Dogfish vs. Bowfin

Dogfish vs. Bowfin — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dogfish and Bowfin

Dogfishnoun

Any of various small sharks

Bowfinnoun

A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States.

Dogfishnoun

especially those from the family Squalidae

Bowfinnoun

primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

Dogfishnoun

a catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae

Dogfishnoun

a kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae

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Dogfishnoun

(UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris

Dogfishnoun

(Azores Is.) Scyliorhinus canicula

Dogfishnoun

(Canada) Squalus suckleyi

Dogfishnoun

(Bermuda) Mustelus canis

Dogfishnoun

(Barbados) Bodianus rufus

Dogfishnoun

(Guyana) Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis

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Dogfishnoun

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Dogfishnoun

(Namibia) Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii

Dogfishnoun

(US) The bowfin, Amia calva.

Dogfishnoun

primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

Dogfishnoun

any of several small sharks