The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus,
Scyllium, Spinax, etc.
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Note: The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and
Scyllium canicula) are very abundant; the American
smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common
picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
abundant on both sides of the Atlantic.
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2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.
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3. The burbot of Lake Erie.
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