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