scyllium canicula

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zool.)
   Any small shark of the genus {Galeus} or {Mustelus}, of which
   there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({Galeus
   canis}), of Europe and America; -- called also {houndshark},
   and {dogfish}.
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   Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is
         {Scyllium canicula}; the rough houndfish, or
         large-spotted dogfish, is {Scyllium catulus}. The name
         has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish
         ({Pomatomus saltatrix}), and to the silver gar.
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from 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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