Hound"fish (?), n. (Zoˆl.) 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.
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.
Hound"ing, n. 1. The act of one who hounds.