How to Use dogfish in a Sentence

dogfish

noun
  • Viper dogfish, Trigonognathus kabeyai, are a deep-sea dwelling type of small shark.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Also known as the striped dogfish, this species was once common off the coast of southern Brazil.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • On their bodies, viper dogfish have little cells that produce light called photophores.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
  • On the boat, the students primarily catch smooth dogfish and clearnose skates.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
  • The dogfish ignored the electrical field and ate the bait anyway.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Things turned out a bit differently with the bottom-dwelling dogfish.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Smooth and spiny dogfish look almost identical save for the namesake spikes on the back of the spiny dogfish.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
  • According to Ruiz, all the fish pulled in were catch and release, except for the dogfish.
    — Kitty Conley, Post-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Calagione spent summers in Maine as a kid, near a fishing area where lobster boats caught a lot of dogfish.
    — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 27 July 2017
  • Another catlike feature of the chain dogfish is long, slitlike eyes that shine like a cat's, Burgess says.
    — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 19 Nov. 2016
  • Viper dogfish have only been found in waters off the coasts of Japan, Taiwan, and Hawaii.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The Fish None-too-delicate angel shark or dogfish doesn’t break down while cooking in oil.
    — Kurt Soller, Bon Appetit, 1 June 2017
  • The chemical was first found in the spiny dogfish, or Squalus acanthias, in 1993 and named for it.
    — Douglas Main, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2011
  • The port city of Cádiz, for example, is known for cazon en adobo, in which dense chunks of dogfish get a long marinade in vinegar and spices.
    — Bettina Makalintal, Bon Appétit, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The sand eels, pilchards, ling and dogfish are missing on this occasion, but everything depends upon the season.
    — Anabel Dean, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Overall, researchers documented nine species of shark, skate and dogfish, including three species recorded in the fjord for the first time.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
  • That's why the blacktip sharks, just like cod, dogfish, and a host of other fish species, are moving north to get more comfortable—and follow their food supply.
    — National Geographic, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Cod may eventually be replaced by another species like spiny dogfish, for example.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022
  • Unsurprisingly, the cod ended up with lower mercury levels than the dogfish.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Last month alone, Massachusetts fisherman landed over a million pounds of dogfish.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • All sharks, with the exception of smooth dogfish under certain circumstances, must be brought to shore with their fins naturally attached.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • 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, 27 July 2016
  • Shark sightings have become more common along Long Island’s shores this summer — and not just the mostly harmless, abundant dogfish.
    — Arijeta Lajka, ajc, 29 July 2022
  • 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, 20 June 2019
  • The dogfish, however, is not prohibited and is legal for recreational fishing.
    — Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • Marine mammals, including whales and seals, swam close to the seines, and 57 percent of the catches also included fish predators like sharks and dogfish.
    — Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2022
  • The center displays more than 40 species, including crabs, lobsters, seahorses, skates, and dogfish from local waters.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • My favorite dish was flautas de cazón, tortillas rolled tight around a creamy minilla, or hash, of dogfish (a type of small shark, commonly used in England to make fish and chips), then deep-fried.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 4 May 2017
  • Neither smooth nor spiny dogfish are particularly hard fighters, which doesn’t help their popularity status among anglers.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
  • The fish are sustainable, underused varieties like catfish, dogfish, mackerel and pollock.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2017

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