HOUNDFISH

Etymology

Noun

houndfish (plural houndfishes or houndfish)

Tylosurus crocodilus, a large gamefish of the family Belonidae.

Synonyms

• (gamefish in Belonidae): crocodile needlefish, hound needlefish

Source: Wiktionary

Hound"fish, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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