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dogfish

1. any of several small spotted European sharks, esp Scyliorhinus caniculus (lesser spotted dogfish): family Scyliorhinidae
2. any small shark of the family Squalidae, esp Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish), typically having a spine on each dorsal fin
3. any small smooth-skinned shark of the family Triakidae, esp Mustelus canis (smooth dogfish or smooth hound)
4. a less common name for the bowfin
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dogfish

[′dȯg‚fish]
(vertebrate zoology)
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The sight of 100 starry smooth-hound sharks - which had come in from the sea to eat crabs - unleashed a Twitter feeding frenzy as one woman warned of a SHARK INVASION close to a popular beach.
The common and starry smooth-hound sharks - named "hound" because they group in numbers like a pack of dogs - are regularly found throughout Liverpool Bay and New Brighton is a popular pupping ground.
A smooth-hound of 5lb 14oz on day one got him off to a flying start, and its virtual twin on day two gave him a winning total of 11lb 8oz, ahead of young Jamie Bell who scaled 9lb 3oz.
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He caught a fine 15lb 6oz 4dms smooth-hound in the Solent and set a record in the family's favourite club, Lymington and District SFC.
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