How to Use dogfish in a Sentence

dogfish

noun

• 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
• 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
• According to Ruiz, all the fish pulled in were catch and release, except for the dogfish.
  — Kitty Conley, Post-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2017
• Viper dogfish have only been found in waters off the coasts of Japan, Taiwan, and Hawaii.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
• A true dogfish is a type of shark that often feed in packs, which explains their nickname.
  — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 19 Nov. 2016
• On the boat, the students primarily catch smooth dogfish and clearnose skates.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
• 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
• 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 Fish None-too-delicate angel shark or dogfish doesn’t break down while cooking in oil.
  — Kurt Soller, Bon Appetit, 1 June 2017
• The Fish None-too-delicate angel shark or dogfish doesn’t break down while cooking in oil.
  — Kurt Soller, Bon Appetit, 1 June 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
• 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
• 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
• On their bodies, viper dogfish have little cells that produce light called photophores.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 11 Jan. 2018
• Bennett is bringing in big catches of something that Cape fishermen once tossed back in disgust: a species of small shark called spiny dogfish.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• The sand eels, pilchards, ling and dogfish are missing on this occasion, but everything depends upon the season.
  — Anabel Dean, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2021
• Babylon: Shark sightings have become more common along Long Island’s shores this summer – and not just the mostly harmless, abundant dogfish.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022
• 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
• The sharks were two species of deep-sea dogfish commonly found deep waters along our continental margin, NOAA reported.
  — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 18 July 2019
• On the Atlantic coastline, shark species like Atlantic blacktip, spinner, Atlantic sharpnose, lemon sharks, smooth dogfish, spiny dogfish, sand tiger and blacktip reef sharks are frequently seen near shores.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2021
• Unsurprisingly, the cod ended up with lower mercury levels than the dogfish.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2019
• The center displays more than 40 species, including crabs, lobsters, seahorses, skates, and dogfish from local waters.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• Gross recounts a story passed on to her by biologist Patty Brennan, who was studying what happens during pregnancy to the vaginas of sharks known as dogfish.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
• Last month alone, Massachusetts fisherman landed over a million pounds of dogfish.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024