Dogfish
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Dogfish can have many meanings, but usually refers to a type of shark:
- A shark belonging to the order SqualiformesSqualiformesSqualiformes is an order of sharks that includes about 97 species in seven families.Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, no anal fin or nictitating membrane, and five gill slits. In most other respects, however, they are quite variable in form and size...
, or to one of its constituent families: - Family CentrophoridaeCentrophoridaeCentrophoridae are a family of squaliform sharks. The family contains just two genera and approximately 15 species. They are sometimes called gulper sharks but this is also the name of a specific species in the family, Centrophorus granulosus....
(gulper sharks) - Family DalatiidaeDalatiidaeDalatiidae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as kitefin sharks . Members of this family are small, under long, and are found worldwide. They have cigar-shaped bodies with narrow heads and rounded snouts...
(kitefin sharks) - Family EtmopteridaeEtmopteridaeEtmopteridae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as lantern sharks. Their name comes from the presence of light-producing photophores on their bodies. The members of this family are small, under long, and are found in deep waters worldwide. There are 45 species in five...
(lantern sharks) - Family Oxynotidae (rough sharks)
- Family SomniosidaeSomniosidaeSomniosidae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks.-Genera:* Centroscymnus Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864...
(sleeper sharks) - Family SqualidaeSqualidaeSqualidae is the family of dogfish sharks. They are found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, from tropical equatorial climates to the Arctic and Antarctic....
(dogfish sharks), and in particular the spiny dogfishSpiny dogfishThe spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes. While these common names may apply to several species, Squalus acanthias is distinguished by having two spines ...
(Squalus acanthias) - A shark belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae (catsharks), and in particular the small-spotted catsharkSmall-spotted catsharkThe small-spotted catshark or lesser spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found on the continental shelves and uppermost slopes off Norway and the British Isles south to Senegal, including the Mediterranean between latitudes 63° N and 12° N. Its...
(Scyliorhinus canicula) or the nursehoundNursehoundThe nursehound , also known as the large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, or bull huss, is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is generally found amongst rocks or algae at a depth of...
(Scyliorhinus stellaris) - A shark belonging to the genus Mustelus (smoothhounds), and in particular the smooth dogfishSmooth dogfishThe dusky smooth-hound or smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, is a species of hound shark, family Triakidae. This shark is an olive grey or brown, and may have shades of yellow or grayish white. Females live to 16 years and males have a life span of 10 years...
(Mustelus canis) - An alternate common name for:
- Grey nurse sharkGrey nurse sharkThe sand tiger shark or grey nurse shark is a species of shark that inhabits coastal waters worldwide. It lives very close to the shorelines and beaches of North America, hence the name, sand tiger shark. Despite a fearsome appearance and strong swimming abilities, it is a relatively placid and...
(Carcharias taurus) - Nurse sharkNurse sharkThe nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, sometimes referred to as the Nur Shark is a shark in the nurse sharks family, the only member of its genus Ginglymostoma...
(Ginglymostoma cirratum) - Spanish hogfishSpanish hogfishThe Spanish hogfish is a species of hogfish whose range includes South Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and Brazil.. Typically between 20 cm and 35 cm in size, it can reach 60 cm. It inhabits reefs at depths of 3 m up to 30 m, where it...
(Bodianus rufus) - BowfinBowfinThe Bowfin, Amia calva, is the last surviving member of the order Amiiformes , and of the family Amiidae...
(Amia calva) - Dog or chum salmonChum salmonThe chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or Keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name Silverbrite salmon...
are sometimes informally called "dog fish". - The USS Dogfish (SS-350)USS Dogfish (SS-350)USS Dogfish , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the dogfish.Her keel was laid down on 22 June 1944 by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 27 October 1945 sponsored by Mrs. A. M. Morgan, and commissioned on 29...
, a U.S. Navy submarine - The Dogfish Head BreweryDogfish Head BreweryDogfish Head Brewery is a brewing company based in Milton, Delaware founded by Sam Calagione. It opened in 1995 and produces 75,000 barrels of beer annually. Dogfish Head has been a rapidly growing brewery - it grew nearly 400% in between 2003 and 2006...
, a Delaware-based beer brewery