Crayfish vs. Dogfish — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Crayfish and Dogfish
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Crayfish
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters (to which they are related). In some parts of the United States, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies.
Dogfish
A small sand-coloured bottom-dwelling shark with a long tail, common on European coasts.
Crayfish
Any of various freshwater crustaceans of the families Astacidae and Cambaridae of the Northern Hemisphere and the family Parastacidae of the Southern Hemisphere, resembling a lobster but considerably smaller. Also called mudbug; also called regionally crawdad.
Dogfish
A small shark that resembles or is related to the dogfish, sometimes caught for food.
Crayfish
See spiny lobster.
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Dogfish
Any of various small sharks chiefly of the family Squalidae, often occurring in large schools.
Crayfish
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
Dogfish
See bowfin.
Crayfish
A freshwater crustacean (family Cambaridae), sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
Dogfish
Any of various small sharks
Crayfish
A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
Dogfish
Especially those from the family Squalidae
Crayfish
(AU) A freshwater crayfish (family Parastacidae), such as the gilgie, marron, or yabby.
Dogfish
A catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae
Crayfish
(Singapore) The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family (Scyllaridae).
Dogfish
A kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae
Crayfish
To catch crayfish
Dogfish
(UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris
Crayfish
(to backpedal, desert, or withdraw)
Dogfish
(Azores Is.) Scyliorhinus canicula
Crayfish
See Crawfish.
Dogfish
(Canada) Squalus suckleyi
Crayfish
Warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Dogfish
(Bermuda) Mustelus canis
Crayfish
Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Dogfish
(Barbados) Bodianus rufus
Crayfish
Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Dogfish
(Guyana) Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis
Crayfish
Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Dogfish
(Trinidad and Tobago) Ginglymostoma cirratum
Dogfish
(Namibia) Squalus acanthias, Squalus blainville, Squalus megalops, or Squalus mitsukurii
Dogfish
(US) The bowfin, Amia calva.
Dogfish
A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc.
Dogfish
The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.
Dogfish
The burbot of Lake Erie.
Dogfish
Primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Dogfish
Any of several small sharks
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