Line
Class
kgs |
Line
Class
lbs |
Weight
in
kgs |
Weight
in
lbs. ozs |
Place
of
capture |
Country
of
capture |
Date
of
capture |
Name
of
angler |
DOGFISH, LESSER SPOTTED / SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA |
| 2 |
4 |
1.14 |
2.8 |
Howth |
Eire |
010698 |
B. Donnelly |
| 4 |
8 |
1.08 |
2.6 |
Start Point |
England |
140796 |
F. Hayward |
| 6 |
12 |
1.76 |
3.14 |
Port Patrick |
Scotland |
140782 |
R. Burn |
| *AT |
AT |
2.24 |
4.15 |
Kirkcudbright |
Scotland |
88 |
S. Ramsey |
| *SH |
SH |
2.24 |
4.15 |
Kirkcudbright |
Scotland |
88 |
S. Ramsey |
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The lesser spotted dogfish (scyliorhinus canicula), more usually referred to simply as the dogfish, is a member of the shark family. (The greater spotted dogfish, a much larger but otherwise very similar fish, is more commonly known as the nursehound.) The skin of a dogfish is very rough and can cause abrasions if you do not use a soft rag when handling them while removing the hook.
It propels itself through the water in a series of S-shaped waves that begin
with the head and pass through the rest of the body, pushing water away and the
fish forward.
 Dogfish can be encountered in very shallow water, such as when beach fishing; however, it is most common to find them at depths of around 40 to 60 metres. They are bottom feeders and eat a lot of molluscs, crustaceans and slow-moving bottom-dwelling fish (such as small flatfish).
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