dogfish noun 13verb 1forms 3 noun13 •Any of various small sharks •Especially those from the family Squalidae •A catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae •A kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae •(UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris •Scyliorhinus canicula •(Canada) Squalus suckleyi •Mustelus canis •Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis •Ginglymostoma cirratum •Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii •(US) The bowfin, Amia calva.Bowfins, sometimes called Dog-fish, live in sluggish waters throughout eastern N.A. — 1967 •Bodianus rufus verb1 •To engage in dogfishing. formsdogfished · dogfishing · dogfishes