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Definition of Houndfish

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

Meaning of Houndfish from wikipedia

- The houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a game fish of the family Belonidae. It is the largest member of its family, growing up to 5 feet (1.5 m) in length...
- Tylosurus choram, the Red Sea houndfish, is a species of needlefish from the family Belonidae. A marine fish bluish in color with a long slender body...
- Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea houndfish) Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (Houndfish) Tylosurus fodiator D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert...
- Game Fish ****ociation, said that the wound could have been caused by a houndfish. Fatalities are nevertheless rare. Deaths have been reported in 1947 in...
- a kayaker in Florida was nearly killed when a crocodile needlefish (houndfish, Tylosurus crocodilus) leapt from the water and impaled her in the chest...
- stranded dolphins have included such fish such as silversides, sauries, houndfish, smelts, cutl****fish, and various squid and octopuses. Predators on rough-toothed...
- 29 May 2011 (2011-05-29) TBA (TBA) Featured animals: fringelip mullet, grey reef shark, Houndfish Jeremy Wade travels to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific to put...
- Malpelo Islands. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the houndfish but is now regarded as valid species. This species is normally encountered...
- Horse-eye jack Caranx latus Y Y Horsehair eel Gordiichthys irretitus Y Y Houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus Y Y Hovering goby Valenciennea Y Y Humpback grouper...
- Thal****othia cirrhosa Belonidae Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837), Red Sea houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) T. c. crocodilus (Péron &...