Dogfish vs. Eelpout — What's the Difference?

A small sand-coloured bottom-dwelling shark with a long tail, common on European coasts.

The eelpouts are the ray-finned fish family Zoarcidae. As the common name suggests, they are somewhat eel-like in appearance.

A small shark that resembles or is related to the dogfish, sometimes caught for food.

Any of various bottom-dwelling marine fishes of the family Zoarcidae, having a large head and an elongated body with dorsal and anal fins that are continuous with the caudal fin.

Any of various small sharks chiefly of the family Squalidae, often occurring in large schools.

See burbot.

See bowfin.

Any fish of the family Zoarcidae.

Any of various small sharks

(obsolete) A yellow flower of uncertain type, possibly the eel-ware, Ranunculus fluitans.

Especially those from the family Squalidae

A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; - called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), - called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.

A catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae

Marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

A kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae

Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

(UK) Scyliorhinus canicula or Scyliorhinus stellaris

(Azores Is.) Scyliorhinus canicula

(Canada) Squalus suckleyi

(Bermuda) Mustelus canis

(Barbados) Bodianus rufus

(Guyana) Ginglymostoma cirratum or Mustelus canis

(Trinidad and Tobago) Ginglymostoma cirratum

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

(US) The bowfin, Amia calva.

A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc.

The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.

The burbot of Lake Erie.

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

Any of several small sharks