the dogfish. — Linda Carroll, NBC News, "Climate change and overfishing could lead to higher mercury levels in fish," 7 Aug. 2019 The sharks were two species of deep-sea dogfish commonly found deep waters along our continental margin, NOAA reported. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "Watch this fish eat an entire shark in rare moment captured by NOAA Okeanos Explorer," 18 July 2019 The others were Genie's dogfish, named in honor of Mote Marine Laboratory founder Eugenie 'Shark Lady' Clark, which were determined to be a distinct species in 2018, NOAA reported. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "Watch this fish eat an entire shark in rare moment captured by NOAA Okeanos Explorer," 18 July 2019 In 2016, a team working with OceanGate, an organization that provides subsea research and exploration, filmed a sixgill shark alongside dogfish near British Columbia’s Desolation Sound. — Fox News, "Mysterious deep-sea shark that's older than the dinosaurs captured on film," 9 July 2019 Dixson and co-authors found that after 5 days in water with high levels of CO2, sharks called smooth dogfish avoided the smell of their prey. — Elizabeth Preston, Science | AAAS, "A growing sensory smog threatens the ability of fish to communicate, navigate, and survive," 20 June 2019 Signs affixed to the tanks instruct scientists how to properly catch squid without stressing them out and warn visitors not to startle the dogfish. — Quanta Magazine, "How to Grow a New Model Organism," 27 July 2016 Viper dogfish, Trigonognathus kabeyai, are a deep-sea dwelling type of small shark. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "'Alien'-Like Sharks With Extendable Jaws Pulled From Deep Sea," 11 Jan. 2018

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“Dogfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogfish. Accessed 19 Feb. 2020.

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