dogfish

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɒɡfɪʃ/

noun (plural or dogfishes)

  • 1a small sand-coloured bottom-dwelling shark with a long tail, common on European coasts. Also called rough hound, sandy dog.
    • Scyliorhinus canicula, family Scyliorhinidae
  • 2 [with modifier] a small shark that resembles or is related to the dogfish, sometimes caught for food.
    • Several genera in the families Scyliorhinidae, Squalidae, and Triakidae